Created another administrator profile - lost all???

[Inneedofhelp]

I need help, asap! I was "exploring" with security issues and created new user. It told me I had to create an administrator account before I could create a limited account. I created an administrator account.....and my original administrator account is
gone....with all my email setting/files/etc. along with it...is it gone forever or can I retrieve it somehow??? I need help!!! Thanks!

Nancy

[David Candy]

As you shouldn't have been using that account it hides as soon as =
another admin account is created. This is normal. To get into the hidden =
account press Ctrl + Alt + Delete twice at welcome screen.

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"Inneedofhelp" > wrote in message =
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> I need help, asap! I was "exploring" with security issues and created =
new user. It told me I had to create an administrator account before I =
could create a limited account. I created an administrator =
account.....and my original administrator account is gone....with all my =
email setting/files/etc. along with it...is it gone forever or can I =
retrieve it somehow??? I need help!!! Thanks!
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> Nancy

[Nancy]

David - Thanks so much - that did the trick...do I need to transfer everything to the new administrator account or can I get rid of it and just use the original? From the sound of your message, I shouldn't have set everything up under that main account...
also, I have a network set up - if I change things and begin logging in under the new administrator, could that affect my networking at all? Thanks!

[David Candy]

If you create a third admin you can copy the inbuilt and undeletable and =
usually hidden profile to the one you intend to use. Then delete the =
third admin account. It main purpose from this point on is an emergency =
profile. User profiles do currupt. If you only have one admin account =
then the computer is now useless. See Copy Profile in help.

It depends on what you entered and where. Generally all admins are equal =
but if you assigned specific priveledges to a user (admin 1) then admin =
2 won't have access unless admins generally have access. Usually no or =
only minor. But admins have a special power, they can take control of =
anything, even if they don't have permissions. See Taking Ownership in =
help. Note ownership changes so you can't spy on people, they know =
you've peeked.

Try to configure security to to use groups not individuals.

The inbuilt, undeletable admin account can be disabled or renamed. See =
Local Security Policy in Help.

See also
Type in Start Run
control userpasswords2 (the domain user applet rather than the pretty =
one)
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"Nancy" > wrote in message =
...
> David - Thanks so much - that did the trick...do I need to transfer =
everything to the new administrator account or can I get rid of it and =
just use the original? From the sound of your message, I shouldn't have =
set everything up under that main account...also, I have a network set =
up - if I change things and begin logging in under the new =
administrator, could that affect my networking at all? Thanks!