Windows Forum

Ask something
Discussion Locked

Welcome Screen in Win XP Pro

0 helpful
4 replies

by rcolev

Closed to new repliesThis discussion is closed. It stays readable, but it takes no new replies.
How do I get ALL accounts (Users and Administrators) to appear on the Welcome Screen in XP Pro? I made a second Admin account in case I screw up the original. But now the original Admin account does not appear on the Welcome Screen. I'm not too fondof the classic logon screen so I don't want to go back to that unless I really have to. Thanks in advance.

4 replies

by wcp

This requires registry editing (regedit).
Since editing the registry is risky, be sure you have a verified backup before saving any changes.

Start | Run and type REGEDIT

Go to

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

On the right pane, there should be the Administrator (Value Name) with 0 (Value Data). Change it to 1.
If there is no Administrator, create one by right clicking on any empty space on the right pane.
Choose DWORD Value and type Administrator and set it to 1.

by rcolev

Thanks for the info.
That registry value had been set by X-Setup when I returned to the Welcome Screen longon. I'm looking for both Admin accounts to show up on the Welcome Screen. At this point only the latest created dummy account name appears along with my user account.

by joseph moore

My preference in XPPro is to disable the "Fast User Switching" mode. I hated it!
I prefer the "classic" method of powering on XP, and getting the login/password window.
So, go into User Accounts in the Control Panel.
Click "Change the way users log on or off" and unselect the "use the welcome screen" and "use fast user switching".
There, now you have the old-fashioned login/password box we all love!

by rcolev

My economy of typing motion is what I'm interested in. I tried the "classic" logon awhile ago, and it's just not for me, a single user at home. I like the XP Welcome Screen logon, and that is what I want to use.

This discussion is closed to new replies.