From: partimeadmin on
I am running Windows XP Pro. The computer had a password but no user name to
log on at start up. I set up another account with a user name and password
and gave it full administrator rights. Now I cannot log on to the original
user no matter what I try. I can still see the original account in users. It
was the original administrator of the computer. Log on is local. The computer
is part of a workgroup and a peer-to-peer network. Please tell me how to be
able to log onto the original user. Thanks!
From: Shenan Stanley on
partimeadmin wrote:
> I am running Windows XP Pro. The computer had a password but no
> user name to log on at start up. I set up another account with a
> user name and password and gave it full administrator rights. Now I
> cannot log on to the original user no matter what I try. I can
> still see the original account in users. It was the original
> administrator of the computer. Log on is local. The computer is
> part of a workgroup and a peer-to-peer network. Please tell me how
> to be able to log onto the original user. Thanks!

CTRL_ALT_DEL twice at the welcoem logon screen.
"Administrator" as the username (assuming that was the username.)
Leave the password blank (as you said it had no password.)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html


From: partimeadmin on


"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> partimeadmin wrote:
> > I am running Windows XP Pro. The computer had a password but no
> > user name to log on at start up. I set up another account with a
> > user name and password and gave it full administrator rights. Now I
> > cannot log on to the original user no matter what I try. I can
> > still see the original account in users. It was the original
> > administrator of the computer. Log on is local. The computer is
> > part of a workgroup and a peer-to-peer network. Please tell me how
> > to be able to log onto the original user. Thanks!
>
> CTRL_ALT_DEL twice at the welcoem logon screen.
> "Administrator" as the username (assuming that was the username.)
> Leave the password blank (as you said it had no password.)
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
> .
>
From: partimeadmin on


"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> partimeadmin wrote:
> > I am running Windows XP Pro. The computer had a password but no
> > user name to log on at start up. I set up another account with a
> > user name and password and gave it full administrator rights. Now I
> > cannot log on to the original user no matter what I try. I can
> > still see the original account in users. It was the original
> > administrator of the computer. Log on is local. The computer is
> > part of a workgroup and a peer-to-peer network. Please tell me how
> > to be able to log onto the original user. Thanks!
>
> CTRL_ALT_DEL twice at the welcoem logon screen.
> "Administrator" as the username (assuming that was the username.)
> Leave the password blank (as you said it had no password.)
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> Ok that sounds like the solution. It had a password but no administrator name. How do I name the administrator so I dont have to press ctrl alt delete everytime I logon with that account? Its critical to keep that account's files the same. Thanks for your help!
> .
>
From: Shenan Stanley on
partimeadmin wrote:
> I am running Windows XP Pro. The computer had a password but no
> user name to log on at start up. I set up another account with a
> user name and password and gave it full administrator rights. Now I
> cannot log on to the original user no matter what I try. I can
> still see the original account in users. It was the original
> administrator of the computer. Log on is local. The computer is
> part of a workgroup and a peer-to-peer network. Please tell me how
> to be able to log onto the original user. Thanks!

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> CTRL_ALT_DEL twice at the welcome logon screen.
> "Administrator" as the username (assuming that was the username.)
> Leave the password blank (as you said it had no password.)

partimeadmin wrote:
> .

Perhaps I missed something in your response...

Did you say, "."?

Can you expand on that?

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html