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</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (Phogphire @ Aug 12 2003, 01:58 PM)
This should help then you should be able to do the control users passswords2.
Error Message: Unable to Log You on Because of an Account Restriction
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
This article was previously published under Q290109
SYMPTOMS
When you install Windows XP Home Edition, you are prompted to enter a password for the Administrator account. After the installation has completed, you can only use the Administrator account in Safe mode. When you use the Administrator account to log on to the computer in Normal mode, you may receive the following error message:
Unable to Log You on because of an Account Restriction
CAUSE
This issue occurs because the Administrator account has been set aside so that it can be used in Safe mode when the Owner account is not available.
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
MORE INFORMATION
The Administrator account is not displayed in User Accounts unless the computer is in Safe mode. To change the password for the Administrator account:
Click Start, click Turn Off Computer, and then click Restart.
After the computer completes the Power On Self Test (POST), press F8, and then click Safe mode.
NOTE: If you have difficulty getting to the Safe mode menu command, press F8 repeatedly after you turn on the computer.
Log on as an Administrator, or with another account that has Administrator permissions.
Click Start, click Settings, click Control Panel, and then click User Accounts.
Click the Administrator icon.
Click Create a Password or Change my password.
Type a password for the account, and then retype the password to confirm it.
Type a hint to help you remember the password in the event that you forget it.
Click Create Password or Change Password.
For additional information about how to create and configure user accounts in Windows XP, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
279783 HOW TO: Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
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Thanks for all this help/advice but i'm still a litle unclear.
When I bought this machine it had XP Home pre-installed. When I started the machine up it just booted straight into the desktop. This is how I continued to use the machine. I have not used or created a password previously.
It was not until I did my last Windows update that I now have this screen that asks me to click my name to allow the machine to boot to the desktop so I not sure why or how my settings have been changed as i didn't do this.
Would the easiest way out of this be to do a system restore to before I did my last Windows update?
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