Re: Administrator login

From: stratocaster (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/19/04 

Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 08:50:34 -0800

It should noted that after you have installed XP Pro and
start up the computer, the first thing that comes up
(usually) is the Administrator. You can then set a
password and other properties for this role. After this
is done, you can set new users, including a user
with "Computer Admin" priviledges, which you will use for
the normal day-to-day admin functions. So what will come
up on your welcome screen will be a user with Computer
Admin role, and other users with limited roles - each one
can be password protected. If you are the sole user, you
can set yourself up twice - one as a Computer Admin, and
another as a user with a limited role. Use your Admin
role only to do set-ups, installs, etc., and use the
normal user role for doing your normal activities. This
way you don't leave your PC "wide open" to the dangers of
the outside world. It's a jungle out there.

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>-----Original Message-----
>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.
>
> 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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>
>"Dlegnar" <Drangel@Electricmachinery.com> wrote in
message
>news:ce4001c40d2b$9efca9d0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> After setting up a user on a new xp pro installation I
>> reboot the computer and all I have for login icons is
the
>> user I setup.How do I log in as administrator if the
icon
>> isn't there?
>
>
>.
>

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