xp not automatically asking for password on initial boot

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Larry Snyder

when my machine boots with XP prof the machine logs into the 1st account
(admin) automatically. if i log out it will prompt for password - but how
do i set it to not automatically login after rebooting?

larry
 
Goto Start, Run and type "control userpasswords2"
Then under the users tab, uncheck Users must enter a username/pass to use
this computer"
Then press ok and Enter your username/password

Or

Alternatively, you can use TweakUI for Windows XP to do this.
See the Logon/Auto-Logon Section
 
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