Weird Logon Problem...Not sure if it's LogonStudio's Problem???
Administrator logon
Monday, October 29, 2007 by AngelicMask | Discussion: LogonStudio
I'm using the default "Administrator" account, but it doesn't show up as a selection at all. This includes the default logon screen (the one that came with win xp). It shows other accounts, but no "Administrator." I don't remember if the problem existed b4 installing logonstudio...
anyways, im using logonstudio 1.0.64 i think, win xp prof.
??is this some administrator setting in the control panel or administrator tools??
anyways, im using logonstudio 1.0.64 i think, win xp prof.
??is this some administrator setting in the control panel or administrator tools??
HG_Eliminator
Reply #3 Monday, October 29, 2007 2:57 AM
Reply #3 Monday, October 29, 2007 2:57 AM
so.. how did you log in to the administrator account if it's not listed in the logon menu?
HG_Eliminator
Reply #5 Monday, October 29, 2007 3:03 AM
Reply #5 Monday, October 29, 2007 3:03 AM
ok in the "about" section in logon studio try the "restore default XP logon" button and appy .see if that works..
HG_Eliminator
Reply #6 Monday, October 29, 2007 3:05 AM
Reply #6 Monday, October 29, 2007 3:05 AM
you might uninstall and reinstall. could be an install bug if that dont work..
AngelicMask
Reply #7 Monday, October 29, 2007 3:08 AM
Reply #7 Monday, October 29, 2007 3:08 AM
includes the default logon screen (the one that came with win xp).
like i said, the admin acct doesnt show in teh the default logon either
like i said, the admin acct doesnt show in teh the default logon either
AngelicMask
Reply #8 Monday, October 29, 2007 3:09 AM
Reply #8 Monday, October 29, 2007 3:09 AM
do you know of a setting in control panel or admin tools?
HG_Eliminator
Reply #9 Monday, October 29, 2007 3:16 AM
Reply #9 Monday, October 29, 2007 3:16 AM
you might try uninstalling logonstudio and see if that makes a difference... I cant see any setting within XP or studio that hides an account...I remember seeing it some where in another XP Tweaking application once tho..
Bichur
Reply #11 Monday, October 29, 2007 6:38 PM
Reply #11 Monday, October 29, 2007 6:38 PM
default admin account never shows for me except when I go into safe mode.
If I remember what Yrag told me a loooonnnng time ago - it's part of the netframework - showed up when I reinstalled netframework 1 but disappeared with nfw 2
If I remember what Yrag told me a loooonnnng time ago - it's part of the netframework - showed up when I reinstalled netframework 1 but disappeared with nfw 2
MPD
Reply #12 Monday, October 29, 2007 8:35 PM
Reply #12 Monday, October 29, 2007 8:35 PM
Normally the Administrator account is hidden from view. According to Microsoft documentation, it appears on the Welcome screen only in the following situations:
--No other administrative user accounts exist
--You start your computer in Safe Mode
--The Adminstrator account is logged on and you're using Fast User Switching
--In Windows XP Professional, if the Welcome screen is enabled, you can log-on to the "hidden" Administrator account by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Delete twice.
Windows XP Home Edition users can't log on using the Administrator account except in Safe Mode under all circumstances.
In Windows XP Professional, you can get the "hidden" Admin account to appear all the time on the Welcome screen by doing the following:
1. Open up a command prompt.
2. Open Local Users and Groups by typing: lusrmgr.msc.
3. Double-click the Administrators group and remove all accounts exept the one titled "Administrator."
4. Open the Users or Power Users Group and then click Add to add each of the accounts you removed.
One other possibility comes to mind: The default administrator account may have been renamed to something other than "Administrator." This may be the case if under the Administrators Group there is a single account not named "Administrator" but still having full Administrator rights. Some single-users do this if they are the only user of the computer, and have only that one account on the computer, and that account has full administrative rights. In theory, this would make it harder for someone up to no good to find the Administrator account.
Hope this helps some.
--No other administrative user accounts exist
--You start your computer in Safe Mode
--The Adminstrator account is logged on and you're using Fast User Switching
--In Windows XP Professional, if the Welcome screen is enabled, you can log-on to the "hidden" Administrator account by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Delete twice.
Windows XP Home Edition users can't log on using the Administrator account except in Safe Mode under all circumstances.
In Windows XP Professional, you can get the "hidden" Admin account to appear all the time on the Welcome screen by doing the following:
1. Open up a command prompt.
2. Open Local Users and Groups by typing: lusrmgr.msc.
3. Double-click the Administrators group and remove all accounts exept the one titled "Administrator."
4. Open the Users or Power Users Group and then click Add to add each of the accounts you removed.
One other possibility comes to mind: The default administrator account may have been renamed to something other than "Administrator." This may be the case if under the Administrators Group there is a single account not named "Administrator" but still having full Administrator rights. Some single-users do this if they are the only user of the computer, and have only that one account on the computer, and that account has full administrative rights. In theory, this would make it harder for someone up to no good to find the Administrator account.
Hope this helps some.
AngelicMask
Reply #13 Tuesday, October 30, 2007 6:40 PM
Reply #13 Tuesday, October 30, 2007 6:40 PM
ok...thanks guys. i think i'll just use the double ctrl alt del when i start up. since im always on standby, the admin only disappears when i restart. it's not too much of a problem since i can still login after standby and such modes. 
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Reply #1 Monday, October 29, 2007 2:53 AM
Logon Studio wouldnt be the cause of this tho...