Re: Disable built-in administrator auto log-in

From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNOSPAM_at_asu.edu)
Date: 05/09/03


Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 23:09:56 -0700


At a command prompt enter
control userpasswords2
and at the top check the box to require users
to enter uid and pwd to login

-- 
Roger 
"Fong Lor" <flor26@attbi.com> wrote in message news:07d901c315db$486e86d0$3401280a@phx.gbl...
> My windows xp pro is set to auto log-in with the built-in 
> administrator account.  How can I change it so the system 
> is not automatically logged into the built-in 
> administrator account?  Thanks.


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