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chocobot
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      05-07-2008
The subject says it all, I think. My machine has three accounts; admin, main
user, guest user. When the machine starts I do not want the admin acct to be
visible to the main and user accts from the welcome screen. I didn't see an
obvious way to do this but surely there must be. Advice?

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      05-07-2008

chocobot;704842 Wrote:
> The subject says it all, I think. My machine has three accounts; admin
> mai
> user, guest user. When the machine starts I do not want the admin acc
> to b
> visible to the main and user accts from the welcome screen. I didn'
> see a
> obvious way to do this but surely there must be. Advice
>
> chocobo

Hello chocobot
I won't ask you why you want to do that. I'm just asking you to" forge
about it "
No sane person will tell you the way. Please don't

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      05-07-2008
I guess I am insane (along with a group of others).

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/94...ount-hide.html

This is what you do if you can login.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/...8&pageNumber=2

Turning on the Administrator account is straightforward.

First, open an elevated command prompt by typing

cmd into the Search box on the Start menu, right-clicking

the command prompt icon that appears at the top of the

Start menu, then selecting Run as administrator .

Then enter this command and press Enter:

Net user administrator /active:yes

From now on, the Administrator account will appear as an

option on the Welcome screen, along with any user accounts

you may have set up. Use it like any other account. Be aware

that it won't have a password yet, so it's a good idea to set a

password for it.

If you want to disable the account and hide it, enter this

command at an elevated command prompt and press Enter:

Net user administrator /active:no

AutoLogon - Start - Search - netplwiz

Highlight User Name - Uncheck Users must enter a User Name and Password

Provide Password when prompted or hit enter if no password

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67...r-account.html

How to Enable or Disable the Real Built-in Administrator Account


"chocobot" <> wrote in message news:C4467933.9190%...
> The subject says it all, I think. My machine has three accounts; admin, main
> user, guest user. When the machine starts I do not want the admin acct to be
> visible to the main and user accts from the welcome screen. I didn't see an
> obvious way to do this but surely there must be. Advice?
>
> chocobot
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t-4-2;704986 Wrote:
> > chocobot;704842 Wrote:
> > The subject says it all, I think. My machine has three accounts; admin,
> > main
> > user, guest user. When the machine starts I do not want the admin acct
> > to be
> > visible to the main and user accts from the welcome screen. I didn't
> > see an
> > obvious way to do this but surely there must be. Advice?
> >
> > chocobot> >

> Hello chocobot,
> I won't ask you why you want to do that. I'm just asking you to"
> forget about it ".
> No sane person will tell you the way. Please don't.


'[img=http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/9223/hidelj1.th.jpg]'
(http://img294.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hidelj1.jpg)


It's your call.


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t-4-2;704986 Wrote:
> > chocobot;704842 Wrote:
> > The subject says it all, I think. My machine has three accounts; admin,
> > main
> > user, guest user. When the machine starts I do not want the admin acct
> > to be
> > visible to the main and user accts from the welcome screen. I didn't
> > see an
> > obvious way to do this but surely there must be. Advice?
> >
> > chocobot> >

> Hello chocobot,
> I won't ask you why you want to do that. I'm just asking you to"
> forget about it ".
> No sane person will tell you the way. Please don't.

It's your call, but read the warning first.

'ImageGrotto: Free Image and Screenshot Hosting'
(http://imagegrotto.com/view-hide10596.JPG)


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t-4-2;705247 Wrote:
> > t-4-2;704986 Wrote:
> >
> > Hello chocobot,
> > I won't ask you why you want to do that. I'm just asking you to" forget
> > about it ".
> > No sane person will tell you the way. Please don't.> >

> It's your call, but read the warning first.
>
> 'ImageGrotto: Free Image and Screenshot Hosting'
> (http://imagegrotto.com/view-hide10596.JPG)

As you can see from the link given to you by Spirit, the procedures are
somewhat lengthy to hide or unhide. It's not a flick of a switch. If you
are using the computer in business, it's a terrible idea. Time is of
essence. I have done my share to dissuade you. It's up to you.


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