XP Pro/Vista Log in

[munruss]

Running XP Pro and Vista Ultimate on virtual machines, not part of a domain. When I boot both O/Ss, I get an error that states:

The system could not log you on. Make sure your user name and domain are correct, then type your password again. Letters in passwords must be typed using the correct case.

I never joined these O/Ss to a domain and they default to the Administrator account. When I log in under a different account, I do not see the Administrator account under User Accounts.

Any thoughts on how to get around this?

 

[mechBgon]

The system's own Administrator account is not normally used on Vista or WinXP, and isn't normally visible unless you're running in Safe Mode. That part's a feature, not a bug

I suggest starting them in Safe Mode, logging into the native Administrator account, creating a new Admin-level user account for yourself to use, then restarting. Any good?