don't display ANY username

Good question!

Happens to me to!

I was planning to hose the system and install from scratch!

Go to control panel and try changing the password,and see if this works.
If you are familiar with the CMOS panel it may be an option in there that will change the password to enable.

There is a registry key that determines which user is displayed in the Login screen. I don't happen to know where it is, though, so try www.microsoft.com/technet.

Also, make sure the user profiles are enabled. That is handled in the USER section of the Control Panel.

Hope this helps!

Brian Lusk
brianlusk@netzero.net

First I might ask are you signing onto a network? Or is this just a stand alone machine? First you might consider deleting the pwl files and also removing the users from the machine. But if you want to be able to log on each time the machine boots, but dislike the annoying default username in the the logon box the location for clearing that box is found at the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> Software -> Microsoft -> Windows -> Current Version -> WinLogin

Once there add thekey.
ValueName: DontDisplayLastUserName
DataType: REG_DWORD
VALUE: 1

Hope this helps.
Smurfman

The best solution to these problems is to use xteq utilities. They will enable you to retain any login name or password, autolog you in and even remove the nagging "Logoff " from the Start menu, without having to edit the registry yourself (itdoes it for you).

You can find this utility (it's free BTW) here:

http://www.xteq.com/

There are also heaps of additional plug-ins you can add to totally personalise your system.

clover

What are the profile settings under Control Panel, Passwords, User Profiles? Do you have it set to allow users to customize their settings?

Erase or rename the default.reg file in your windows folder. You can also try using TWEAKUI (Microsoft Powertoys) to login in as a certain user.

Regards

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