Can't access Administrator account on Windows XP after adding local user account

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Published on 2010-06-18T00:37:19Z Indexed on 2010/06/18 0:43 UTC
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I have an installation of windows XP, and it's not part of a domain. Previously, it just had only the administrator account, and upon creating a different user account, all access was lost to the administrator account. When the machine starts up, only the new local account is offered for login, which seemed strange.

I've checked that the administrator account was not disabled, nor are any rights missing from the local security policy. Furthermore, the administrator account is accessible via remote desktop, where an opportunity is given to type the desired account. REALLY strange.

Upon deletion of the new local user account, the administrator account appeared again. Can anyone tell me what's going on?

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