TheDufster Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 I have recently had a problem with my laptop which resulted in a clean install of Windows XP. So, I am currently rebuilding all of the settings and software on my laptop from scratch.I used to have just one account on my old system (which was my name). As far as I know, this was the Administrator account. I used to click on my name at the beginning of windows when it was loading (it was the only one shown) and on my C:Drive there used to be a folder called C:\Documents & Settings\My Documents.What I have now are TWO user accounts. One called Administrator and one with My Name (I was prompted for a name when installing windows xp - It wouldn't let me leave it blank).I don't get a prompt when loading windows it just boots up as Administrator. Under C:\Documents & Settings there are two folders: the "Administrators Documents" and "MyName Documents".This whole thing is very confusing for me. I just want one user again - not two. I tried deleting the MyName user before but it then caused a problem on the logon screen where I used to get an error message about not being able to log on, before pressing ok and then logging on as Admin. I couldn't get around this problem so I did another clean install. I don't want to have to do it again.Can anyone help me here? Have I explained myself enough?Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabriel_buc Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 PLEASE BE CAREFUL WITH MY SOLUTION. IT INVOLVES MODIFING REGISTRY. IF YOUR NOT FAMILIAR WITH THEM YOU CAN DAMAGE YOUR WINDOWS INSTALLATION.So ...Click START>Run. Type: regeditBrowse the registry until you reach the following key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserListIn right panel you should see the following key: AdministratorRight click on it, select edit and change its value to 0.Close the registry editor and restart your PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDufster Posted December 24, 2004 Author Share Posted December 24, 2004 Thanks for the speedy reply.I have followed the above instructions, but there is no entry "Administrator"Only:HelpAssistantIUSR_IWAM_NetShowServicesSQLAgentCmdExecTsInternetUserVUSR_Any clues?(note - i have followed similar instructions to these before, but I think that's when I ended up having the logon problem with not being able to logon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabriel_buc Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 Yep I forgot to specify, if you cannot find the "Administrator" entry, you simply create one of DWORD type and set its value to 0.Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDufster Posted December 25, 2004 Author Share Posted December 25, 2004 Thanks, I will try, but I am wary that this is what caused problems before.Will this fix make the account with "My Name" active and hide the Administrator account? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabriel_buc Posted December 26, 2004 Share Posted December 26, 2004 Yes that's what it does. I tested myself and activated then deactivated the appereance of Administrator account in the logon screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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