Where did adminstrator account go?

[Dirk Taylor]

Hello. I installed XP and just wanted to use to test system. Then decided
to do more, and continued to use system. I was using default adminstrator
account.
Finally, decided to add a user. It wouldn't let me add a limited account.
Had to create an administrator account. Did this, then I could create a
limited account.
Now that the system rebooted, I can only see the two accounts I created on
my XP login screen.
When I go to the User accounts from the control panel I see the two accounts
Icreated, two that were there before (Guest and ASP.NET) BUT THE
ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT IS GONE!
How do I get it back???!!!!
THen...
How do I transfer the settings in there?

Finally, as an extra: Where are the Outlook Express settings? I can't find
a file to get my news group info from from a previous user or machine.

Thanks in advance for your help and advice,
Dirk Taylor

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Hello. I installed XP and just wanted to use to test system. Then
decided to do more, and continued to use system. I was using default
administrator account.
Finally, decided to add a user. It wouldn't let me add a limited
account. Had to create an administrator account. Did this, then I
could create a limited account.
Now that the system rebooted, I can only see the two accounts I
created on my XP login screen.
When I go to the User accounts from the control panel I see the two
accounts I created, two that were there before (Guest and ASP.NET) BUT
THE ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT IS GONE!
How do I get it back???!!!!
Then...
How do I transfer the settings in there?

Finally, as an extra: Where are the Outlook Express settings? I
can't find a file to get my news group info from a previous user
or machine.

It's still there.. What happened is by design.
Windows XP assumes you would not want the Default Administrator account with
all the rights showing up on the Welcome screen.
It's really good policy.

You can make it show on the welcome screen by using "TweakUI" from
Microsoft..
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Or, if you are using Windows XP Professional, at the welcome screen, press
CTRL+ALT+DEL twice in succession.
Then type in the username "administrator" instead of whatever is there and
the old administrator password (if there was one.) That should log you in
as the administrator user.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

As you've learned, once any additional user accounts have been
created, the Administrator account will no longer be displayed on the
Welcome Screen. This is a default security feature. By design, the
only way to log into the Administrator account of WinXP Home is to
reboot into Safe Mode. For WinXP Pro, pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL twice at
the Welcome Screen will produce the standard login dialog box.

The built-in Administrator account really isn't intended to be
used for day-to-day normal use. The standard security practice is to
set a strong password on it and use it only to create another account
for regular use, reserving the Administrator account as a "back door"
in case something corrupts your regular account(s).

You wisest course of action would be to create another user
account for your son's daily use, and copy desired the files and
settings from the Administrator account to this newly created user
profile.

How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811151


Bruce Chambers

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[Dirk Taylor]

Thank-you, gentlemen, for both your replys.
They were very helpful.

Cheers,
Dirk Taylor