Brad said:
I just finished a fresh install of XPpro Sp3, added a second administrator
account but every time I reboot or start the Pc cold it auto logs on with
the "default" administrator logon ID and Pw.
Even if I log off the administrator account and log back on with my second
ID with admin priviledges and reboot from there, it still boots back into
the default "administrator" account.
The strange part is I have a Pw setup for the default admin but not the
secondary one (at this point) and it still logs onto that default account.
How do I stop this from happening.
Brad
First off, I'm guessing that you'd prefer that the computer automatically
logs on the admin account you created rather than stop at the Welcome
screen. To accomplish that goal, try the following.
Go to Start -> Run and enter control userpasswords2 in the Open box. Click
OK.
Put a check mark in the box next to "Users must enter a user name and
password to use this computer".
In the Users for this computer box, click on the name of your account so
it's highlighted.
Now go back and remove the check mark that you entered earlier.
Click OK.
In the Automatically Log On box, make sure your user account is listed.
Enter the password for this account twice.
Click OK twice.
Restart the computer and see if your account is logged on instead of the
Administrator account.
Another option is to use TweakUI, a free program available from Microsoft.
TweakUI is
available here.
Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
Direct Download of TweakUI
http://download.microsoft.com/downl...a6-b352-839afb2a2679/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe
Once the program is installed, go to Start -> All Programs ->
Powertoys for Windows XP -> TweakUI.
Click the + sign next to Logon in the left hand column.
Click on Autologon.
In the right hand pane, put a check mark in the box next to
"Logon automatically at system startup".
Enter the name of your user account in the User Name box.
Hit the Set Password button and enter your password twice.
Note: You should skip this step if your account has a blank
password.
Click OK to close TweakUI.
Restart your computer to see if you get the desired results.
Good luck
Nepatsfan
