XP Home issues

[Cache Master]

i've been using win2k for a while before buying a new computer that was preinstalled with winxp home edition. what i find interesting is that i cannot create user name: administrator. it tells me that it already exist. if i then try to logon using the s
ame exact user name, it tells me i cannot because of account restrictions. i tried calling up both microsoft and my computer manufacture only to have t hem both say it is not their fault. it seems like microsoft is trying to keep that account "open" for
their own use. no wonder people hate microsoft...

microsoft is nice and all, but it just ****es me off sometimes.

[Peter Hutchison]

On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 00:31:06 -0800, Cache Master
> wrote:

>i've been using win2k for a while before buying a new computer that was preinstalled with winxp home edition. what i find interesting is that i cannot create user name: administrator. it tells me that it already exist. if i then try to logon using the
same exact user name, it tells me i cannot because of account restrictions. i tried calling up both microsoft and my computer manufacture only to have t hem both say it is not their fault. it seems like microsoft is trying to keep that account "open" for
their own use. no wonder people hate microsoft...
>
>microsoft is nice and all, but it just ****es me off sometimes.

The 'administrator' user is automatically created when you install
Windows XP. In XP Home, when you create a new user with Admin
priviledges, it will auto-hide the 'administrator' account as a user
would NOT normally use the administrator a/c for day-to-day use, they
use their own.

You can login as administrator from safe mode, in emergencies.

Peter Hutchison
Windows FAQ
http://www.pcguru.plus.com/

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Of course it's not Microsoft's or the PC manufacturer's "fault"
that the system is behaving as it was designed. How is it Microsoft's
fault that people hate Microsoft because they can't be bothered to
learn how to use Microsoft products. Did you ever think of looking in
the Help files? For that matter, being familiar with Win2K, as you
claim, why, upon receiving the very clear message that the
Administrator account already existed, didn't you simply look for
yourself? You know, exactly the way it is in Win2K: right-click My
Computer > Manage > Local Users and Groups.

Whenever WinXP is installed on a computer, two user accounts are
automatically created: Administrator and Guest. In this respect, it's
exactly like Win2K. During the installation, WinXP Pro will ask the
installer to designate the Administrator's password, but WinXP Home
will not do so, leaving the password blank by default.

Naturally, the built-in Administrator account shouldn't be used
for day-to-day normal use. The standard security practice is to set a
strong password on it and use it only to create another account for
regular use, reserving the Administrator account as a "safety hatch"
in case something corrupts your regular account(s).

As you're seeing, once any additional user accounts have been
created, the Administrator account will no longer be displayed on the
Welcome Screen. This is a default security feature. By design, the
only way to log into the Administrator account of WinXP Home is to
reboot into Safe Mode. For WinXP Pro, pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL twice at
the Welcome Screen will produce the standard login dialog box.


Bruce Chambers

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"Cache Master" > wrote in message
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> i've been using win2k for a while before buying a new computer that
was preinstalled with winxp home edition. what i find interesting is
that i cannot create user name: administrator. it tells me that it
already exist. if i then try to logon using the same exact user name,
it tells me i cannot because of account restrictions. i tried calling
up both microsoft and my computer manufacture only to have t hem both
say it is not their fault. it seems like microsoft is trying to keep
that account "open" for their own use. no wonder people hate
microsoft...
>
> microsoft is nice and all, but it just ****es me off sometimes.