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Red · 04-01-2004, 05:24 PM

I am running XP Pro Version 2002 with SP1.

My machine has two accounts, "Red" (Admin) and a User account for my girlfriend so she cannot screw anything up.

Every once in a while, my admin account "Red" will get locked out. It's not because of incorrect logins or anything - I am certain of that.

Once I reboot, instead of my admin account, the default "Administrator" account shows up on the logon screen. I have to log in and do a system restore to get my "Red" account back.

Does anyone have any ideas what could be causing this or what I should check?

I keep my system updates current and this just seems to happen at random times - no new software/hardware installations.

It's a minor inconvenience, but it's irritating.

04-01-2004, 05:24 PM	#1
Red Member (6 bit) Join Date: Nov 1999 Posts: 54	Account lockout I am running XP Pro Version 2002 with SP1. My machine has two accounts, "Red" (Admin) and a User account for my girlfriend so she cannot screw anything up. Every once in a while, my admin account "Red" will get locked out. It's not because of incorrect logins or anything - I am certain of that. Once I reboot, instead of my admin account, the default "Administrator" account shows up on the logon screen. I have to log in and do a system restore to get my "Red" account back. Does anyone have any ideas what could be causing this or what I should check? I keep my system updates current and this just seems to happen at random times - no new software/hardware installations. It's a minor inconvenience, but it's irritating.