Re: Administrator log in appears and disappears in XP Home

With my WinXP Home occasionally I get the Administrator also but it will not
accept the password. It is a minor bug someplace that seems to have
something to do with many fast switches between multiple logged in users.

Frank

"Martin C" <martin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I am using Win XP Home SP2 with all updates present.

I recently had a problem with my PC as the PSU, Motherboard and my 2 IDE
HDDs all died somehow. I have replaced the PSU and motherboard (a newer
ASUS board as the old one was no longer available). Fortunately, my C
drive with the OS on was on a SATA drive which was unaffected by whatever
happened.

That is the history, now the confusion.

Previously, with the old system, I was never provided with the
Administrator log in at the start up login window (obviously, as I was
using Win XP Home). With my newer system, it is still not there when I
start up, but if I use Windows Key + L to switch from a logged in account
to another, I am provided with an Administrator log in option.

I have never been able to get into it as it will accept neither a null
password, nor any other of my usually used passwords that I can think of.

First of all - how is this possible with XP Home?
Is it just a funny bug which gives the option but will not allow you to do
anything with it?
Should I be able to get into the Administrator account from the login
window when it appears, as described above?

Thanks for any help

Martin




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