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user accounts in XP

confetti · 2006-10-03 12:16:40

hi, I set up a user account with a password and added another user on a pc with xp. but for some reason when the pc boots it doesnt ask for a login but goes straight into the personal settings of the original user, if that user logs out, it works fine the two users are there to pick from with passwords required but on a…

03-10-2006 1:16pm

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confetti

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hi, I set up a user account with a password and added another user on a pc with xp.

but for some reason when the pc boots it doesnt ask for a login but goes straight into the personal settings of the original user,

if that user logs out, it works fine the two users are there to pick from with passwords required but on a restart it always boots straight to the first users account...... is this strange or has anyone encountered this???

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#2 03-10-2006 1:30pm

MrJoeSoap

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Try this.

Control Panel -> User Accounts -> User Accounts -> Change the way users log on or off

Then make sure the "Use the welcome screen" option is checked.

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#3 03-10-2006 6:12pm

confetti

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yep tried that, it was already ticked, tried unticking and reticking, no change

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#4 03-10-2006 8:33pm

aidan_walsh

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Open regedit and go to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon key, and delete the value ForceAutoLogon if it exists.

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#5 04-10-2006 7:16pm

confetti

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thanks aidan !! (it was autoadminlogon)

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