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December 9, 2009 at 12:03 PM
bcarroll7

Admin user no longer on XP welcome screen

by bcarroll7 . Updated 16 years, 6 months ago

I have looked at other posts on this, but I am stuck. I tried to install Marimba on my PC yesterday, and it failed. Apparently in the process, it created a new Admin account on my PC, HDS Admin. My regular user account (called Admin, I think) is now gone from the Welcome screen.

Here is what I have tried:
– I reset the password for HDS Admin to be blank and can get in, but it appears to be configuring that user. Useless – I need my old user (and folders/files!) (FYI, I did the password reset via a Windows Offline Registry Editor suggested by TechRepublic.)

– I hit CTRL-ALT-DEL twice to access the screen where I can type in the user name and password. I have typed in ADMIN, Admin, admin – along with my password – all to no avail. It tells me it can’t log me on.

Any ideas how to get into the account?

Thanks for any and all suggestions. 🙂

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