[TimSolo]

Hello,

This is probably a very simple problem to fix, but it's annoying all the same. I've just bought a new Hard drive and I've reinstalled windows - whenever it loads it automatically loads the administrator account, simply called "Administrator" rather than my "Tim" account. Last time I formatted my PC it did this on the first load until I had created another account, but it hasn't stopped and it's very tedious logging out every time I turn on my PC.

Any suggestions?

Cheers,
Tim

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When you boot your computer, it directly goes to Admin account without giving you a list of users?

[emery]

When you boot your computer, it directly goes to Admin account without giving you a list of users?

[TimSolo]

yup, there's no welcome screen. it just goes straight to the "loading your preferences" screen. I tried passwording my other account to see if this would prompt it to go the welcome screen but it didn't work

[emery]

Go to control panel>user accounts. click ''change the way users log on and off'' (don't know if it's called exactly that). Then check the box which says: use the welcome screen.

[TimSolo]

it was already checked - and ive tried that before - i think there's a way to solve it in safe mode, i'll have a go - thanks for your help

[emery]

After doing your safe mode thing, please tell us what you did and if it worked or not. We'd like to know.

Edited by emery, 26 May 2006 - 02:19 PM.

[TimSolo]

Hi, I remembered how to do it!
You don't need to be in safe mode

First you go to "run" and type in "control userpasswords2"

Then you check the box marked "Users must enter a username and password to use this computer"

Then just click apply and it should work when you restart.

Boom.

[emery]

thanks for posting back.

good for you for solving the problem yourself.