I have installed XP as an upgrade from W2K to my wife's computer, and
I recall that in the W2K installation the auto-logon feature was
enabled.
Now I am trying to disable this feature, so far without success. I
have even used TweakUI and still the auto-login feature runs every
time I reboot. I looked under the Group Policy editor, following my
Administrator's Pocket Consultant for clues, and there is no effect.
AAARRRGGGHH!!!! Could somebody please suggest something?
Paul King
A lot depends on how autologon was setup in the first place. You've tried
the TweakUI route without success. Here's some other methods to try:
Method 1: If your wife's account is the only account in the administrator
group and does not have a password assigned, booting right to the desktop
is normal behavior. Add another user account to stop at the Welcome/logon
screen.
Caution: If wife's account is the *only* administrator account on the
system, her account may disappear from the welcome screen when a new one is
added. XP always keeps one in reserve, usually the builtin account named
"Administrator" but if that account is not present or was renamed, you may
have an account seemingly disappear. Don't panic, it's still there and
available.
Method 2:
Start> Run> control userpasswords2
On the screen that appears, is a box next to the text "user must enter user
name and password to use this computer." Unchecking the box should restore
a normal logon once again.
Caution: Make sure you have the password for wife's account before making
this change. If not sure what it is, use the "Reset Password" button on the
control userpasswords2 screen before clicking OK and dismissing the screen.
NOTE: If autologon is configured with this tool, a stop at the Welcome
Screen can be forced by holding the Shift key during startup. This is
useful if one person is the primary user on a system (and likes using
autologon) but other users will occasionally need to log on with their own
accounts.
