Re: Access an admin account

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From: Kevin (kevincf_at_excite.com)
Date: 08/23/04 

Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:08:32 -0700

John,

That link below is a good place to find the answer to your problem. Good
reply. I just can't help but throw my subjective observations in regarding
the use of accounts in Windows XP. This is one of those things that looks
great on paper, but is a real nightmare in reality. There are more problems
caused by the use of multiple accounts in XP than just about any other
feature of the operating system. The posts to this group alone bear that
out. I don't use, or advocate the use of multiple accounts in Windows XP
for this reason. The same goes for passwords and the Windows Logon. I have
never set up any of my machines with a Windows password or, for that matter,
with a logon. I never logon to my machines. I just boot them up and when
I'm done working, shut them down. Good luck with your situation!

"gls858" <gls858@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:%23tzZ5rTiEHA.2340@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> John wrote:
> > I just got a new Tablet PC and in my excitement, I immediately started
using
> > it with the Administrator login. Now, I have created my own login with
> > Administrator privilages, but the original Administrator login doesn't
even
> > show up on the login screen any more. Since I used the original for a
couple
> > of days, there are a few documents in the original account's "My
Documents"
> > folder that I need to access and move into the ew account.
Unfortunately,
> > the new account doesn't have access to the original account's documents
and
> > settings folder.
> >
> > Can I somehow get the original Administrator account to show up on the
login
> > splash screen or force the new account to have access to the original's
> > documents and settings?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> This should help.
>
> How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
>
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&Product=winxp
>
> gls858

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