Re: Go directly to limited login

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"Wayne" <Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> We are a public library, and we have a number of public-access
> computers.
> These computers have a limited login, which is used by our
> customers when
> they use these public-access computers. There is also an
> administrative
> login, which is used only by staff.
>
> Every morning the staff powers on the computers. There are
> quite a few
> computers to get up and going, as well as other things to do.
> We would like
> to arrange it so that after we press the power button, the PC
> goes directly
> into the limited login, without the staff having to come around
> again and
> click on something.
>
> In Control Panel I see the options where at login we can click
> a picture to
> chose which login to go into, or we can pull from a drop-down.
> I do not see
> where we have the option of going directly into the limited
> login.
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> Wayne

You might want to try the following:

Go to Start -> Run.
Enter the following into the Open box:

control userpasswords2

Click OK.
Uncheck "Users must enter a user name and password to use this
computer".
In the box that pops up, replace Administrator in the User Name
box with the user name of your limited account.
Enter your password twice.
Note: You can leave the password box blank if your account does
not have a password.
Click OK twice and reboot to see if you get the desired results.
Make sure that you're logged in with the limited account.

If, at some point in time, you need to start these machines and
logon with another account, you will need to hold down the shift
key while Windows is starting up. This will present you with
either the Welcome Screen or the Logon to Windows dialog box
depending on how your machines are configured. From there you can
logon to the account that has administrative privileges.
--
Nepatsfan


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