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Under C:\Documents and Settings, there are two administrator accounts:
administrator and Administrator.DEFAULT. (along with the All Users and
normal user accounts)

Is this normal for Windows XP ?

TIA

MD
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?)

No. not at all. I would be suspicious if I was youse. Are you the only one
who uses the computer? And tell us about the security (or lack of) that you
have placed...
--
To err is human, but to really foul things up, you need a computer.


"MadDog" wrote:

> Under C:\Documents and Settings, there are two administrator accounts:
> administrator and Administrator.DEFAULT. (along with the All Users and
> normal user accounts)
>
> Is this normal for Windows XP ?
>
> TIA
>
> MD
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?)

Tim,

Thanks for the input.

I am the main user. My daughter uses it occasionally - she mainly uses
her own laptop.

I have Zone Alarm Pro installed, and use AVG for virus protection.


MD




"Tim" wrote:

> No. not at all. I would be suspicious if I was youse. Are you the only one
> who uses the computer? And tell us about the security (or lack of) that you
> have placed...
> --
> To err is human, but to really foul things up, you need a computer.
>
>
> "MadDog" wrote:
>
> > Under C:\Documents and Settings, there are two administrator accounts:
> > administrator and Administrator.DEFAULT. (along with the All Users and
> > normal user accounts)
> >
> > Is this normal for Windows XP ?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > MD
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?)

This is not unusual.
If windows loses access to your profile it creates a new one
As yours exists, it appends the computername to it.
If that already exists it appends .000, .001, .002............
eg
mark
mark.computername
mark.computername.000
mark.computername.001

Why? The profile was corrupted. Power Failure, abnormal shutdown..........

To determine what profiles are being used by your installation, check the
AllUserProfile and DefaultUserProfile values in the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

--
Regards
Mark Dormer
How to ask a newsgroup question:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375


"MadDog" <MadDog@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C7473A06-B563-4FBB-8964-D72B561514AB@microsoft.com...
> Under C:\Documents and Settings, there are two administrator accounts:
> administrator and Administrator.DEFAULT. (along with the All Users and
> normal user accounts)
>
> Is this normal for Windows XP ?
>
> TIA
>
> MD
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?)

Can also happen when an 'over the top' installation is done as opposed to a
repair installation.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Mark Dormer" <markd@mvpsx.org> wrote in message
news:uyFmAPwoFHA.3068@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> This is not unusual.
> If windows loses access to your profile it creates a new one
> As yours exists, it appends the computername to it.
> If that already exists it appends .000, .001, .002............
> eg
> mark
> mark.computername
> mark.computername.000
> mark.computername.001
>
> Why? The profile was corrupted. Power Failure, abnormal shutdown..........
>
> To determine what profiles are being used by your installation, check the
> AllUserProfile and DefaultUserProfile values in the following registry
> key:
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
> NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
>
> --
> Regards
> Mark Dormer
> How to ask a newsgroup question:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>
>
> "MadDog" <MadDog@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C7473A06-B563-4FBB-8964-D72B561514AB@microsoft.com...
>> Under C:\Documents and Settings, there are two administrator accounts:
>> administrator and Administrator.DEFAULT. (along with the All Users and
>> normal user accounts)
>>
>> Is this normal for Windows XP ?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> MD
>
>
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?)

Thanks for the info.

I did manage to delete the "administrator" account (which had almost nothing
in it), rename the "Administrator.DEFAULT" acct to "Administrator" by
deleting .DEFAULT off the registry key.

Thanks for all the help.

MD



"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:

> Can also happen when an 'over the top' installation is done as opposed to a
> repair installation.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Mark Dormer" <markd@mvpsx.org> wrote in message
> news:uyFmAPwoFHA.3068@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > This is not unusual.
> > If windows loses access to your profile it creates a new one
> > As yours exists, it appends the computername to it.
> > If that already exists it appends .000, .001, .002............
> > eg
> > mark
> > mark.computername
> > mark.computername.000
> > mark.computername.001
> >
> > Why? The profile was corrupted. Power Failure, abnormal shutdown..........
> >
> > To determine what profiles are being used by your installation, check the
> > AllUserProfile and DefaultUserProfile values in the following registry
> > key:
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
> > NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
> >
> > --
> > Regards
> > Mark Dormer
> > How to ask a newsgroup question:
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
> >
> >
> > "MadDog" <MadDog@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:C7473A06-B563-4FBB-8964-D72B561514AB@microsoft.com...
> >> Under C:\Documents and Settings, there are two administrator accounts:
> >> administrator and Administrator.DEFAULT. (along with the All Users and
> >> normal user accounts)
> >>
> >> Is this normal for Windows XP ?
> >>
> >> TIA
> >>
> >> MD
> >
> >
>
>
>
 
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