Account does not show up on login screen

[Guest]

I am the sole user of my computer (running Windows XP Pro ver 5.1). A family
member tried to access it by guessing the password (three times or more I
suppose) which resulted in a prompt saying I had been locked out. Said
family member then turned computer off then on again, somehow letting him in
on the administrator account without putting in any kind of password
(apparently I am not on the administrator account, which may be because I got
the computer through my University with certain presets to allow it to best
work on the campus network).

My dilemma now is that all my settings and some documents are in MY account,
which incidentally I can still see via Documents and Settings. How do I
first, unlock the account and put it back on the login screen, and second,
make sure this cannot happen again if someone tries to guess the password.

Thanks

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I am the sole user of my computer (running Windows XP Pro ver 5.1).
A family member tried to access it by guessing the password (three
times or more I suppose) which resulted in a prompt saying I had been
locked out. Said family member then turned computer off then on
again, somehow letting him in on the administrator account without
putting in any kind of password (apparently I am not on the
administrator account, which may be because I got the computer
through my University with certain presets to allow it to best work
on the campus network).

My dilemma now is that all my settings and some documents are in MY
account, which incidentally I can still see via Documents and
Settings. How do I first, unlock the account and put it back on the
login screen, and second, make sure this cannot happen again if
someone tries to guess the password.

Change the password using the Administrator account you can logon with. You
can change other passwords with an Administrative account. Then log on as
you again. Create another "Limited User" account and make sure it is easy
to get on (maybe no password) for others to use if you are going to allow
them to use your computer. Make your files/folders "Private".