user account question after Windows XP Home reinstall repair

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Computer problem arose where computer would boot and after Windows logo
screen would restart/reboot. This was a non-stop loop... performed a Windows
XP repair and now when computer boots, I only show two limited user accounts
(our kids names) and not the account named "owner" which I regularly login
with and which has adminstrator rights/

Booting to safe mode shows accounts of Adminstrator and Owner but when
rebooting in normal mode, the Owner account I need does not show.

How to recover my Owner account and make it the default to login when
booting in regular mode?
 
Hi,

When you did the repair, did you add a new user name? Either way:

Manual:

Go to Start/Run/Regedit and then navigate to this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList

Add the username and set the value to 1 will cause that user, to show up on
the Welcome screen.

Automated:

Hide User or Add User to the Welcome Screen (Line 22)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

As for Auto-Logon:

1. Go to Start/Run and type in: control userpasswords2 and press ok.

2. On the Users tab, left click your user name then clear the Users Must
Enter A User Name And Password To Use This Computer check box and then click
OK.

3. In the Automatically Log On dialog box that appears, type the "user name
and password" for the account you want to be logged on each time you start
your computer.

Added note: (Alex MVP)

If you want to logon to one of the other users, hold down shift as the
system boots up.

Tip:

Add Control UserPasswords2 to the Control Panel (Line 1)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

--
In memory of our dear friend, MVP Alex Nichol: http://www.dts-l.org/

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
 
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