Confused over Administrator User


I've read that if there is a User profile other than Administrator
existing, then the Administrator user will not show at the signon
screen _unless in Safe Mode_.

I am using WinXPpro SP2. My memory does not serve me well enough, but
I now have: Admin, Another Username, and Guest showing at the signon
screen when in Normal mode. I might have changed the first User
account five times since getting this PC in January,; it presently
shows as Admin and I have assigned a password to it.

How can I prove that the "Admin" user actually is or is not the
Windows XP administrator account ? Need to clarify this issue before
going through with copying data files from the existing "Admin" user
profile to another profile for my daily routine usage.


Perhaps I need to go into Safe Mode and search for an ADMINISTRATOR
user profile there ?

Thanks.


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