Re: Disappearing Administrator Account
- From: "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 19:44:04 -0500
Yes, Media Center is based on XP Pro, so there will be no problem.
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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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"yagoda" <yagoda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:D4E611C5-69DC-481D-8795-BD5F80FD1683@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Can we use Enable Administrator Account if we are running WIN XP Media
> Center Edition 2002?
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> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
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>> This is normal. Once a new user account is created, the Administrator account becomes hidden. This is intentional.
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>> For XP Pro: Press CTRL-ALT-DEL twice at the Welcome Screen, with no other users logged on. You'll get the older logon dialog. Enter Administrator and any password that you have set for that account.
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>> To enable the Administrator account on the new Windows XP logon screen in Windows XP Pro, visit my web site, www.dougknox.com and go to the Windows XP Utilities section. Follow the link for Enable Administrator Account ......
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>> This small VB application will make the registry change necessary for the Administrator account to be available on the Welcome Screen. If you prefer to do it manually, click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Navigate to:
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>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList\
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>> Note: There is a space between Windows and NT in the above Key.
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>> Add the Administrator account if necessary and/or change the Administrator value to 1
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>> For XP Home, you can only log into the built in Administrator account in Safe Mode, once an additional user account is created, so the fixes above will be of little use.
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>> --
>> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
>> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>> http://www.dougknox.com
>> --------------------------------
>> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>> --------------------------------
>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>>
>> "Peek-a-Boo Admin" <Peek-a-Boo Admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:175E3ECC-C6B5-4620-B379-AD8BA512FB3F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > When I add a new user, the computer tells me I have to create an
>> > Administrator. I am already set up as the Admin, but I create another one any
>> > way. When I turn off the computer or log off the original Admin, it
>> > disappears from the Welcome/Sign-on and from the list of user accounts. The
>> > only way that I can get it back is by doing system restore which deletes the
>> > new user I have added. How do I fix this?
>>
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