log-on issues

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Hi

I have two log-on issues that I hope someone can help me with. Ok. here goes

1. When I installed windows xp profesional I did not create a user account for "administrator" when it asked me to create users. Now I find that I need to log-on as the administrator and I don't know how to do it. "Administrator" does not show up on my log-on screen. I can't create it because, when I go into the control panel and work with the users, it tells me that there already is one. My own user log-on does have administrative privileges but I find that there are still things I need to do (partition related) that I need to actually be logged on as the administrator to do. Would someone please tell me the alternative way to log-on as the administrator or how to get back to the "Log on to Windows" box at start-up

2. I created user accounts for two children. When I remove them from the administrative group and make them anything else, their names get dropped from the log-on screen and they can't log-on. I had to return their level to administrative just to have them show up on the log-on screen. How do I set their level at something other than administrative and keep their names showing up at the log-on

Thank you in advance if you can help me. I only just started with xp and I don't know much about it yet

Gratefully
Angi

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

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

Windows XP User Profiles
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_logon.htm

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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Hi,
|
| I have two log-on issues that I hope someone can help me with. Ok. here goes:
|
| 1. When I installed windows xp profesional I did not create a user account for "administrator" when it asked
me to create users. Now I find that I need to log-on as the administrator and I don't know how to do it.
"Administrator" does not show up on my log-on screen. I can't create it because, when I go into the control
panel and work with the users, it tells me that there already is one. My own user log-on does have
administrative privileges but I find that there are still things I need to do (partition related) that I need
to actually be logged on as the administrator to do. Would someone please tell me the alternative way to
log-on as the administrator or how to get back to the "Log on to Windows" box at start-up.
|
| 2. I created user accounts for two children. When I remove them from the administrative group and make them
anything else, their names get dropped from the log-on screen and they can't log-on. I had to return their
level to administrative just to have them show up on the log-on screen. How do I set their level at something
other than administrative and keep their names showing up at the log-on.
|
| Thank you in advance if you can help me. I only just started with xp and I don't know much about it yet.
|
| Gratefully,
| Angie
|