Lost User Name

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I had problem installing a piece of software as it said I
was not a power user. I was logged onto XP HOme SP1 with
a user name with administrator capacity. From going to
Windows Knowledge base, it mentioned running a program
called control userpasswords2. I ran it and adjusted
entry. Now I can't logon using that user ID. Use this
program again or use the User Accounts function on the
Control Panel and it does not list that user ID. I try
to create a user ID of the same name and it won't let me,
says it already exists. So, if it already exists, how
come I can't see it anywhere?
 
Hi,

Right click My Computer -> Manage -> expand Local Users and Groups -> click
on Users tab. Find your user and make changes that you need...

I hope this helps you out.
 
I tried this but I don't have a node for Expand Local
users and groups in the Computer Management window. If I
try to get to it through the backchannel way of running
control userpasswords2 it says this version of Windows XP
does not support this function. Any other suggestions?
I have tried tweakui as well to see if it could find the
userID. No luck.
 
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