Administrator Account

I added a password to the administators account on
windows XP. I wrote down my password and double checked
and it worked okay.
Administator account showed up on start up screen. Now
the administrator account won't accept my password and
and does not show up on my start up screen. What happened
and can I fix this without formatting and starting over?

Roland;
Did the Administrator account disappear after you created a new
account? That is normal.
Reboot, tapping F8 each second.
Choose Safe Mode at the menu.
Select Administrator
If you want to copy the data from Administrator to other account:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811151

If the password does not work:
The password is Case Sensitive.
Check Caps Lock and try various of Capital combinations.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321305
Or
Reboot to Safe Mode, select Administrator, leave password blank.
Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
Select the user and change the password.
If you are using Windows XP Pro and have encrypted data, you may
permanently lose access to the encrypted data.

Here are other options:
http://www.wininternals.com/products...very/index.asp
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/prod...&affid=wxpnews

Another option is to install Windows XP on another partition and take
Ownership of your data.
You could also perform another installation on the same partition,
although this is not a permanent fix and it is recommended to perform
a Clean Installation after retrieving your data.

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"Roland Knight" <roland_knight@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I added a password to the administators account on
> windows XP. I wrote down my password and double checked
> and it worked okay.
> Administator account showed up on start up screen. Now
> the administrator account won't accept my password and
> and does not show up on my start up screen. What happened
> and can I fix this without formatting and starting over?

When adding a new user account and changing it from
administrator to limited, somehow the administrator
account was deleted. Now there is no recognized
administrator and so no changes can be made to the
computer. Internet access is not possible because the
only user recognized by the computer is limited and a
guest of the administrator and does not have a
subscription to msn, the isp for the computer. Is there
a way to restore the administrator or to assign a new
one? Thank you for your time and consideration.

since I got the computer, I have never disignated an
administrator. I had a problem installing a software disc
and called the company tech who told me to enter mjy name
as administrator as I result I have lost my desktop, e-
mail accounts etc. I need to replace the orginal
administrator. My microsoft restore will not go back to
it. It is in my files I just cant restore it. Need help
badly !

right mouse click on START
choose EXPLORE
right mouse click on MY COMPUTER
choose MANAGE
choose LOCAL USERS AND GROUPS
choose USERS
check what names are there e.g. Administrator, yourname etc
click on START
choose LOGOFF
and enter yourname and hit enter
Bye

>-----Original Message-----
>since I got the computer, I have never disignated an
>administrator. I had a problem installing a software disc
>and called the company tech who told me to enter mjy name
>as administrator as I result I have lost my desktop, e-
>mail accounts etc. I need to replace the orginal
>administrator. My microsoft restore will not go back to
>it. It is in my files I just cant restore it. Need help
>badly !
>.
>

Yes, there is a built in Administrator account. Press CTRL-ALT-DEL twice
at the welcome screen, with no users logged on. This gets you the old Win2K
style login. Enter Administrator and whatever password, if any, is assigned
to this account.

To enable the Administrator account on the new Windows XP logon screen,
visit my web site, www.dougknox.com and go to the Windows XP section.
Follow the link for Enable Administrator Account ......

This small VB Script will make the registry change necessary for the
Administrator account to be available on the Welcome Screen. If you prefer
to do it manually, click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserLis t\

Note: There is a space between Windows and NT in the above Key.

Add the Administrator account if necessary and/or change the Administrator
value to 1


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"G.R. Toro" <toro@riskengXYZ.com> wrote in message
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> I apologize in advance if this is a dumb question.
>
> I installed XP Pro and I specified a password for the Administrator

account.

> Now, I don't see how to login as "Administrator" (a user name). I can

login

> as another user (call it foo), which has Administrator privileges.
>
> My questions are:
>
> 1) Is there a user named Administrator. If so, how do I login to this
> account (it does not appear as one of the available users after I logoff)?
> Did I lock it by mistake?
>
> 2) Is there a difference between the Administrator user and a user named
> "foo" who has account type Administrator?
>
> BTW, where is XP security and administration explained? I am familiar

with

> VMS and Unix administration and security (I have administered both in our
> small company), but I am baffled by XP security.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gabriel
>
>
>
> --
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>

Doug,

Thanks for your response. Any ideas regarding my second question (see
below)?

> 2) Is there a difference between the Administrator user and a user named
> "foo" who has account type Administrator?

Thanks,

Gabriel

No..not really...they both have Administrator rights,....so there isnt
practically any difference.
--jmnugent




"G.R. Toro" <toro@riskengXYZ.com> wrote in message
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> Doug,
>
> Thanks for your response. Any ideas regarding my second question (see
> below)?
>

>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gabriel
>

Doug,

Thanks for your response. Any ideas regarding my second question (see
below)?

> 2) Is there a difference between the Administrator account and a user

named

> "foo" who has account type Administrator?

Thanks,

Gabriel

The only difference I know of, and I'm actually not 100% certain, is that
the Administrator account may have some direct access to some "protected"
folders that might normally need a "take ownership" action.

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"G.R. Toro" <toro@riskengXYZ.com> wrote in message
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> Doug,
>
> Thanks for your response. Any ideas regarding my second question (see
> below)?
>

> named

>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gabriel
>