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by embryw

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I am using a "Ghost" Image to set up the computers on a basic network. Using the "Welcome screen" to login. The Admin account shows on this screen. How do I hide the
Admin account without reinstalling Windows XP and creating a new inage.

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by wcp

In normal, the Administrator account does not appear on Welcome screen. Someone must have created such.
You need a registry editing to undo it.
1. Do a registry editor (regedit)
2. Go to Hkey_Local_Machine | Software | Microsoft | Windows NT | CurrentVersion | Winlogon | SpecialAccounts | UserLists
3. If there is a Administrator subkey, make sure the value is set as 0 (zero),
4. If there is no Administrator subkey, create one (Edit | New | Dword Value) and set the value as 0.

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