Re: Confused over Administrator User

The default administrator account is named Administrator, not Admin. It is
possible, though inadvisable, to rename this. To see what accounts really
exist (and whether the original Administrator account was renamed) open
Users Accounts from Control Panel and see what users are shown. Note that
renaming a user does not rename the user directory under Documents and
Settings. You might also see what is shown there (e.g. is there both an
Administrator and Admin folder?).
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"Vince" <NoSPAM2THISHAM@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> 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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