Re: User name and password at startup

From: Herb Martin (news_at_LearnQuick.com)
Date: 08/30/03 

Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 11:56:02 -0500

Registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
        Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Clear the default password (on the right) and optionally
the user name. 

--
Herb Martin
"LarryM" <lmckenny@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:07b601c36f04$ae1cef30$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> When I boot up win2000, I had the system remember my
> username and password, so that I could go right up into
> windows without requiring me to type it. I want to change
> this now so that I am prompted for the user name and
> password when the computer starts up.
>
> How do I do this?

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