How do I get the "Administrator" Account back?

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I goofed. I have been running my desktop in the Administrator account.
Tonight I decided to add a user with administrative rights. Now the
"Administrator" account won't display. What can I do to get it back?
Since some of the programs/data were set up in the administrator
account, they are no longer available.

Thanks
 
FJB said:
I goofed. I have been running my desktop in the Administrator account.
Tonight I decided to add a user with administrative rights. Now the
"Administrator" account won't display. What can I do to get it back?
Since some of the programs/data were set up in the administrator
account, they are no longer available.
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This is rapidly becoming a FAQ.

Your administrator account hasn't disappeared. It's just that Windows XP
doesn't display the administrator account when another account is present.
How you get to it depends on which version of XP you are running.

XP Home: You have to boot into safe mode. Administrator is now offered on
the welcome screen.

XP Pro: From the welcome screen, enter Control-Alt-Delete twice. This now
offers the classical log in screen and 'Administrator' can now be typed into
the account name field.

You should not use this account for day to day activities but should keep it
for those occasions whee you need to get access but you normal accounts are
having trouble.
 
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