Remote Desktop Connection security

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John Davidson

I'm using the Remote Desktop Connection to log into a remote Windows
XP Pro PC. When I go to remotely log into that PC, the login window
comes up showing the last username that was entered, meaning I only
have to enter the password.
Is there any way to make it so a remote user has to enter *both* the
password *and* the user name every time? It seems to me this would be
far more secure, since guessing both would be harder than just
guessing the password.

thanks in advance

john
 
Yes:
Research the "clear last user name" policy. It will remove the previous
username from the login dialog.
Edit the registry as follows:
Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Name: DontDisplayLastUserName
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1
You will need to add this DWORD value.

Good luck.

Joe
 
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