Re: One machine, one admin, one user - how?

relic wrote:

Respondant wrote:

After reading through this thread I'm still not understanding a few
things.
Unless maybe XP (pro) automatically sets up a *visable* administrator
account? Does it? Because XP (home) does not.

WIth XP (home) while doing a clean install you are eventually
presented with a, "Who will be using this machine?" (or words to that
effect)screen. If, at THAT point, you only enter ONE user name, the
machine will boot straight into Windows without the user having to do
anything at all. And that single user *seems* to have full
administrative capability. I know because I'm sitting at one I've
got set up that way right now. BUT, that's NOT to say there isn't an
"Adminstrator" account as well. There is. It's just that I haven't
ever needed it for anything, nor do I ever see it, unless I boot into
safe mode. Can the same thing not be accomplished with XP (pro) ?

XP Pro differs only in that you can access the Administrator account
in Normal mode Welcome screen by hitting Ctrl+Alt+Delete twice.

No. There is no "Welcome screen" (unless it goes by so fast I can't see it)
if you setup XP (home) as I described above. It just boots straight to the
desktop with all admin privledges allowed for the (one) user.

You always need access to a second 'Administrator' capable account;
accounts do get corrupted.

No. But I suppose that's what the "Adminstrator Account" that shows up if I
boot to *safe* mode is all about.

You can have multiple accounts and still automatically boot into one
of them. TweakUI can easily set it up.

Of course you can. But I've never seen the "administrator" account show up
on the screen outside of safe mode.

Perhaps I missed the OPs real question as per the subject line, "One
machine, one admin, one user - how?"

I'm currently sitting at "One (XP home) machine", on which I'm the, "one
(visable) admin", and the one "user". This machine (XP-Home) boots straight
to windows, and upon doing so, I can make any changes to it I darn well
please WITHOUT having to boot into safe mode and accessing the "Admistrator"
login. So my question still stands. Can XP (pro) NOT do the same?

Bill



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