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How do I create a limited user without creating an admin user first?

I have a fresh Windows XP SP2 load, which was performed via an unattended installation. I have an Administrator account which is fine, and I have installed all apps, printers, etc.

I wanted to copy the administrator to the default profile, and then create the user account which would become the only account showing on the welcome page, and the administrator account would be accessible through ctrl-alt-del ctrl-alt-del (which brings up the alternate authentication dialogue box).

However, when I try to copy the administrator profile it won't let me - grayed out. When I try to create a User (Limited) Account, it will not let me make the new account anything other than administrator, and I can't change the account type afterwards. So, I created another administrator account, and after that I can then create a limited user account (but haven't yet). This would leave me with three accounts, and of course the original ADMINISTRATOR would (I think) be hidden on the welcome page, so only two would show.

Can anyone clarify this for me?

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venom96737

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Ok, so if I understand this correctly, in order to get one admin account and one user account that are share the same settings, I have to copy the original ADMINISTRATOR account to the default user profile, then create another admin account which will NOT inherit my settings because I haven't copied them yet and then log in as this new admin account and copy the administrator to default user and then create another administrator account so that I can delete the admin that did not inherit the administrator settings and then I will have two accounts which are both administrator accounts but one of which can't be used and then and only then I can create a USER limited account which will inherit the default user settings that I copied from the original but now unusable administrator account and I will end up with three accounts that look and feel the same but one of which can't be used and another of which can't be deleted unless I create a third admin account to be the new admin account placeholder so I can delete the previous (second) admin account or I could have made the user account an admin account and then changed it to guest but only if I had not deleted the second useable administrator account. Is that correct?

....long pause....

Is it permissible to ask why Microsoft products suck so bad but still make so much money?

venom96737

You cant copy the original administrator to the default acount it wont work you have to first create your new admin account and then you can do the rest.

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