Windows XP Tips & Tricks

I notice a lot of people has been asking me this so i decided to post it here

PROBLEM
The administrator account went missing from the logon page in WINDOWS XP(Home & Pro) after you create another administrator account with another name

RESOLUTION

• To Make the Administrator Account Always Visible on the Login Screen
  [Start] [Run] [Regedit]
  Registry Key: HKEY_LOCALMACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList
  Modify/Create the Value Data Type(s) and Value Name(s) as detailed below.
  Data Type: DWORD// Value Name: Administrator
  Setting for Value Data: [0 = Disabled / 1 = Enabled]
  Exit Registry and Reboot
  

Editing the system registry may cause your system to becomes unusable,so please proceed with care.