[dba-Tech] Administrator account disappeared

Erwin Craps - IT Helps Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be
Thu Sep 30 01:42:45 CDT 2004


It is hidden by default in the fast logon menu. 
For some reason it does apear sometime.

At the logon screen, press twice CTRL+ALT+DEL, you will get the normal
logon screen.
Change the user in Administrator if not already.

Erwin


-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan
Carbonnell
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 2:54 AM
To: Arthur Fuller; Discussion of Hardware and Softwareissues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Administrator account disappeared

On 29 Sep 2004 at 8:55, Arthur Fuller wrote:

> Running WinXP with all the patches. I was deleting unused software 
> from Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs, then rebooted and suddenly 
> my Administrator account disappeared from the Users menu. I tried 
> forming a new Administrator account, but was told that the account 
> already existed.
> 
> Anyone got any ideas how I can get it back?

TweakUI Power Toy from MS.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.msp
x (Watch for wrap)

--
Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca For every bug fixed, there is a
bigger bug not yet discovered.


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