Machine boots into Administrator account regardless of sec..

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Cancel Automatic logon in Windows XP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/noautologon.htm

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HTH
Meena
"scruffydawg" <scruffydawg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I just installed Windows XP with SP2 on a laptop and created a limited
> account (password protected) along with password protecting the
Administrator
> account. I want to use Secure Logon, so I went into Control Panel
(Classic
> View) | User Accounts and clicked on "Change the way users log on or off"
and
> unchecked "Use the Welcome Screen." However, whenever I boot, instead of
> getting the Windows logon prompt, I boot directly into Administrator
(without
> a password challenge). Not good.
>
> I also run another XP machine with SP2, a desktop, and noticed that when I
> go into Control Panel (Classic View) | User Accounts, that machine shows 2
> tabs: Users and Advanced with a "Secure Logon" checkbox at the bottom.
The
> screen I get on the laptop (my new installation), has the new XP look and
> feel. I like the Classic: how do I change from new to Classic?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> John