User accounts

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anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 03/28/04


Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 12:36:24 -0800


>-----Original Message-----
>Ok, Got to start> control panel> user accounts> Change
>the way user log on and off> and unclick box that
>says "Use the welcome screen". And you should be all set.
>And about your user level create a new user. Make it
>admin. Goto start> control panel> user accounts> click
>pick an acount to change- pick your account and set
>yourself as admin. Log off and sing in as yourself then
>click start> control panel> user accounts> cpick an
>account to change and delete the one you had used to
>change your first one.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Ok. I dont know how this happened but everytime I start
>>windows the welcome screen comes on and asks me to
>select
>>the user name. I never set it to do that and I am the
>>only administrator. I want to delete that but i cant.
>and
>>i cant get into safemode. I also made my account have
>>limited access instead of comp administrator. I want to
>>set myself as the administrator and not have a welcome
>>screen come on. What do i do.
>>.
>>
>.
>The only options that i get under user accounts is
Create a password
change my picture
setup my account to use .net passport



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