Guest D.Duck Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 When I start this particular WinXP Pro SP2 system I get a dialog box for logging on (User Name and Password) instead of the User Account Icons. There are two Users beside Guest and Administrator. How can I fix it so that the Icons appear instead of the dialog box. Thanks.
Guest Patti MacLeod Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 RE: WinXP Pro Logon Screen Hi D.Duck, If your PC has not been joined to a Domain, try this...... Open the User Accounts applet in Control Panel, click on the "Change the way users log on or off" link under "Pick a task...", click in the checkbox beside "Use the Welcome screen" to select it (and click in the checkbox beside "Use Fast User Switching" to select it if desired) then click on Apply Options button. Regards, -- Patti MacLeod Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User "D.Duck" wrote: > When I start this particular WinXP Pro SP2 system I get a dialog box for > logging on (User Name and Password) instead of the User Account Icons. > There are two Users beside Guest and Administrator. > > How can I fix it so that the Icons appear instead of the dialog box. > > Thanks. > > >
Guest D.Duck Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 Re: WinXP Pro Logon Screen Thanks for the input. No domain. I'll give your suggestion a try. "Patti MacLeod" <pam120@nospamshaw.ca> wrote in message news:849998E7-223D-4B09-BC57-57DB497F426D@microsoft.com... > Hi D.Duck, > > If your PC has not been joined to a Domain, try this...... > > Open the User Accounts applet in Control Panel, click on the "Change the > way > users log on or off" link under "Pick a task...", click in the checkbox > beside "Use the Welcome screen" to select it (and click in the checkbox > beside "Use Fast User Switching" to select it if desired) then click on > Apply > Options button. > > > > Regards, > > -- > Patti MacLeod > Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User > > > "D.Duck" wrote: > >> When I start this particular WinXP Pro SP2 system I get a dialog box for >> logging on (User Name and Password) instead of the User Account Icons. >> There are two Users beside Guest and Administrator. >> >> How can I fix it so that the Icons appear instead of the dialog box. >> >> Thanks. >> >> >>
Guest Patti MacLeod Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 Re: WinXP Pro Logon Screen You're welcome :-) Regards, -- Patti MacLeod Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User "D.Duck" wrote: > Thanks for the input. No domain. I'll give your suggestion a try.
Guest Rock Posted July 5, 2007 Posted July 5, 2007 Re: WinXP Pro Logon Screen "D.Duck" <Don@ld.duck> wrote > When I start this particular WinXP Pro SP2 system I get a dialog box for > logging on (User Name and Password) instead of the User Account Icons. > There are two Users beside Guest and Administrator. > > How can I fix it so that the Icons appear instead of the dialog box. Note, if by Administrator you mean you are using the built in Administrator account by that name, that's not good practice. If something damages that account you won't be able to login with an account that has admin privileges. So it's best to create another account with admin level privileges and name it something other than Administrator. When you do the built in Administrator account will be hidden from the Welcome Screen. To access it in XP Pro from the Welcome Screen do Ctrl-Alt-Del twice to get the classic login dialog box. Type in Administrator for the user name and it's password. For XP Home start in Safe Mode. Administrator will appear on the Welcome Screen. Once you have created a new admin level account login to it at least once. Then you can copy the data and settings from the Administrator account to the new account. See these links: HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/?id=279783 How to Copy a User Profile http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_logon.htm Are you talking about the built in "Guest" account? If so and you are not in a network setting, i.e. this is a stand alone machine, then don't use the Guest account. Disable it through the user account applet in the control panel. Create another limited account, name it something like Visitor, and use that account for casual users. -- Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
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