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Old February 28th 05, 08:53 AM
Blair
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Default XP startup

I currently have my computer setup to automatically logon to the
administrator account at startup. Unfortunately I don't remember how I did
this or how to undo this. I'd like to make it so that whenever the
computer's started up, it prompts for a password before loading my personal
settings or another user account. I have XP Home. Any help would be
appreciated.


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Old February 28th 05, 09:16 AM
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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Default XP startup

Blair;
Start/Run
Type "control userpasswords2" ENTER
Check "Users must enter..."
Click OK and follow prompts.

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"Blair" wrote in message
...
I currently have my computer setup to automatically logon to the
administrator account at startup. Unfortunately I don't remember how I
did
this or how to undo this. I'd like to make it so that whenever the
computer's started up, it prompts for a password before loading my
personal
settings or another user account. I have XP Home. Any help would be
appreciated.



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Old February 28th 05, 11:44 AM
Gordon
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Blair wrote:
|| I currently have my computer setup to automatically logon to the
|| administrator account at startup.

It's not recommended practice to use the built-in administrator account for
day to day use. If this account gets corrupted, the ONLY way to access your
machine is through a repair install of XP. Create a user account, give it
Admin rights and use that for day to day use. Save the built-in
administrator account for emergencies, of which there may be some!

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Old February 28th 05, 02:39 PM
Blair
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Thanks very much,

Blair


 




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