User accounts

[PSLotay]

Mr. rifleman,


Thank you for getting me to open the administrator
account which was hidden. Your tip worked. Can you now
help me to get it set up as a part of the accounts that
are visble at welcome?.

I have the ability to access my documents in
administrator.


Many thanks for your help.

pyara

>-----Original Message-----
>I had my computer administrator account which was set
and
>worked well. I then made a new account under my own name
>and called it administrator account. I have lost all the
>settings for the original administrator account. I wish
>to reinstate that account. Is there a way to do it. I
>tried setting up a new account with the
>name "Administrator" but I got a message that the
account
>is there and I was asked to select another name. When I
>go to user accounts through control panel, the only
>accounts that show are my account and a guest account.
>The administrator account does not show.
>
>Someone please help and guide me get back to where I
>started and have access to my original user account.
>
>Thank you,
>
>Pyara
>.
>

[rifleman]

[This followup was posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics and a
copy was sent to the cited author.]

In article >,
says...
> Mr. rifleman,
>
>
> Thank you for getting me to open the administrator
> account which was hidden. Your tip worked. Can you now
> help me to get it set up as a part of the accounts that
> are visble at welcome?.
>
> I have the ability to access my documents in
> administrator.
>
>
> Many thanks for your help.
>
> pyara

I think you need Tweakui to do this. There is a Registry Hack but
Tweakui is much better if you don't like editing the registry.

BTW it is NOT a good idea to use the Administrator Account as your daily
log-in. Create a user and assign it Administrative Rights. the
Administrator Account is there for emergencies and tasks which you
cannot do in any other account. If your user Account goes belly-up you
can recover it through the Administrator Account. if your Administrator
Account goes belly-up, there is NO WAY of accessing your PC to fix
things except by doing a Repair Install.

HTH

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