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How to change the logon window preference in windows
On my laptop I have windows 7. But on my older computer I have windows XP.
Back in Windows XP I would log into the administrator by doing ctrl alt delete x2 at the login page, and something basic like this would pop up instead of me clicking on an avatar/icon:
Log On to Windows
User name: _____________
Password: _____________
Then I would type in administrator and my password to login as an admin, or I would type in my username(Aaron) and my password. One time when I had a friend over and he started up my computer he made a comment about how my login page had one account(named Aaron), without the subtitle of administrator on it. Part1: Is it natural to have one account not as an admin? I want to keep the Aaron account and leave the administrator hidden, and only be able to access it by doing ctrl alt delete. (so far its fine in Win XP)
Now on to part 2 of my question. My parents have windows 7 on their laptop, and the one account(called family) is the admin. If I change my OS to windows 7(which I plan on doing), am I still able to switch to the Admin account and leave Aaron as just a regular user? I can't find a way to do it on my laptop or my parents laptop.
If anyone is confused by this, I can explain in further detail. Any detailed help would be greatly appreciated.
I just looked again and if I go to Control Panel - user accounts- change the way users log in/off
it says Aaron is the admin. Does anyone know why I can still log in as the username administrator?
Last edited by sparater; 13 Dec 2011 at 16:51. Reason: Clearify