I have just re-installed XP pro and got all the updates and activated it.The installation disk is an Elonex system recovery disc which came with my machine in about 2003.XP SP3 is working fine but the original administrator login will not go away and the keyboard language is always booting up into US english and not UK english and this is despite me click on the apply to all user accounts check box.Is this a problem with the copy of XP I got or can I get XP to behave normally.1 person needs an answerI do too

Regarding keyboard language, The default keyboard layout is set in the Regional Settings in the Control Panel for each user but this is not applied until the user actually logs on to the computer. To set the default keyboard at Boot (at the login screen), you need to edit the registry. Start Regedit (Start -> Run -> "regedit") Navigate to the key: HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Keyboard Layout\Preload In the Right window is a key with the name "1" that will contain the value 00000409 if your machine boots to US English keyboard.Double-click on this entry and change this value to 00000809 for UK English (or keyboard of your choice).Loaded keyboard layouts codes are found at the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout\DosKeybCodesNormal Registry-editing warnings apply. Make sure you back up your registry beforehand and know how to restore it in case something goes wrong with the editing. This can be done by creating a "System Restore" point or using a utility such as ERUNT .IIRC, the original Administrator account is not allowed to be deleted. For security, you should assign it a password.HTH, JW