A naive question .... When I first got my computer, I set myself up as the
administrator, then set up separate accounts for me, my wife and a guest
account for visitors. Every time I would booted up, I used to get a welcome
screen, with three/four little icons, where the user would select his or her
account, sign on, and carry on. Well, it turned out that I was the only one
using the computer so somewhere along the way, I must have made a change
somewhere; because now, when I boot up, I'm signed ON automatically, don't
even have to enter a password ...

How do I get back the way it was?

"Uncle Ben" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>A naive question .... When I first got my computer, I set myself up as the
>administrator, then set up separate accounts for me, my wife and a guest
>account for visitors. Every time I would booted up, I used to get a welcome
>screen, with three/four little icons, where the user would select his or her
>account, sign on, and carry on. Well, it turned out that I was the only one
>using the computer so somewhere along the way, I must have made a change
>somewhere; because now, when I boot up, I'm signed ON automatically, don't even
>have to enter a password ...
>
> How do I get back the way it was?
>
>

Go to Start -> Run and enter the following command in the Open box.

control userpasswords2

This should launch the alternative User Accounts applet.
On the Users page, put a check mark in the box next to "Users must enter a user
name and password to use this computer".
Click OK.
Restart your computer to see if you get the desired results.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

"Nepatsfan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Go to Start -> Run and enter the following command in the Open box.
>
> control userpasswords2
>
> This should launch the alternative User Accounts applet.
> On the Users page, put a check mark in the box next to "Users must enter a
> user name and password to use this computer".
> Click OK.
> Restart your computer to see if you get the desired results.
>
> Good luck
>
> Nepatsfan


Yes, it worked, plus I had Classic Log On turned ON, so that didn't help.
Thanks a million!

"Uncle Ben" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Nepatsfan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Go to Start -> Run and enter the following command in the Open box.
>>
>> control userpasswords2
>>
>> This should launch the alternative User Accounts applet.
>> On the Users page, put a check mark in the box next to "Users must enter a
>> user name and password to use this computer".
>> Click OK.
>> Restart your computer to see if you get the desired results.
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Nepatsfan
>
>
> Yes, it worked, plus I had Classic Log On turned ON, so that didn't help.
> Thanks a million!
>

You're welcome.

Nepatsfan