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You're welcome. And just a side note, running the built in Administrator account is a security risk, as that particular username is well known. Should someone manage to hack into your computer, it makes it easier for them to do damage. Using a strong password (mixture of letters, numbers, special characters and upper/lower case) makes it much harder for anyone to hack that account. Make sure its one you can remember, and see Help and Support for information on creating a password reset disk.
As with the Administrator account, any administrator level user account with a blank password is just at much at risk.
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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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"Craig" <machocraig@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%23mA5wE9uFHA.908@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Dear Doug,
>
> Thank you so much.
>
> Regards,
>
> Craig
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> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:%23FQnzw8uFHA.1560@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> The Administrator account is another user account, and is
> customized/customizable just like any other account. Your account is an
> Administrator level account. It has the same access and privileges as the
> Administrator account, but is separate.
>
> --
> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
> Display\Security
> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>
http://www.dougknox.com
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> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
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> "Craig" <machocraig@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eu$bkJ8uFHA.3764@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Thank you Doug.
>> Your instruction worked flawlessly.
>> But here is a related question. When I selected Administrator (with its
>> pw), it opened up a new windows. Why is that?
>> I am the single user of the computer and administrator.
>>
>> When I logged in my name (with blank pw), it worked.
>> Thanks again.
>>
>> Craig
>>
>>
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>> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:OgproR7uFHA.2212@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Follow the same procedure, but
>>
>> 1) Start, Run and enter CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2
>> 2) Check the box, Users must enter a username...........
>> 3) Highlight the user you want automatically logged on.
>> 4) Uncheck the box, Users must.............
>> 5) Click Apply
>> 6) In the next dialog, enter the password for the account you chose in
>> step
>> 3
>> 7) OK your way out.
>>
>> Often the account that is selected/highlighted when you first run
>> USERPASSWORDS2 is the Administrator account. If it has a blank password,
>> that is the account you'll be logged into.
>>
>> --
>> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
>> Display\Security
>> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>>
http://www.dougknox.com
>> --------------------------------
>> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>>
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>> --------------------------------
>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>>
>> "Craig" <machocraig@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23xnDWN7uFHA.2880@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>I followed the following, well-known procedure for bypassing the welcome
>>> screen:
>>>
>>>>Type in "control userpasswords2" (without quotes). You'll get a dialog.
>>>>Look at the first checkbox, at the top.
>>>>Uncheck "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer".
>>>>Click OK.
>>>
>>> When followed the above procedure, I could indeed bypass the welcome
>>> screen.
>>> But a brand new Windows screen appeared. Something is missing here.
>>> Could
>>> someone advise me how to bring the windows which I have been using it?
>>> OS
>>> is WinXP-Pro/SP2. TIA. Craig
>>>
>>>
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