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Windows Xp Home edition stuck at startup screen by Shadows_death69 on 05-24-2004 at 08:35 PM
Hi ya, been a long time since i posted. My computer keeps getting stuck at the windows is starting up screen right before the user screen comes up. I think it's due to an extra not used user named administrator I've tried to delete the user but the user does not come up in the list in Control Panel> Users 
. Thanks for the help 
RE: Windows Xp Home edition stuck at startup screen by Ezra on 05-24-2004 at 08:45 PM
try this: Start>Run and type "control userpasswords2" (without the " 
) this is a more advanced users screen . Hope this helps.
RE: Windows Xp Home edition stuck at startup screen by WDZ on 05-24-2004 at 08:52 PM
I think it's impossible to delete the "Administrator" user. You might need that account if your computer gets screwed up (or you forget your other passwords) and you can't log on.
Related articles:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;ln;281244
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;ln;298252
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;ln;281140
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;ln;314412
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If a computer administrator starts the User Accounts tool in Control Panel, the built-in Administrator account may be displayed. This account should not be visible.
RE: Windows Xp Home edition stuck at startup screen by Choli on 05-24-2004 at 09:40 PM
quote:wrong. The Administrator account is just one account more. What does it has the powers it has is its beloning to the Administrators group that has a lot of rights (directives) and permissions. User "Guest" can be an admin if you just add it to the Administrators group. With all this I mean that a user who has the needed rights to delete accounts (ie: a user in the administrators group) can delete the administrator account, however that's not recommended in any way.
Originally posted by WDZ
I think it's impossible to delete the "Administrator" user. You might need that account if your computer gets screwed up (or you forget your other passwords) and you can't log on.
RE: RE: Windows Xp Home edition stuck at startup screen by Shadows_death69 on 05-24-2004 at 09:50 PM
quote:I tried that, except when I go remove to the user named "Administrator" it has an error and says the user cannot be removed
Originally posted by Ezra
try this: Start>Run and type "control userpasswords2" (without the "
RE: Windows Xp Home edition stuck at startup screen by marissa on 05-24-2004 at 10:08 PM
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Originally posted by Shadows_death69
Hi ya, been a long time since i posted. My computer keeps getting stuck at the windows is starting up screen right before the user screen comes up. I think it's due to an extra not used user named administrator I've tried to delete the user but the user does not come up in the list in Control Panel> Users
This exact thing happened to me and it was because the partition screwed up, the computer man told me. Anyways, all i had to do was fromat my computer. But i guess you can log in right?
SO maybe tahts not it...
RE: Windows Xp Home edition stuck at startup screen by Shadows_death69 on 05-24-2004 at 10:27 PM
I'm not losing all my stuff just to format over this 
. The problem also is that when it starts up this administrator log in thing comes up and if it doesn't have an error it don't work if it does it do work... Although I can just leave it at the start up screen and it goes to the screen saver and then when i move the mouse it goes to the user list screen
RE: Windows Xp Home edition stuck at startup screen by marissa on 05-24-2004 at 10:33 PM
it stays at the welcome screen?
RE: RE: Windows Xp Home edition stuck at startup screen by Shadows_death69 on 05-24-2004 at 10:50 PM
quote:No no it stays at the "Windows is starting up" screen
Originally posted by marissa
it stays at the welcome screen?
RE: Windows Xp Home edition stuck at startup screen by WDZ on 05-25-2004 at 03:07 AM
quote:Uhh... if you say so...
Originally posted by Choli
wrong.
quote:Yeah, I know that any user can be given admin permissions, but I thought that the admin with the username "Administrator" was built-in and "special."
User "Guest" can be an admin if you just add it to the Administrators group.
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With all this I mean that a user who has the needed rights to delete accounts (ie: a user in the administrators group) can delete the administrator account,
quote:The 2 quotes above seem to conflict with each other...
Originally posted by Shadows_death69
I tried that, except when I go remove to the user named "Administrator" it has an error and says the user cannot be removed
Hmm... check this out: http://www.winnetmag.com/Windows/Article/ArticleID/40721/40721.html
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Administrator Account Basics
Every Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 computer on your network, except for the domain controllers (DCs), has a local account named Administrator. Every domain also has an Administrator account. To make sure you don't lock yourself out of your computers or your domain, Microsoft set some limits on the built-in Administrator account: You can't delete it, disable it, or lock it out (even if you apply an account lockout policy, that policy doesn't apply to the Administrator account).
RE: Windows Xp Home edition stuck at startup screen by Choli on 05-25-2004 at 08:32 AM
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Originally posted by WDZ
The 2 quotes above seem to conflict with each other...
i think I should shut up 
sorry quote:The name has nothing to do, 'cause in spanish it's Administrador. It isn't a built-in account. It's created when you install Windows, yes, but the same as any other.
Originally posted by WDZ
Yeah, I know that any user can be given admin permissions, but I thought that the admin with the username "Administrator" was built-in and "special."
Well, now I know what happens: When you install windows it creates a user named <administrator in the language of windows> and creates a SID for it. (SID=internal number that identifies users in windows, like linux' UID). Then I suppose that when you're gonna deleta a user, Windows checks it it's SID is the same as the one that was created for that user and in that case it doesn't let you delete the user.
