Original title: administrator accountsI have just opened a new administrator account and the exsting one has disappeared. I can't access it anywhere. I know that I can use a system restore but I have done a lot of work since the last available restore point. Help!!!!!!

Hi,Check if your account is listed in Documents and Settings?Follow these steps:Step 1:Check if the account is disabled and enable it.a. Click on start button.b. Go to control panel and go to classic view.c. Click on administrative tools.d. Click on computer management.e. on the left, click local users and groups.f. On right box click users.g. If your previous account is listed there, then right click on the user name and select properties.h. Uncheck "Account is disabled".i. Click Ok.Step 2:Try to boot into safe mode and check if you can login to your account.Refer this article:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222Step 3: Login to the newly created user account and copy all the settings and contents from the previous userfolder to the new user.Refer this KB article for help:How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile in Windows XP:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151Regards,Afzal Taher-Microsoft Support.Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

When you create a new administrator account, the default administrator account automatically gets hidden by the operating system. Why? Security holes I would say. The only way to get to it would tonot use the welcome screen which can be changed under "User Accounts" viewable from the control panel.