Vista - Logon with Username and Password

**Brink** · 09-04-2007

How to Make Vista Require a User Name and Password at Logon

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**Brink** · 01-16-2008

Mikhayah,

It sounds like something got corrupted somewhere. You may end up having to do a reinstall. Try to see if you can gain access by resetting the password. If nothing else, you may be able to create a new Administrator account in Safe Mode to use and delete the others after you transfer anything you want to keep.

Reset User Account Password

Shawn

**the guardians** · 05-22-2008

Can you make the logon screen have one "other user" account where you have to put the username and password like you described in this article but also have one visible account right next to it? (can you also title that logon box that makes you require the name+password "Other User"

**Brink** · 05-22-2008

Hi The Guardians,

Welcome to Vista Forums.

Sorry, but no. You can only have it set like in this tutorial or like it was by default with all use account icons displayed at logon.

Sorry,

Shawn

**the guardians** · 05-22-2008

Oh, because I thought I saw something like this on a school computer where there was a visible account called "Student" and another called "other user" where you have to put your username and password.

**Brink** · 05-22-2008

I'm not sure The Guardians. If it was that way, they may have been using some 3rd party program that would allow that.

Shawn

**PainlessTorture** · 07-09-2008

I've been looking for this for weeks!

Thanks Brink,
Fearghal

**Brink** · 07-09-2008

You're welcome Fearghal.

Shawn

**jay817** · 11-26-2008

why they reomoved the way to change the log on screen like in xp where you could change from the picture logon to the user name and password using a key combonation. would have been good for this

(also was good for pc tech fixing pc's on xp

(good tip from tutor))
jamie

**Brink** · 11-26-2008

Hello Jamie,

Good question. I wish I had an answer.

**jay817** · 11-26-2008

now thinking there was a problem with being able to do this in xp was if the administrator accont in xp did not have a password you could get in without going in safe mode without any problems
jamie

09-04-2007
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,951 posts	Logon with Username and Password How to Make Vista Require a User Name and Password at Logon ... Click here to read the entire tutorial
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01-16-2008
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,951 posts	Re: Logon with Username and Password Mikhayah, It sounds like something got corrupted somewhere. You may end up having to do a reinstall. Try to see if you can gain access by resetting the password. If nothing else, you may be able to create a new Administrator account in Safe Mode to use and delete the others after you transfer anything you want to keep. Reset User Account Password Shawn
My System Specs

05-22-2008
the guardians Vista Home Premium 32bit. 5 posts	Username+password and one visible account? Can you make the logon screen have one "other user" account where you have to put the username and password like you described in this article but also have one visible account right next to it? (can you also title that logon box that makes you require the name+password "Other User"
My System Specs

05-22-2008
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,951 posts	Re: Logon with Username and Password Hi The Guardians, Welcome to Vista Forums. Sorry, but no. You can only have it set like in this tutorial or like it was by default with all use account icons displayed at logon. Sorry, Shawn
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05-22-2008
the guardians Vista Home Premium 32bit. 5 posts	Re: Logon with Username and Password Oh, because I thought I saw something like this on a school computer where there was a visible account called "Student" and another called "other user" where you have to put your username and password.
My System Specs

07-09-2008
PainlessTorture Windows Vista™ Ultimate x64 471 posts	Re: Logon with Username and Password I've been looking for this for weeks! Thanks Brink, Fearghal
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11-26-2008
jay817 vista home premium 32bit 56 posts	Re: Logon with Username and Password why they reomoved the way to change the log on screen like in xp where you could change from the picture logon to the user name and password using a key combonation. would have been good for this (also was good for pc tech fixing pc's on xp(good tip from tutor)) jamie
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