Missing XP Administrator Icon

At login screen limited access icons are displayed. The administrator is missing. Unable to login as administrator.

Press Ctrl+Alt+Del a few times at the logon screen.

"zenith16" wrote in message
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At login screen limited access icons are displayed. The administrator is
missing. Unable to login as administrator.

Greetings --

As you've learned, 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.

You see, the built-in Administrator account really isn't intended
to 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
"back door" in case something corrupts your regular account(s).


Bruce Chambers

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"zenith16" wrote in message
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At login screen limited access icons are displayed. The
administrator is missing. Unable to login as administrator.