Rob Farley

Well, this isn't the answer you're looking for, but as a temporary measure you can add a shortcut to the desktop to:

%systemroot%\system32\netplWiz.exe

This is essentially all that would show up in something like Control Panel as well.  I'm still digging for the normal GUI access to this thing. I'll let you know when I find it.

RH

Hidden? Pshaw!

Control Panel -> User Accounts -> User Accounts -> Manage User Accounts [-> UAC prompt ]-> Advanced

No problem. It's pretty much where it was in previous versuions of Windows.

Hidden? Pshaw!

Control Panel -> User Accounts -> User Accounts -> Manage User Accounts [-> UAC prompt ]-> Advanced

No problem. It's pretty much where it was in previous versions of Windows.

If your machine is on a domain, it automatically shows up.

It is in the local security policy too. :-)

Local Computer Policy\Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options\Interactive logon: Do not require CTRL+ALT+DEL

Yup, Alun got it.

I was coming back to post the proper way to get to it but discover that Alun posted it already.  

Dear Mr Farley, thank you (ever so slightly, mind you!) for posting this handy little trick. I too missed my ALT+CTRL+DEL login screen.

I'm not in a domain, and I couldn't find that either...

Cheers once again.

Type CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2 as a run command to get the box up!!

Well, that's one relief--but it'd be really nice to see a CTRL-ALT-DEL login box _without_ the User Picture Icon Thing. I'd prefer to just fill in name and password, a la Win2K/XP (and as far back as I can remember). Is there any way to go back to a name-and-password dialogue box and lose the user icons?

Davey

Start -> run -> netplWiz (Enter)

Yes, I mentioned running NetPlWiz.exe.

I like "control userpasswords2" - that's very cool.

Now, as for going back to the classic mode - I think so, but I'll have to have a look.

Hi all, I am new to this forum and would like to thank the people that have posted so far.

I have run the NetPlWiz.exe and it does allow Ctrl-Alt-Del log on but as Davey said in still brings up the icon log on screen instead of allowing you to fill in the username and password as before, which is what i want it to do.

Hail, I've met this problem too and eventually experienced a seemingly terminal approach.

RegEdit -> Locate key HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

-> change the value of "dontdisplaylastusername" to 1.

Then you won't see the User Picture Icon thing but two textfields instead.

Thanks for all the ideas above!

For Vista Home, it's not much the same as alunj said because there's no "Advanced" thing under UAC! So those commands are still good to remember. :)

Ref post by Nothize... Your a god

It works fine thanks very much.

Just to clarify:

Run Reg Edit - locate "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" - "Software" - "Microsoft" - "Windows" - "CurrentVersion" - "Policies" - "System" - "dontdisplaylastusername" and change this to "1"

How bout editing the ctrl alt del message like you could in previous versions. I know it can be done, as the people who set up our workstatiosn did it, but they made a typo and I need to correct it. Can't seem to locate the msgina dll or equivilent on the local machine. we are running a very basic sbs server setup here, but im rather certain it's a local machine setting still.

Any help? j.vincentadams@gmail.com

Ahh i found it in default domain group policy, what a pain.

instead of typing domain name\user name i likes to use like a Win xp login screen

i have a hidden user account in vista...and i cant login ...in xp,after welcome screen,it shows teh adminstrator acoount but not my hidden one, so tehn i had to press alt+ctrl+del and then i coould login my account....is there any way in vista to do the same? like in xp,the adminstrator account and othera ccounts will be displayed without username required like it normally but only my hidden account,i want it to be so that i hav eto enter my username and password and no1 can know i even have an account...