Re: Admisitrator account

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From: Ross LaBarbera (ross_at_red-phoenix.com)
Date: 12/01/04 

Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 08:15:13 -0600

I am using XP Pro.

I'm not sure what you are suggesting that I do. I searched for this
NTuser.dat file and did not find one on my system...although I don't know
what I would have done with it anyway. I can see the files that I have
previous created on the hard disk, but the profile is all messed up. Isn't
there a way to delete the new user account that I've created which has
Administrator privliges and get back to where I was?

I have heard from everyone that I shouldn't have been using the
Administrator Account for everyday use. My XP Pro came already installed on
my computer, and quite honestly, I didn't even know that I was using this
"Administrator" account as I configured and used my computer over the last 4
weeks. If all I've lost is my email, that wouldn't be fun, but its not the
end of the world. If I can't just delete this new user account I've created
to get back to my "Administrator" account, what will happen if I reinstall
Windows? Will I have access to all my files on the hard disk?

You suggested a system restore prior to when I added the new Account. Is
this something I can do in Windows, or would I have had to done a ghost
image or something earlier...which I haven't done.

I was trying to solve a minor issue, and I'm hoping it hasn't turned into a
catastrophy....

Regards,
Ross

"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:B3krd.38$714.32@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> Using Windows XP Home ?
>
> First, using the default "Administrator" account is discouraged for day to
> day use.
>
> When you create a new user, the new profile is created from a Template.
> Any customizations in a pre-existing profile aren't included. Within a
> profile
> those types of changes & user specific data are stored in the profile as a
> Registry hive called "Hkey_Current_User" and equates to a file NtUser.Dat
> found in the root of the profile at C:\Documents and Settings\'YourLogin'.
> This NtUser.Dat holds information related to XP customizations and all
> the specific profile things such as email profiles,etc. This file is what
> is loaded
> when you see the login box "Loading Your Settings".
>
> Once you create a User profile, the Administrator account becomes hidden.
> It's still there, but doesn't appear in the Welcome Screen. To get access
> to
> Administrator, you have to boot Safe Mode and press the Control-Alt-Delete
> sequence twice so that Administrator can be used in the Username box.
>
> Perhaps your best solution, is a System Restore back to a point prior to
> adding/changing Accounts.
>
> If you recover, consider Imaging your system to protect your personal data
> and XP setup. The hardest part of servicing PC's is having to tell users
> that
> all of their data is irretrievably gone.
>
>
> "Ross LaBarbera" <ross@red-phoenix.com> wrote in message
> news:e170Ou61EHA.3596@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>I got some advice from someone on the board last night, followed it, and
>>now I'm stuck. Hopefully someone can help me get back to where I was...
>>
>> To fix a different problem that I was having, it was suggested that I
>> create a new User Account with Administrator privliges. I was operating
>> uder the "Administrator" account and had everything set up under it. When
>> I created a new user, I could no longer see the "Administrator"
>> account...only the new User account that I had created. The problem is
>> that I don't see any of the vital information that I had set up
>> previously. My emails are gone, IE is back at default setting, same with
>> Word, etc. It is like I am starting from scratch on the PC.
>>
>> How do I get my "Adminsitrator" account back? I can't delete the User
>> account I created because you can't delete your last account with
>> Administrator privliges. I tried to do a User Profile Copy To from
>> Administrator to my new Account (Ross). That appeared to work, but
>> nothing changed on my computer. I still have no access to any previous
>> information or files!
>>
>> I'm running XP SP2. Can anyone help?
>> Thanks in advance.
>> Ross
>>
>>
>
>

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