Logon+Hide+yours

Logon Hide yours

The normal routine of Logging-on is you select your icon on the screen from the others and type in your password.

Would you like to Hide your Icon and then the others do not even know you can use the Computer ?

They will notice your listing in documents and Settings, and the other Administrators will be able to see your hidden account, but that is all.

Does that appeal to you ?

Well before you go any further implement my tip on the Registry, and then you will not be sorry.

Go to :- Start > Run In the box type without the quotes “ Regedit “ Enter Scroll to :-

H-KEY\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT \CurrentVersion \Winlogon \SpecialAccounts\Userlist.

You now need to create another DWORD value. Right click on the User list label file on the left side of the screen Select New, DWORD. An entry will appear in the right pane of the window. Just rename this value to the name of the user account you want hidden Note:- It must be exactly how it is listed in the Startup screen, case sensitive, and leave the value at 0.( Zero)

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When the Welcome screen comes up, you'll notice that there's no icon for the user you just concealed. Now you ask how I log in?

O K just press Ctrl + Alt + Del twice so that the Windows Security dialogue box will come up. It will ask you to authenticate (username and password). After that, the system should log you in.

If you run into any problems, simply enter the Safe Mode at your next reboot.

This will allow you to go to the User Accounts window and fix any problems.

If you find that you can't log in at all with your hidden account, go back and look at the registry value you created.

Make sure you spell the username correctly, and that it's in the correct location in the Registry.   [|Lindburgh]