My User Accounts Wont Work On Windows XP. HELP!?

Question

Ok. i am the computer admin. and when i go to start,control panel,user accounts and double click it. the hour glass pops up but no new window showing all of the users pops up. And than i click start and double click my picture and nothing pops up once again. It is like i am locked out of my user accounts. Like i said I'm the admin. But I cant change anything. Plz Help.

Answer 1

Do you have a legal, activated copy of Windows XP? This behavior is usually associated with a copy of Windows that is either pirated or has been installed without being activated.