I WANTED TO CREAT A NEW USER ACCOUNT BUT WHEN I DID I LOST THE OLD ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT ON MY SIGN ON SCREEN. HOW CAN I GET MY OLD ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT ICON BACK TO MY WINDOWS XP SIGN ON SCREEN?1 person needs an answerI do too

Hi SCCP, - Have you not set the password for your old administrator account?Create/set a password for the old administrator and try the steps listed here to bring the screen to list the administrator account to enter the password at the login screen. a. Click Start-> Click Run.b. Type in “control userpasswords2” and press Enter.c. In the User Account Control prompt box, select the user name of the administrator account in the “Users” tab.d. Check the box for: “Users must enter the user name and password to user this computer”.e. Click Apply. Click OK. Regards,Divya R – Microsoft Support.Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

"SCCP" wrote in message news:Email removed for privacy...I WANTED TO CREAT A NEW USER ACCOUNT BUT WHEN I DID I LOST THE OLD ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT ON MY SIGN ON SCREEN. HOW CAN I GET MY OLD ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT ICON BACK TO MY WINDOWS XP SIGN ON SCREEN?All versions of Windows XP (Home, Professional and Media Edition) include a built-in "Administrator" User Account. The built-in "Administrator" User Account is normally "hidden from the login screen, because it is intended for troubleshooting only - and NOT for everyday use.I suspect that "Administrator" was previously the only User Account on your computer. So when you created an additional User Account, the "Administrator" account disappeared from view. Fortunately, it still exists.If you are using Windows XP Professional, you can try typing CTRL+ALT+DEL twice at the login screen - to open a different login screen where you can type Administrator at the login field. Leave the password field blank (unless you have previously set a password for the Administrator account). This method should also work with Windows XP Media Edition (which is based upon Win XP Professional).Alternatively, you can access the built in Administrator account by booting into Safe Mode. That should work with all versions of Windows XP. Furthermore, Safe Mode is the only recommended way of accessing the Administrator account with the Windows XP Home Edition operating system.However, a Google search led me to the Registry tweak described at www.theeldergeek.com/missing_administrator_account.htm. Although the tweak was written for Windows 2000, it worked perfectly, when I tested it on my Win XP Professional laptop. It will probably work OK with Win XP Home Edition.You edit the Registry at your own risk - and you should always create a Restore Point and/or back-up the Registry, before you attempt to edit the Registry. Furthermore, please remember that the Administrator User Account is intended for troubleshooting only - and NOT for everyday use.If this resolves your problem, please mark my reply as helpful, when you sign in athttp://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/xpsecurity/thread/9a05488b-4fa8-4406-8306-2c679639fc79