XP Home, userpasswords2 and Power Users - deadly combination

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I posted this question on the end of an old thread - didn't check the date first. As it's not going to get seen there, I'm going to repost, please forgive the double-post.

I'm used to XP Pro but am currently on a 'loaner' computer while mine is in the shop. I didn't realize there was a limitation in XPHome with Power users. I renamed and changed my account to a power user in Userpasswords2, which Home doesn't support. What this means is I can ctrl+alt+del twice and type in the username and password, but my account is no longer shown on the Welcome screen, or in any userpasswords control applet. Any ideas how to set this account back to administrator?

Thanks.
 
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Doug Knox MS-MVP

There are no tools that I know of that would do it, via the command line or GUI, if you can't see them there. Try System Restore back to a point before you made the change.
 

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