Question for XP Home users

[Hawkeye-X]

is there a way to hide an account from the "welcome screen"? The reason I ask is that I'd like to access my wife's computer from time to time without her noticing that I used her computer (She's very finicky, and I've converted my computer to Linux already)

Hawkeye-X

[madfloridian]

1. Ha, just for that I won't tell you.

Just kidding. I really don't think you can, not if she is administrator. Shame on you. B-)

[Hawkeye-X]

3. *phthbt*

:evilgrin:

I found what I was looking for - it requires the use of regedit.

Hawkeye-X

[classics]

6. Yes you can.

Disable the XP welcome logon and use the secure Windows 2000 logon.

Go to 'accounts' in the control panel and select user accounts. There is a switch to change the way users log on and off.

[Deja Q]

2. Try this!

http://www.asia.cnet.com/reviews/hardware/desktops/0,39001729,39013382-3,00.htm

Have fun!

[uberotto]

4. One thing that might work...

is to install a VNC server on her computer. That way you can log into the computer using VNC from your linux box and just use whatever you need remotely.

if you aren't sure what VNC is this is an excerpt from the TightVNC web page ( http://www.tightvnc.com/ ):
TightVNC is a free remote control package derived from the popular VNC software. With TightVNC, you can see the desktop of a remote machine and control it with your local mouse and keyboard, just like you would do it sitting in the front of that computer.

[newyawker99]

7. Congrats uberotto!! 200 posts

:toast:

[FreeperSlayer]

5. your wife?

as in partner? scum