WinXP Pro : How to login as 'Administrator'?

[Wakane 0]

G'day!

 

Okay.....during the installation, I've created "Administrator" account. And then I created a limited account called "Regular"

 

However.....in the welcome screen, there's only "Regular", but "Administrator" is nowhere around.

 

So...how do I login as "Administrator" using the new Welcome screen (instead of the old login screen where you have to type your username manually)

 

Sincerely,

Wakane

[CUViper 0]

hit ctrl-alt-del twice at the login screen... this should present you with a Win2k-style login prompt

[FatFish 0]

you can only log on as administrator in the welcome screen when you don't have other user account... or in safe mode

[Palos 0]

Or you can disable the "user welcome screen" in the User Manager tab in CTRL Panel. That will give you a normal user/pass dialog.

[CUViper 0]

Guys, try what I said..... it works, trust me

[FatFish 0]

Quote:

So...how do I login as "Administrator" using the new Welcome screen (instead of the old login screen where you have to type your username manually)

But he wants to use the welcome screen, and i guess he is too lazy to type the word "administrator".

[CUViper 0]

ok, ok, guess I can't help lazy people...

 

Though you could make a new account with admin privileges.... that would show up normally

[KingNothing.com 0]

Use TweakUI, included in the WinXP PowerToys. There's a logon section, and an option to show or hide the Administrator (or any other) account.

 

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[El_Bisna 0]

Actuall, I acomplished exactly what you are looking to do by accident.

 

The only account I have on my machine is the default one I setup after install. Well, I went into the Control Panel and opend up the User Accounts window. I created a temporary account with admin privlages, logged out and logged in with this new temp account. I went back to the User Accounts window and selected my default account and changes the privlages to "Limited". If you log out again, your welcome screen should display an Administrator account by default. The password for this account is nothing. So when it prompts you for one, just hit enter. You should be able to edit your default account and give your self admin privlages again. Delete your temp account. Once you've set everything up the way you want, log out and log back in with your default account. I think once you've set up your Admin account, you will no longer be able to see it on the welcome screen (as long as your default account has admin privlages) but it IS still in your machine. You can access your Admin account by logging in to it with the old style login window.

 

Hope this helps.