Hidden User Accts

[RB]

I'm a bit confused about the following and need some input.
If I click on Computer Management, which expanded is
(%SystemRoot%\system32\compmgmt.msc /s)
and then click on LocalUsersAndGroups->Users
I see 6 different users on my laptop that were created
by default from my OEM recovery CD. Of this 6 are
only two that I recognize and that is Administrator and
my own account. The others do not show up when I
look in Control Panel->UserAccounts.
My curiosities are, how can I actually enable these
accounts so I could log onto them and see what they
might have to offer as to whether I want to delete, keep
or rename.

 

[Leonard Grey]

Windows has user accounts and system accounts.

User accounts are what you and others create to work with Windows XP.
There are several types of user account that differ in the amount of
permissions each has on the computer. For example, Limited accounts have
less permissions than Administrator accounts.

System accounts are created by Windows for its internal management.
Since users don't ordinarily have any need to work with these accounts -
and you can mess up your computer real nicely if you make a mistake with
these accounts - they are hidden by default.

To learn about the system accounts, consult your favorite search engine.
For example, use this as a search term:

what is the windows xp default account

 

[David B.]

And the names of these accounts are?

 

[Leonard Grey]

"I see 6 different users on my laptop that were created by default from
my OEM recovery CD."

May I presume that you can see the names of these accounts?

 

[RB]

Thank you, your answer was very informative, I will search on google.

 

[RB]

Ok, I did not include them before since I did realize the name was
important but here they are,
The two I can see in User Accts from Control Panel are
Owner.RB
Guest
The others are only visable from ComputerManagement are
Adminstrator
ASPNET
HelpAssistant
SUPPORT_388945a0

 

[David B.]

That's what I figured, Leonard has provided the proper info.

 

[Jim]

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Ok, I did not include them before since I did realize the name was
important but here they are,
The two I can see in User Accts from Control Panel are
Owner.RB You
Guest

Built in Guest account (Cannot be deleted)

The others are only visable from ComputerManagement are
Adminstrator

Built in Administrator account (Cannot be deleted)

ASPNET

Non priviledge account for use by the .Net framework. Installed by the .Net
framework updates
May be needed by programs which use .Net framework code

HelpAssistant

Built in account for use by remote help (perhaps)

SUPPORT_388945a0

Built in account for use by remote hardware diagnostics
Jim

 

[RB]

THANKS Jim, I will save this.

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Built in Guest account (Cannot be deleted)
Built in Administrator account (Cannot be deleted)
Non priviledge account for use by the .Net framework. Installed by the .Net framework updates
May be needed by programs which use .Net framework code
Built in account for use by remote help (perhaps)
Built in account for use by remote hardware diagnostics
Jim