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Changing automatic logon name
Name: nineelevener Date: August 22, 2006 at 14:39:01 Pacific OS: Windows 2000 CPU/Ram: Intel/256K Product: IBM NetVista
Comment:
I've developed a problem recently--something I inadvertently caused no doubt--that occurs during start-up. Instead of going to my account, Windows always logs on as "Guest". I then have to go in and log off "Guest" and then type in my name for the login box that then appears. How, please, do I restore the original configuration that will just log me own as the owner of this machine whenever I boot up?
Name: philwg Date: August 22, 2006 at 20:06:37 Pacific
Reply:
Goto Control Panel --> Users and Passwords
On the Users Tab - tick the Users Must enter a user name and password.... box.
If you leave it like that you'll have to type your user/pass each time to log on. Or you can un-tick it again and hit apply, it'll ask for the user name and password of the account you want to automatically log on with.
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Response Number 2
Name: nineelevener Date: August 23, 2006 at 03:17:32 Pacific
Reply:
Thank you! That worked just fine. Everything is back to normal now. Thanks again.
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