User name crisis had started as administrator

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Firstly I installed windows xp professional myself, but skipped through the
user info. Anyway appartently that gave me an administrator account which
was only visible whne no other accounst where installed.

A few months ago I wanted a second account reason being that I wanted to be
able to have an account where I would have no administrator priviledges and
therefore hopefully I couldnt accidently muck things up.

Anyway I created a second account which I wanted to be my administrator
account so I could keep my settings in my user account and just turn off
administrator access.

this as I said above I found out was impossible, so i proceeded to add a
second administrator account.

On restart my first account disappeared and I had options of only the 2
accounts I had created.

I need to know how I can get into my original account, I know its still
there because its still present as a user in the documents folder once I get
in ill export all settings and disable it for good,

please help, ill pay ill do anything if someone can only help,

I am a member of the charity/NPO doyourservice www.doyourservice.com and
some very important emails to us are stuck in that accounts outlook settings

--
Andrew Cuthbert
DoYourService
17 B Oranmore Drive
Blacks Rd
Belfast
BT119LD
tel 07870865780
email (e-mail address removed)
 
Original Administrator Account Does Not Appear During Friendly Logon Method
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281992&Product=winxp

Enable Administrator account on Welcome Screen
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_admin_ok.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Firstly I installed windows xp professional myself, but skipped through the
| user info. Anyway appartently that gave me an administrator account which
| was only visible whne no other accounst where installed.
|
| A few months ago I wanted a second account reason being that I wanted to be
| able to have an account where I would have no administrator priviledges and
| therefore hopefully I couldnt accidently muck things up.
|
| Anyway I created a second account which I wanted to be my administrator
| account so I could keep my settings in my user account and just turn off
| administrator access.
|
| this as I said above I found out was impossible, so i proceeded to add a
| second administrator account.
|
| On restart my first account disappeared and I had options of only the 2
| accounts I had created.
|
| I need to know how I can get into my original account, I know its still
| there because its still present as a user in the documents folder once I get
| in ill export all settings and disable it for good,
|
| please help, ill pay ill do anything if someone can only help,
|
| I am a member of the charity/NPO doyourservice www.doyourservice.com and
| some very important emails to us are stuck in that accounts outlook settings
|
| --
| Andrew Cuthbert
| DoYourService
| 17 B Oranmore Drive
| Blacks Rd
| Belfast
| BT119LD
| tel 07870865780
| email (e-mail address removed)
|
|
 
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