only 1 user how to be administrator?

When I re-install my xp, I am the only user, say with initials XYZ. How can
I now lock in as an administrator so that I can back up the registry? Please
guide, thanks

If you are performing a clean install and create only one user account, XP
gives that account Administrator permissions by default.

To backup the registry, create a restore point.

Modem Ani

"Tim" <Tim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> When I re-install my xp, I am the only user, say with initials XYZ. How
> can
> I now lock in as an administrator so that I can back up the registry?
> Please
> guide, thanks

AND/OR download and install ERUNT from:
http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt .
Gene K

Modem Ani wrote:

> If you are performing a clean install and create only one user account,
> XP gives that account Administrator permissions by default.
>
> To backup the registry, create a restore point.
>
> Modem Ani
>
> "Tim" <Tim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> newsE62DFC5-8063-40AB-9F67-C43DD4A84FF7@microsoft.com...
>

>
>

Ani - thanks

Not Me- Can you please explain a bit on ERUNT> TIA

"Not Me" wrote:

> AND/OR download and install ERUNT from:
> http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt .
> Gene K
>
> Modem Ani wrote:

>

When I installed the OS, as explained above and I am using XP SP1. Start in
safe mode and give me 2 icons, "Administrator" and "XYZ". Is this normal.?


"Modem Ani" wrote:

> If you are performing a clean install and create only one user account, XP
> gives that account Administrator permissions by default.
>
> To backup the registry, create a restore point.
>
> Modem Ani
>
> "Tim" <Tim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> newsE62DFC5-8063-40AB-9F67-C43DD4A84FF7@microsoft.com...

>
>

On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 07:59:03 -0800, Tim wrote:

> When I installed the OS, as explained above and I am using XP SP1. Start in
> safe mode and give me 2 icons, "Administrator" and "XYZ". Is this normal.?
>
>

Yes.
"Administrator" is a built in account. Hidden if there are other user
accounts on the system. Regard it as a "reserve" account. One you can log
onto to perform troubleshooting or repairs if other accounts go belly up.

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User