Admin account versus admin account

[bopdude]

Hi all, dropped a clanger here me thinks. I've recently installed XP Pro and have been setting up all my progs and browser the way I want it. Now I have added more users and realized that I can't see the admin login at the welcome page. I have set up an admin on the first new user but it's the comp admin I want to see and be able to log into, is this possible, I did a google and found a couple of ways, regedit anf a control panel option, the first didn't work and the second I couldn't see the option for it.

I don't want to have to set everything up again if possible, what a I feel like atm

Thanks all.

[Druchii]

Press ctrl alt del twice in a row, and then login as admin from the prompt? (At the login screen)

Added layer of security if you ask me

[bopdude]

Originally Posted by Druchii

Press ctrl alt del twice in a row, and then login as admin from the prompt? (At the login screen)

Added layer of security if you ask me

Tried that, it just brings up the admin account set up in the users accounts, I want to be able to log in to the main admin account.

Thanks though

what is it you need to do? try safe mode that allows log into main admin iirc

Could try disabling the use of the welcome screen?

[v0id]

http://home.earthlink.net/~lreynol92...rtup/howto.htm

Originally Posted by v0id

http://home.earthlink.net/~lreynol92...rtup/howto.htm

good old powertoys lol

[bopdude]

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

what is it you need to do? try safe mode that allows log into main admin iirc

That will give me a reduced OS, I know you know that what I want is to log into the main admin account, reason I set all my goodies on there was this pc was gonna be only mine for now, now Liz says to put the kids on it, then of course, as you add users, the first one is an admin, then my troiubles started

Originally Posted by LSainsbury

Could try disabling the use of the welcome screen?

That won't give me all users then, will it ?

Originally Posted by v0id

http://home.earthlink.net/~lreynol929/ruXP/Startup/howto.htm

Thanks, as stated above somewhere, I tried those but to no avail

Power toys looks like myy only way forward

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

good old powertoys lol

Yep, Good ol' M$, hiding all the features you might actually want to use

Thanks all

EDIT: Powertoys is the mutts nuts Bopdude is a happy bunny once more, thanks all

Originally Posted by bopdude

That won't give me all users then, will it ?

No - but you just type the account name you lazy sod!!

See you got it fix now!

Hope you can fix mine now!

[AntiSilence]

Originally Posted by LSainsbury

Could try disabling the use of the welcome screen?

I always get rid of the welcome screen and use the login box. I always have a password on all accounts too. So many people seem to have no password for the Administrator account which is just asking for trouble.

[bopdude]

Originally Posted by LSainsbury

No - but you just type the account name you lazy sod!!

See you got it fix now!

Hope you can fix mine now!

Tried typing the account name Administrator and password but got an error message

[bonzoe]

XP Pro is for the big boys!

[bopdude]

Originally Posted by bonzoe

XP Pro is for the big boys!