How can i do it??

[Tech Geek]

i want to create a limited account user in my PC.(over)
now
during the startup i want only the administrators account to be shown and the limited account icon should apper if i press a specific button
Is it possible???

[Vishal Gupta]

To remove/hide other accounts from Login screen, goto:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList

and in right-side pane, delete the desired account names or just change their values to 0
Now if u want to login with that account, then simply press <ctrl>+<alt>+<del> and enter the username and password.

[Tech Geek]

thanks Vishal Gupta
you rock

one more question
i want to make the computer to login into administrator account as soon as i switch on the PC
afterwards i should be able to switch to another account

[Vishal Gupta]

I didnt get it! Can u be more clear pls?

[Pathik]

he wants to autologin in his admin account.

[Tech Geek]

When i switch on the PC i want the administrators account to open.
afterwards i should be able to switch to another user

[::cyborg::]

delete ur existing account and the guest a/c also then the remaining one will be administrative

[sakumar79]

No need to delete accounts... Get TweakUI for XP from MS website and run it... Under Logon, you have submenu Autologon. Go there, fill details and thats it...

Arun

[Tech Geek]

Originally Posted by ::cyborg::

delete ur existing account and the guest a/c also then the remaining one will be administrative

you got it wrong
i want to have the administrator as well as limited accounts in my PC

[Siddharth Maheshwari]

there is a registry hack for the controlling autologon
i think it should work
goto HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

modify the AutoAdminLogon to 0 or 1 accordingly

[Vishal Gupta]

Goto:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

in right-side pane, create following keys:

DefaultUserName : String - Value : put_Administrator_account_name_here
DefaultPassword : String - Value : put_Administrator_account_password_here
DefaultDomainName : String - Value : put_domain_name_here
AutoAdminLogon : DWORD - Value : 1

[Tech Geek]

if the account has no password??
and what is the domain name??

[sakumar79]

^^@TechGeek, did you see my post just above your earlier post? Simpler method given using Tweak UI... You might have missed it because it was only 3 or 4 minutes before your post...

Arun

[Tech Geek]

You are right i missed it
Let me try it out

[Vishal Gupta]

@Tech Geek
Leave the DefaultPassword field blank, if u hv no password.
And u can get the DOMAIN from System Properties.
TweakUI uses the same trick.

[Tech Geek]

Thanks Vishal