Re: hidden user account

Log off the kids' account. Then with no users logged on, pressing CTRL-ALT-DEL twice at the Welcome Screen will get you the older Windows logon dialog. Enter Administrator and any password for that account. That will log you on. Or, if the kids account has administrator level access, you can use either of the methods described earlier in this thread to enable the Administrator account on the Welcome Screen. You can also do this from the Administrator account once you've logged in with that account.
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"Darren" <Darren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:476DB23D-4DFD-40C5-971B-9FAB979D0C7C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Doug, I can't log of their account because their's is the only account
visible, is there a way of recovering the hidden account from the documents
saved in "Documents and Setting, Administrator Documents"

"Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" wrote:

Log of of their account, do not reboot. Then try CTRL-ALT-DEL twice at the
Welcome Screen. Additionally, if you're not going to create another
administrator level account for your day to day use, see the rest of the
message about enabling the Administrator account on the Welcome Screen.

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Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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"Darren" <Darren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:C3339131-AA07-40E9-BD6B-1A089AB96A18@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi Doug,
> I've tried the ctrl alt del method and got nothing, it just booted
> straight
> to the kids account, any other ideas?
>
> "Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" wrote:
>
>> By default, the Administrator account is automatically hidden when you
>> create another user account. Additionally, its a bad idea to use the
>> built-in Administrator account for day to day use, as that may be your
>> only
>> way to get into a system that develops serious problems.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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
>> ......
>>
>> 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:
>>
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
>> NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList\
>>
>> Note: There is a space between Windows and NT in the above Key.
>>
>> Add the Administrator account if necessary and/or change the
>> Administrator
>> value to 1
>>
>> For XP Home, you can only log into the built in Administrator account >> in
>> Safe Mode, so the fixes above will be of little use.
>>
>> -- >> 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.
>>
>> "Darren" <Darren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:CF70327B-B395-4E75-BD32-4341DDAB1FC1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Hello, I was setting up a user account on a friends PC, one account >> > for
>> > her
>> > and one for her children, both would have amdin access, while going
>> > through
>> > the account process I clicked on hide folders(or something to that
>> > effect)
>> > for her account, completed the process and rebooted. When Windows
>> > reloaded
>> > her account wasn't visible but her childrens was. I've found all of >> > her
>> > documents in "Administrators Documents" but I need to access her
>> > emails.
>> > I've
>> > tried system restore to no effect, is there a way to access this
>> > hidden
>> > user
>> > account. The operating system is Windows Media Center Edition. Any >> > help
>> > or
>> > advise would be great.
>>
>>



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