Re: Single User can't login

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Boot the computer into Safe Mode. At the Welcome Screen press CTRL-ALT-DEL twice and enter Administrator. Leave the password blank, unless you know you've set a password on the built-in Administrator account.

User accounts do not appear on the Welcome Screen, in a normal boot, because
1) The account is hidden, using a tool such as TweakUI for XP
2) The account has been disabled.

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"Don_g" <Don_g@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:AAA80507-EA69-46DB-AE5B-D22C6BE4341A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have a computer running XP Home SP2.
> It is set up as single user, but now when I boot, I get a window that says
> 'To begin, click your user name'. There are no names (or icons) anywhere on
> the right side to click on, so the pc can't be used. I tried booting in safe
> mode, but get the same screen.
> I also tried using Alt+Ctrl+Del to get a login window, but that comes up
> with 'Owner' as the user, & gives an error if I press enter.
> I don't know what has changed (I don't use this PC).
> It was reformatted by Compac factory repair a couple of months ago, & they
> set it up as a single user machine.
> Any suggestions would be appreciated
.

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