Administrator Account

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I was the administrative user on my computer and somehow it got deleted or it
is just missing and I would like to know how to recover my account and all my
icons and the information I had in my account as administrative user. Could
you please let me know how to fix it please?
 
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

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| I was the administrative user on my computer and somehow it got deleted or it
| is just missing and I would like to know how to recover my account and all my
| icons and the information I had in my account as administrative user. Could
| you please let me know how to fix it please?
 
Linda said:
I was the administrative user on my computer and somehow it got
deleted or it is just missing and I would like to know how to
recover
my account and all my icons and the information I had in my account
as administrative user. Could you please let me know how to fix it
please?
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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.

You see, 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).

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

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783

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

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