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Create a local user on Windows XP using PowerShell and add the user to the local Administrators group.
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Create-Local-Admin-User.ps1
$computer = [ADSI]"WinNT://ie6winxp"
$u = $computer.Create("User", "test")
$u.SetPassword("test")
$u.put("description", "Test user")
$u.SetInfo()
$group = [ADSI]"WinNT://ie6winxp/Administrators,group"
$group.add("WinNT://ie6winxp/test")
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