Enable Administrator in Welcome Screen:

When you install Windows XP an Administrator Account is created

(you are asked to supply an

administrator password), but the

“Welcome Screen” does not give you

the option to log on as Administrator

unless you boot up in Safe Mode. First you must ensure that the

Administrator Account is enabled:

1. Open Control Panel

2. Open Administrative Tools

3. Open Local Security Policy

4. Expand Local Policies 5. Click on Security Options

6. Ensure that Accounts: Administrator

account status is enabled. Then follow the instructions from the

“Win2000 Logon Screen Tweak” ie;

1.Open Control Panel

2. Open User Accounts

3. Click Change the way users log on

or log off 4. Un-tick Use the Welcome Screen

5. Click Apply Options

You will now be able to log on to

Windows XP as Administrator in

Normal Mode.

# Another Method:

By default windows XP doesn’t show

the Administrator in the user list at the welcome screen. Here’s a way to

get around it. Now head up to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software

\Microsoft\WindowsNT

\CurrentVersion\

Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\User list

create a new DWORD entry and name it as Administrator and change its value to 1.

exit and reboot for the changes to

take effect.

To change it back change its value to 0

or simply delete the key.

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