"Andrew McLaren" <andrew@fakeaddress.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Jay,
>
> Run regedit and create the following key:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList
>
> (Winlogon already exists, you need to create SpecialAccounts and UserList
> keys).
>
> Under UserList key, add a REG_DWORD value with the name of the user you
> wish to hide (eg "sqlservice" or whatever). Give it the value of 0, to
> hide the user from the logon screen. To make the user visible again,
> delete their name, or set the value to 1.
>
> When you reboot, the user will not appear on the logon welcome screen.
>
> Hope it helps,
> --
> Andrew McLaren
> amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au
Many thanks
Jay