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Windows Forum / Windows XP / General Topics 1 / July 2008administrator user not seen on log-in screen
From the "computer management" utility I can see there are 2 users from the administrators group (the default administrator account and "mike"). The only accounts that appear on the log-in screen are "mike" and "guest". If I want to delete "mike" I need to do it from the "administrator" account but I can't access it. How do I make this account visible? OS: winxp pro service pack 2 > From the "computer management" utility I can see there are 2 users from the > administrators group (the default administrator account and "mike"). The [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > OS: winxp pro service pack 2 At the login screen press Control-Alt-Delete twice and it will bring up the prompt where you can type the username (administrator, in your case) and the password. > From the "computer management" utility I can see there are 2 users > from the administrators group (the default administrator account and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > OS: winxp pro service pack 2 AGreen BHM has told you how to access the Administrator account, if you do go ahead and delete "mike" make sure you create another user for day-to-day use DO NOT use the built-in Administrator account for day-to-day use. > > From the "computer management" utility I can see there are 2 users > > from the administrators group (the default administrator account and [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > go ahead and delete "mike" make sure you create another user for day-to-day > use DO NOT use the built-in Administrator account for day-to-day use. If you aren't worried about security there is nothing wrong with using the Administrator account. >>> From the "computer management" utility I can see there are 2 users >>> from the administrators group (the default administrator account and [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > If you aren't worried about security there is nothing wrong with using > the Administrator account. And if the only account on the machine gets corrupted, what then? > >>> From the "computer management" utility I can see there are 2 users > >>> from the administrators group (the default administrator account and [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > And if the only account on the machine gets corrupted, what then? Then you do a clean install. Let me rephrase what I said before. If you aren't worried about security or data. >>>>>From the "computer management" utility I can see there are 2 users >>>>>from the administrators group (the default administrator account and [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Then you do a clean install. Let me rephrase what I said before. If > you aren't worried about security or data. Why would someone deliberately place themselves in a position where something as simple as profile corruption necessitates a complete reinstallation of the operating system? Running on the built-in Administrator account is a bad practice and running on the one and only administrator account without a backup administrator account is even worse practice! John >>>>>>From the "computer management" utility I can see there are 2 users >>>>>>from the administrators group (the default administrator account and [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > administrator account without a backup administrator account is even worse > practice! Whilst I don't disagree with what you say: why then has the default administrator account been removed from Vista? >>>>>>>From the "computer management" utility I can see there are 2 users >>>>>>>from the administrators group (the default administrator account and [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > Whilst I don't disagree with what you say: why then has the default > administrator account been removed from Vista? It's not been removed, it's simply disabled. It can easily be enable if you so chose and if there are no other users with administrative privileges you can still log on to Safe Mode with the built-in Administrator account. Information for advanced users about the changes to the built-in administrator account in Windows Vista http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942956 HOW TO: Enable the build-in Administrator account in Windows Vista http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555910 And while we are at it, it may as well be pointed out that you can repair a damaged built-in Administrator account without resorting to a clean install or an in-place upgrade. John >>>>>>>>From the "computer management" utility I can see there are 2 users >>>>>>>>from the administrators group (the default administrator account and [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > a damaged built-in Administrator account without resorting to a clean > install or an in-place upgrade. Thanks for that. Microsoft don't go out of their way to make this widely known. Try Power Toy's Tweak UI from Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx Install, run and under Logon you will find check boxes to select the accounts you want displayed. It's best to create another account with Admin privileges and only use the account named "administrator" as a backup. More Detail on available features in Tweak UI: http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx JS www.pagestart.com > From the "computer management" utility I can see there are 2 users from > the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > OS: winxp pro service pack 2 |
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