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Old 08-28-2007, 08:30 PM
Terry R.
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Re: Starting up in wrong account

On 8/28/2007 6:26 PM On a whim, CreeperKamikaze pounded out on the keyboard

> Thanks! That solved my problem. :-)
>
> "Terry R." wrote:
>
>> On 8/28/2007 2:30 PM On a whim, CreeperKamikaze pounded out on the keyboard
>>
>>> After I partitioned my hard drive, Windows XP activated the default
>>> administrator account and now instead of logging into the administrator
>>> account I initially created when I first installed XP, it's been booting up
>>> into the default administrator account.
>>>
>>> How do I fix it so I can remove the default admin account and have XP boot
>>> up into the one I created again?

>> Open Control Panel, User Accounts. Click "Change the way users log on or
>> off". Click "Use the Welcome screen". The Administrator account doesn't
>> show there, so you should be able to select the account you want to log
>> in to.
>>
>> Then to have it log into that account each time:
>> Click, Start, Run, type control userpasswords2 and click OK
>> Check the box that requires users to enter a password.
>> Click on your own account name.
>> Uncheck the box that requires the users to enter a password.
>> Click OK.
>> Enter your current password when prompted.
>>
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You're welcome!

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Old 08-28-2007, 08:30 PM