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From: Nicoliani on 1 Jan 2010 10:22
It just stopped some days ago, before that, when starting the computer for XP
SP3, I was always taken to the start password page to enter my account, or to
choose the guest account.
Now it directly logs in to my account.

I have checked my useraccount settings, and all are set as usual, and set to
log in with a password.
I can temp log off and get into the guest account, while my account is still
active, and log off the guest and come to the start screen where I have to
enter my password, or when the screensaver activates and upon return I need
to enter my password.

I don't know if this started with the latest update of service packs for
XP3, I did some days ago.
From: Shenan Stanley on 1 Jan 2010 12:16
Nicoliani wrote:
> It just stopped some days ago, before that, when starting the
> computer for XP SP3, I was always taken to the start password page
> to enter my account, or to choose the guest account.
> Now it directly logs in to my account.
>
> I have checked my useraccount settings, and all are set as usual,
> and set to log in with a password.
> I can temp log off and get into the guest account, while my account
> is still active, and log off the guest and come to the start screen
> where I have to enter my password, or when the screensaver
> activates and upon return I need to enter my password.
>
> I don't know if this started with the latest update of service
> packs for XP3, I did some days ago.

Usually people have the opposite complaint - as it takes effort in most
cases to get Windows XP to automatically logon (other than being the *only*
user account without any other modification and no password) and none to
keep it where you have to enter a password.

First - ensure your account actually has a password. Change it - do not
check to see if it is still there - but change it to something new.

Second - ensure "Users must enter a user name and password to use this
computer" is checked when you do the following:

Start button --> RUN --> type in:
control userpasswords2
--> Click OK.

Under the "Users" tab - first (only?) checkbox - ensure it is checked. OK
your way out.

Get TweakUI and ensure that there is no automatic logon setup...

http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/c/a/fca6767b-9ed9-45a6-b352-839afb2a2679/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe

Download, save and install it. Run it and review method 2:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm
Ensure that the picture it has *does not match* what you have. You want the
box unchecked. OK your way out.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html


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