What I'm looking for is exactly the opposite of what the original post asked.
For some reason one of my Windows XP Media Center Edition automatically
logs into my account. I don't want it to do that. I've looked extensively
though the options available for users and have setup my system to require a
password on that account to login. However whenever I reboot, this one
computer automatically logs into the first account I setup on this computer.
How can I get it to require a password entry before logging in? I'm at a
loss and can't find an answer after many attempts searching through the
knowledge base. What bugs me even more is I have two other Windows XP Media
Center Edition PCs that don't do this to me.

Help!

Michael

"Psychotikfrog" wrote:

> I used to be able to automatically logon when I turned my computer on,
> however after running a windows update I can no longer auto login (I am
> required to click on the username to login). I don;t have a password and am
> not using any service packs (and wish to resolve this issue without
> installing one)

In news:6FC5FCF4-D198-4BE6-984B-37657543CF24@microsoft.com,
Michael Day <MichaelDay@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> What I'm looking for is exactly the opposite of what the original
> post asked. For some reason one of my Windows XP Media Center Edition
> automatically logs into my account. I don't want it to do that.
> I've looked extensively though the options available for users and
> have setup my system to require a password on that account to login.
> However whenever I reboot, this one computer automatically logs into
> the first account I setup on this computer. How can I get it to
> require a password entry before logging in? I'm at a loss and can't
> find an answer after many attempts searching through the knowledge
> base. What bugs me even more is I have two other Windows XP Media
> Center Edition PCs that don't do this to me.
>
> Help!
>
> Michael
>
> "Psychotikfrog" wrote:
>
>> I used to be able to automatically logon when I turned my computer
>> on, however after running a windows update I can no longer auto
>> login (I am required to click on the username to login). I don;t
>> have a password and am not using any service packs (and wish to
>> resolve this issue without installing one)

Well, it's just the reverse:

Automatic Login:
http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/general/auto_login.html

Change step #5 to TICK and you should be all set. Basically you're setting
it to require user/pass to access the PC.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/

"We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
Sherlock Holmes

Thanks Galen! I thought for sure I had this set correctly, but when I looked
based upon your suggestion, that option was unchecked! Now it works
properly. Before it would automatically login to my account whenever the PC
booted up. I have really disliked that all this time!

Happy New Year to you!

"Galen" wrote:

> In news:6FC5FCF4-D198-4BE6-984B-37657543CF24@microsoft.com,
> Michael Day <MichaelDay@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:
>
> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>
> > What I'm looking for is exactly the opposite of what the original
> > post asked. For some reason one of my Windows XP Media Center Edition
> > automatically logs into my account. I don't want it to do that.
> > I've looked extensively though the options available for users and
> > have setup my system to require a password on that account to login.
> > However whenever I reboot, this one computer automatically logs into
> > the first account I setup on this computer. How can I get it to
> > require a password entry before logging in? I'm at a loss and can't
> > find an answer after many attempts searching through the knowledge
> > base. What bugs me even more is I have two other Windows XP Media
> > Center Edition PCs that don't do this to me.
> >
> > Help!
> >
> > Michael
> >
> > "Psychotikfrog" wrote:
> >
> >> I used to be able to automatically logon when I turned my computer
> >> on, however after running a windows update I can no longer auto
> >> login (I am required to click on the username to login). I don;t
> >> have a password and am not using any service packs (and wish to
> >> resolve this issue without installing one)
>
> Well, it's just the reverse:
>
> Automatic Login:
> http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/general/auto_login.html
>
> Change step #5 to TICK and you should be all set. Basically you're setting
> it to require user/pass to access the PC.
>
> --
> Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
> http://dts-l.org/
>
> "We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
> which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
> there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
> Sherlock Holmes
>
>
>

In news:CCC0F363-80FB-482D-9DA7-156BB2A20D37@microsoft.com,
Michael Day <MichaelDay@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Thanks Galen! I thought for sure I had this set correctly, but when
> I looked based upon your suggestion, that option was unchecked! Now
> it works properly. Before it would automatically login to my account
> whenever the PC booted up. I have really disliked that all this time!
>
> Happy New Year to you!

No problem and same to you.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
Sherlock Holmes