How to Enable and Activate Administrator Account in Vista and then Unhide or Show in Welcome Screen

Windows Vista has built-in administrator account that is disabled and hidden by default, just like Windows XP how to show administrator account in XP. But unlike XP where any normal user account designated as Administrators group will have the same privileges as administrator account, in Windows Vista the administrator account is true super user account (equivalent to root in Unix/Linux). One advantage or benefit for using administrator account to login to Vista is admin is not subjected to UAC (User Access Control) restriction.To activate the administrator account in Vista, follow these guide’s instructions: 1. Logon to Windows Vista with normal user account username and password (must belongs to Administrators group).2. Click on Vista Start...

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Unhide the Administrator Account in Windows XP

In every installation of Windows XP there is a built-in and default administrator user account named Administrator, which is equivalent to super user or root in Unix system. However, if you have set up another user account in Windows XP, the Administrator account will be hidden, cloaked and invisible in User Accounts or Computer Management.To see the Administrator account, you have to boot the Windows in Safe Mode. However, you can modify the Windows registry so that the Administrator account will be shown at Windows XP Welcome screen for you to select, in the Control Panel's User Accounts and in the local user lists in Computer Management.1. Launch Registry Editor.2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList...

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