Re: Logging in as Administrator automatically

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 12/06/03 

Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2003 10:26:39 -0500

Click Start, Run and enter CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2 Check the box for Users
must enter a username and password. 

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"Edward J. Skirvin" <newtec@prodigy.net> wrote in message
news:057401c3bbe5$016be920$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> After installing Windows XP Pro from the OEM restore disc
> provided by Alienware, my computer now logs in
> automatically as administrator without prompting for a
> password, even when a password is enabled. I made a new
> Admin account, Edward Skirvin and set a password for it.
> After rebooting, it still automatically logs in without
> prompting for a password to the Administrator account and
> loads those settings. All very frustrating. I currently
> have the administrator account disabled but am still
> faced with the message that the account is disabled when
> I boot up. Any ideas?

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