Administrar accounts in win xp

galwaydude18

how do you delete an administrator account in windows xp? i have two setup and want to delete one! my brother was messing around with my laptop and set up an account which was an administrator account. now i cant log onto mine unless a ctrl alt + del it and enter my user name and password for which im the administrator. i dont get the option to click on my account to enter my accound only the account that he created! its driving my up the bloody walls!!!!!!!!!! :mad:

Ciaran500

There is always one account on the PC called Administrator and which ever one you set up.

zod

change the way users log on/off :

start - control panel - user accounts

also account management can be done by :

right click "my computer" - choose manage - choose local users and groups - users delete offending account

disclaimer - do not delete accounts if you don't know what your doing!

galwaydude18

this other administrator account is called john! how can i delete that?

MrPinK

galwaydude18 wrote:

i dont get the option to click on my account to enter my accound only the account that he created! its driving my up the bloody walls!!!!!!!!!! :mad:

Sounds like you're logging in with username Administrator? This account is ment to be just a backup if something goes wrong. That's why it doesn't get listed in the login screen. What you are supposed to do, as your brother has, is create an account for yourself that has administrator access and use this instead of the actually Administrator account.

galwaydude18

But i always use the administrator account! i have it setup perfectly and want to be able to log onto it normally! i had all the icons on the desktop etc. setup just the way i wanted them!

zod

right click "my computer" - choose manage - choose local users and groups - users -right click the account and delete offending account!

Capt'n Midnight

galwaydude18 wrote:

But i always use the administrator account! i have it setup perfectly and want to be able to log onto it normally! i had all the icons on the desktop etc. setup just the way i wanted them!

In NT/2K/XP Pro etc.
The admin account is your back door into the system if you screw you your normal account. Set up your account, and add your self to the administrators group. You can also remove a user from the administrators group. Or delet a user.

You can't delete Administrator or Guest, but you can rename them also the Administrator account doesn't get locked out no matter how many password attempts..

If it's any different in XP home, I don't care.

MrPinK

galwaydude18 wrote:

But i always use the administrator account! i have it setup perfectly and want to be able to log onto it normally! i had all the icons on the desktop etc. setup just the way i wanted them!

Which is fine until something goes wrong and your account gets corrupted. Has happened to me before. It's pretty hard to fix something when you can't log on as admin anymore

To have the console login as default like before just turn off the Welcome Screen option under contorl panel -> user accounts. You don't have to delete the other account to do this.

EDIT: If fact, it's a good idea NOT to delete your brother's account. At least then if something goes wrong with your account you can still log on under his.

galwaydude18

have it sorted! thanks for the info zod and everyone else!