password protection

[steve]

I do not want just anyone to be able to get on my
computer. You used to have to enter the password to get
in but do not have to anymore. There is only one account
on it and it is password protected, but when the machine
starts up, it goes straight to the desktop without asking
for the password

[Ramesh [MS-MVP]]

Hi Steve,

You need to disable the AutoLogon:

Click Start | Run | type:
"rundll32 netplwiz.dll, ClearAutoLogon" and press Enter.
Restart Windows

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"steve" > wrote in message
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I do not want just anyone to be able to get on my
computer. You used to have to enter the password to get
in but do not have to anymore. There is only one account
on it and it is password protected, but when the machine
starts up, it goes straight to the desktop without asking
for the password

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

To accomplish this without rebooting, click Start, Run and enter CONTROL
USERPASSWORDS2 Check Users must enter a username and
password..............

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"steve" > wrote in message
...
> I do not want just anyone to be able to get on my
> computer. You used to have to enter the password to get
> in but do not have to anymore. There is only one account
> on it and it is password protected, but when the machine
> starts up, it goes straight to the desktop without asking
> for the password