Main User Account Disappeared

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I added a separate user account to log into a work VPN from home. I
successfully created the account, but I got a window telling me that I had to
set a user as an Administrator. I set the newly created account as an
administrator. The problem is that my main user account disappeared from the
log on options which was named 'Administrator'. I tried to set it up again,
but I get a message that it already exists. The 'Administrator' account
files are in my documents and settings.

Could someone please tell me how to restore this user account? I tried a
couple of suggestions in Help and Support, but they did not work.
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