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How to access the true Administrator account in Windows Vista
Tuesday, July 25th, 2006
More recently, I’ve learned from Microsoft that there are two prescribed ways to access the 
Administrator account, both of which are detailed in this article.
Unlike previous versions of Windows, there are differences in Vista between accounts with "computer administrator" privileges and the Administrator account. For instance, the Administrator account does not have User Account Control enabled. There may also be differences in the ability to remove restrictive file operations and object permissions, but Microsoft is still working out those details and does not expect to reveal them until RC1 and beyond. Finally, by default, the Administrator account is present, but it’s hidden and disabled on all clean installs of the operating system.
It’s even possible to create an "administrator" account, with a lowercase "A." But that won’t be the full-fledged Administrator account, it’s just another account with computer administrator privileges. How to access the true Administrator account in Windows Vista
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