Windows XP - User Accounts -BUGS?

[Dave]

Hi,

In XP User Accounts I wanted to not login daily using an Administrator
account for security, therefore I created another account and made it
a Computer Administrator and then changed the original Computer
Administrator account to have limited access. Well it doesn't work.

In User Accounts each time I change either of those two accounts to
have limited access, they always default back to Computer
Administrator level access, when I exit and enter the User Accounts
program.

My XP Home Edition machine is completely up to date with all patches.
I don't know why this is happening, does anyone know the answer?

Thanks,

Dave

[purplehaz]

That's how its supposed to be. XP always has a hidden administrator account
that always has admin rights and can't be changed. This is a fail-safe
account, one that can be used in emergencies when your normal user account
doesn't work. Then you set up a user accounts for yourself. One user account
you setup, besides the hidden admin account, *must* be an administrator as
well. So you will also have at least two user accounts that have admin
rights on the computer at once. One a daily user and one the backup hidden
user. This is normal with nt based systems.

Dave wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In XP User Accounts I wanted to not login daily using an Administrator
> account for security, therefore I created another account and made it
> a Computer Administrator and then changed the original Computer
> Administrator account to have limited access. Well it doesn't work.
>
> In User Accounts each time I change either of those two accounts to
> have limited access, they always default back to Computer
> Administrator level access, when I exit and enter the User Accounts
> program.
>
> My XP Home Edition machine is completely up to date with all patches.
> I don't know why this is happening, does anyone know the answer?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave

[relic]

Dave wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In XP User Accounts I wanted to not login daily using an Administrator
> account for security, therefore I created another account and made it
> a Computer Administrator and then changed the original Computer
> Administrator account to have limited access. Well it doesn't work.
>
> In User Accounts each time I change either of those two accounts to
> have limited access, they always default back to Computer
> Administrator level access, when I exit and enter the User Accounts
> program.
>
> My XP Home Edition machine is completely up to date with all patches.
> I don't know why this is happening, does anyone know the answer?
>

I can't tell you why they revert; I've never seen or heard of that one, but:
You /WANT/ two accounts with Administrator privileges. Accounts do get
corrupted; it can be overcome only by using another Administrator account.

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[TehGhodTrole]

purplehaz wrote:
> This is a
> fail-safe account

> One user account you setup, besides the hidden admin
> account, *must* be an administrator as well.

BWAHAHAGAHAGHAGAHGHAGHAGHAGHAGHAH!!!!


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[d2004xx]

(Dave) wrote in message >...
> Hi,
>
> In XP User Accounts I wanted to not login daily using an Administrator
> account for security, therefore I created another account and made it
> a Computer Administrator and then changed the original Computer
> Administrator account to have limited access. Well it doesn't work.
>
> In User Accounts each time I change either of those two accounts to
> have limited access, they always default back to Computer
> Administrator level access, when I exit and enter the User Accounts
> program.

Why not just use the original "Adminstrator" as admin account and
create a new limited account? This works perfectly for me.

>
> My XP Home Edition machine is completely up to date with all patches.

M$'s patches would never fix problems like this.

> I don't know why this is happening, does anyone know the answer?

Maybe the "Adminstrator" just can't be changed?

[Rifleman]

"d2004xx" > wrote in message
om...
>
> Maybe the "Adminstrator" just can't be changed?

Correct.

I have another related question. I finally figured out
the issue as you have explained it. I had the same
experience as Dave. Now, however, i have a new issue.
when i move a limited user account into a power user
group, that user can no longer use IE. There are no
error messages, it just never displays a
site...regardless of the address typed in. everything
else works fine. once taken out of the power user group,
IE works again. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Mitch
>-----Original Message-----
>That's how its supposed to be. XP always has a hidden
administrator account
>that always has admin rights and can't be changed. This
is a fail-safe
>account, one that can be used in emergencies when your
normal user account
>doesn't work. Then you set up a user accounts for
yourself. One user account
>you setup, besides the hidden admin account, *must* be
an administrator as
>well. So you will also have at least two user accounts
that have admin
>rights on the computer at once. One a daily user and one
the backup hidden
>user. This is normal with nt based systems.
>
>Dave wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> In XP User Accounts I wanted to not login daily using
an Administrator
>> account for security, therefore I created another
account and made it
>> a Computer Administrator and then changed the original
Computer
>> Administrator account to have limited access. Well it
doesn't work.
>>
>> In User Accounts each time I change either of those
two accounts to
>> have limited access, they always default back to
Computer
>> Administrator level access, when I exit and enter the
User Accounts
>> program.
>>
>> My XP Home Edition machine is completely up to date
with all patches.
>> I don't know why this is happening, does anyone know
the answer?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dave
>
>
>.
>

[bullwinkel J. Moose]

I have the same problem. It just happened yesterday. I put my wifes account
back into my switch identities box and it works fine. There is some loss of
messages stored by her .If I try to go back to her desktop OE won't work at
all.

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> wrote in message
...
> I have another related question. I finally figured out
> the issue as you have explained it. I had the same
> experience as Dave. Now, however, i have a new issue.
> when i move a limited user account into a power user
> group, that user can no longer use IE. There are no
> error messages, it just never displays a
> site...regardless of the address typed in. everything
> else works fine. once taken out of the power user group,
> IE works again. Any ideas?
> Thanks,
> Mitch
> >-----Original Message-----
> >That's how its supposed to be. XP always has a hidden
> administrator account
> >that always has admin rights and can't be changed. This
> is a fail-safe
> >account, one that can be used in emergencies when your
> normal user account
> >doesn't work. Then you set up a user accounts for
> yourself. One user account
> >you setup, besides the hidden admin account, *must* be
> an administrator as
> >well. So you will also have at least two user accounts
> that have admin
> >rights on the computer at once. One a daily user and one
> the backup hidden
> >user. This is normal with nt based systems.
> >
> >Dave wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> In XP User Accounts I wanted to not login daily using
> an Administrator
> >> account for security, therefore I created another
> account and made it
> >> a Computer Administrator and then changed the original
> Computer
> >> Administrator account to have limited access. Well it
> doesn't work.
> >>
> >> In User Accounts each time I change either of those
> two accounts to
> >> have limited access, they always default back to
> Computer
> >> Administrator level access, when I exit and enter the
> User Accounts
> >> program.
> >>
> >> My XP Home Edition machine is completely up to date
> with all patches.
> >> I don't know why this is happening, does anyone know
> the answer?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Dave
> >
> >
> >.
> >


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