Re: Administrator user

"Mike" <> wrote in message
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> With xp you can press control/alt/delete to get a login screen up
> then login using the administrator account.

That's only on XP Pro. Home edition doesn't have it.


> On vista the administrator account is showing as a icon on the login
> screen. I dont want this to be visible, any ideas how to hide this?.


Presumably you have Vista Home?
Are you saying that the built-in Administrator account is visible?

"Mike" <> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:28:17 +0100, "Gordon" <>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Mike" <> wrote in message
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>>> With xp you can press control/alt/delete to get a login screen up
>>> then login using the administrator account.
>>
>>That's only on XP Pro. Home edition doesn't have it.
>>
>>
>>> On vista the administrator account is showing as a icon on the login
>>> screen. I dont want this to be visible, any ideas how to hide this?.
>>
>>
>>Presumably you have Vista Home?
>>Are you saying that the built-in Administrator account is visible?
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> Vista business.
>
> we need the 'adminstrator' account as a backup just incase someone
> changes/loses the password to the other admin account.
>
> when we enabled/added a password to the 'administrator' account
> however it then showed up on the main login screen as a icon we are
> trying avoid it having the icon if that makes sense.
>
> in xp the 'administrator' account doesnt show up as a icon its sort of
> a hidden user.


I think you do it in the same way as XP. Go to Control panel-Users and
change the way Users login, ie uncheck "use the welcome screen".
Then do Start-run-gpedit.msc and change the settings there just like in
XP....

"Gordon" <> wrote in message
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>
> "Mike" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> With xp you can press control/alt/delete to get a login screen up
>> then login using the administrator account.
>
> That's only on XP Pro. Home edition doesn't have it.
>
>
>> On vista the administrator account is showing as a icon on the login
>> screen. I dont want this to be visible, any ideas how to hide this?.
>
>
> Presumably you have Vista Home?
> Are you saying that the built-in Administrator account is visible?
>
>
>
>
Err - Remember to flush right after you PLONK. Err. <sigh>

Err.

"Gordon" <> wrote in message
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> "Mike" <> wrote in message
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>> On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:28:17 +0100, "Gordon" <>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Mike" <> wrote in message
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>>>> With xp you can press control/alt/delete to get a login screen up
>>>> then login using the administrator account.
>>>
>>>That's only on XP Pro. Home edition doesn't have it.
>>>
>>>
>>>> On vista the administrator account is showing as a icon on the login
>>>> screen. I dont want this to be visible, any ideas how to hide this?.
>>>
>>>
>>>Presumably you have Vista Home?
>>>Are you saying that the built-in Administrator account is visible?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Vista business.
>>
>> we need the 'adminstrator' account as a backup just incase someone
>> changes/loses the password to the other admin account.
>>
>> when we enabled/added a password to the 'administrator' account
>> however it then showed up on the main login screen as a icon we are
>> trying avoid it having the icon if that makes sense.
>>
>> in xp the 'administrator' account doesnt show up as a icon its sort of
>> a hidden user.
>
>
> I think you do it in the same way as XP. Go to Control panel-Users and
> change the way Users login, ie uncheck "use the welcome screen".
> Then do Start-run-gpedit.msc and change the settings there just like in
> XP....

Err - You think you do it the same way, Err, or you know, Err you do it the
same way? Err.
Err.
Err.

On 9/30/09, Gordon posted:
> "Mike" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:28:17 +0100, "Gordon" <>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Mike" <> wrote in message
>>>news: ...
>>>> With xp you can press control/alt/delete to get a login screen up
>>>> then login using the administrator account.
>>>
>>>That's only on XP Pro. Home edition doesn't have it.
>>>
>>>
>>>> On vista the administrator account is showing as a icon on the login
>>>> screen. I dont want this to be visible, any ideas how to hide this?.
>>>
>>>
>>>Presumably you have Vista Home?
>>>Are you saying that the built-in Administrator account is visible?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Vista business.
>>
>> we need the 'adminstrator' account as a backup just incase someone
>> changes/loses the password to the other admin account.
>>
>> when we enabled/added a password to the 'administrator' account
>> however it then showed up on the main login screen as a icon we are
>> trying avoid it having the icon if that makes sense.
>>
>> in xp the 'administrator' account doesnt show up as a icon its sort of
>> a hidden user.


> I think you do it in the same way as XP. Go to Control panel-Users and change
> the way Users login, ie uncheck "use the welcome screen".
> Then do Start-run-gpedit.msc and change the settings there just like in
> XP....

The OP might try running cmd as administrator and executing the command

net user Administrator /active:no

Change no to yes to restore it.

That's what I do from my standard administrator account on Home Premium
64...

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Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com

"Mike" <> wrote in message
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> I dont see any such option in vista . no uncheck "use the welcome
> screen"
>

You are looking in Control panel-User Accounts? I'm pretty sure it's there
somewhere because I seem to recall doing it myself. Can't be of much further
assistance as I've moved on to Windows 7...

If you type it in Help it says

In Windows XP, the Welcome screen could be turned on or off. In this version
of Windows, the Welcome Screen can't be turned off. Fast User Switching is
turned on by default.

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"Gordon" <> wrote in message
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> "Mike" <> wrote in message
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>>
>> I dont see any such option in vista . no uncheck "use the welcome
>> screen"
>>
>
> You are looking in Control panel-User Accounts? I'm pretty sure it's there
> somewhere because I seem to recall doing it myself. Can't be of much
> further assistance as I've moved on to Windows 7...
>
>