Vista - Silent User

I have created an admin account that is used to start services (among other
things). Non-human account... password never expires etc etc.
This is on Vista Biz. When I boot up this user account is displayed (icon)
alongside mine as a potential user to log in. Can I stop this from
happening?

Jay

What do you want it to do? Auto log into your normal account, or display the
classic login dialog where you have to manually enter the username and
password? You know there is a default account called administrator you can
access from safe mode to do all those tasks that require admin privileges.
You can probably just set a password to that.

Robert Firth
http://www.winvistainfo.org

"Jay" <nospam@**here.com> wrote in message
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>I have created an admin account that is used to start services (among other
>things). Non-human account... password never expires etc etc.
> This is on Vista Biz. When I boot up this user account is displayed (icon)
> alongside mine as a potential user to log in. Can I stop this from
> happening?
>
> Jay
>

When I boot I have (had) 2 options.
1. Log on as me using my fingerprint
2. Log as me with a Uid and Pwd

I now have a 3rd icon offering me the chance to log on as this new (admin)
account.
Can this account be removed from the log on options?
I use this account to start SQL Server /SQL Agent. This account also has SA
privileges in SQL.
It is not an account that would ever "log on" to Windows.

Jay

"Robert Firth" <webmaster@winvistainfo.org> wrote in message
news:018EE978-9BA5-4C87-AF55-168F0F27EFDD@microsoft.com...
> What do you want it to do? Auto log into your normal account, or display
> the classic login dialog where you have to manually enter the username and
> password? You know there is a default account called administrator you can
> access from safe mode to do all those tasks that require admin privileges.
> You can probably just set a password to that.
>
> Robert Firth
> http://www.winvistainfo.org
>
> "Jay" <nospam@**here.com> wrote in message
> news:eV8ykqZ2HHA.5116@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I have created an admin account that is used to start services (among
>>other things). Non-human account... password never expires etc etc.
>> This is on Vista Biz. When I boot up this user account is displayed
>> (icon) alongside mine as a potential user to log in. Can I stop this from
>> happening?
>>
>> Jay
>>
>

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

"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.
>


Excellent. Does this work on XP too?

ss.

"Andrew McLaren" <andrew@fakeaddress.com> wrote in message
news:OLNUKKb2HHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> 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

> Excellent. Does this work on XP too?

Yes! :-)

In fact, the SpecialAccounts and UserList keys already exist in XP, by
default. For some reason they were removed from the default registry in
Vista - but they still work, once you create them by hand.


Fraternal regards,
--
Andrew McLaren
amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au

* Andrew McLaren:
>> Excellent. Does this work on XP too?
>
> Yes! :-)
>
> In fact, the SpecialAccounts and UserList keys already exist in XP, by
> default. For some reason they were removed from the default registry in
> Vista - but they still work, once you create them by hand.
>
>
> Fraternal regards,

I certainly wish there were just a couple more fellows like
you around these parts. You are a class act and very helpful.


Take care,

Michael

"MICHAEL" <u158627_emr2@dslr.net> wrote ...
> I certainly wish there were just a couple more fellows like
> you around these parts. You are a class act and very helpful.

Awww, shucks :-) Thanks, Michael - I appreciate the feedback.

What I really wanted to tell everyone is how much I like Ubuntu 7.04 ... but
hell, I've just been too busy answering questions :-)))

--
Andrew McLaren
amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au

* Andrew McLaren:
> "MICHAEL" <u158627_emr2@dslr.net> wrote ...
>> I certainly wish there were just a couple more fellows like
>> you around these parts. You are a class act and very helpful.
>
> Awww, shucks :-) Thanks, Michael - I appreciate the feedback.

Folks like you, Michael Solomon, John Barnett, Ramesh,
Rock (who I haven't seen in awhile), Lang Murphy and a few
others, really make this group a worthwhile place to come
for answers and insight.

> What I really wanted to tell everyone is how much I like Ubuntu 7.04 ... but
> hell, I've just been too busy answering questions :-)))

LOL!


Take care,

Michael