Comments on: How To: Make an Invisible User Account in Vista http://triponic.com/guidestutorials/computer/how-to-make-an-invisible-user-account-in-vista/ Tips, Tweaks, Tricks And Hacks For All Your Geeky Needs Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:16:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Eagle http://triponic.com/guidestutorials/computer/how-to-make-an-invisible-user-account-in-vista/#comment-887 Eagle Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:56:46 +0000 http://triponic.com/guidestutorials/computer/how-to-make-an-invisible-user-account-in-vista/#comment-887 Same... Its invisible, but I really need to log on to it somehow.. any combination ctrl+alt+del is not working... :\ Same… Its invisible, but I really need to log on to it somehow.. any combination ctrl+alt+del is not working… :\

]]> By: Barry http://triponic.com/guidestutorials/computer/how-to-make-an-invisible-user-account-in-vista/#comment-873 Barry Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:22:04 +0000 http://triponic.com/guidestutorials/computer/how-to-make-an-invisible-user-account-in-vista/#comment-873 I upgraded my system to Vista Ultimate from XP Pro where I had a hidden account, (double hit on ctrl-alt-del got me the login box) I have the same issues as everyone else, I can't seem to login to this new hidden account as I used to be able to do when I used XP. Has anyone resolved this? I upgraded my system to Vista Ultimate from XP Pro where I had a hidden account, (double hit on ctrl-alt-del got me the login box)

I have the same issues as everyone else, I can’t seem to login to this new hidden account as I used to be able to do when I used XP.

Has anyone resolved this?

]]> By: Jon http://triponic.com/guidestutorials/computer/how-to-make-an-invisible-user-account-in-vista/#comment-846 Jon Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:08:52 +0000 http://triponic.com/guidestutorials/computer/how-to-make-an-invisible-user-account-in-vista/#comment-846 Is there a better way to do this in Vista (possibly a program?), where you can access the hidden account from the welcome screen without changing the registry back and forth to use it? Thanks Is there a better way to do this in Vista (possibly a program?), where you can access the hidden account from the welcome screen without changing the registry back and forth to use it?
Thanks

]]> By: Wi JB http://triponic.com/guidestutorials/computer/how-to-make-an-invisible-user-account-in-vista/#comment-829 Wi JB Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:45:38 +0000 http://triponic.com/guidestutorials/computer/how-to-make-an-invisible-user-account-in-vista/#comment-829 Go to Windows Registry and edit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System dontdisplaylastusername = 1 Make sure you know your user names because it will show you two input boxes under the Vista Logon Screen instead of User Icons (user and pass edit boxes, like in old NT style)! It works perfectly! Good luck guys! Thanks Go to Windows Registry and edit:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
dontdisplaylastusername = 1

Make sure you know your user names because it will show you two input boxes under the Vista Logon Screen instead of User Icons (user and pass edit boxes, like in old NT style)!

It works perfectly! Good luck guys!
Thanks

]]> By: Jas http://triponic.com/guidestutorials/computer/how-to-make-an-invisible-user-account-in-vista/#comment-827 Jas Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:04:56 +0000 http://triponic.com/guidestutorials/computer/how-to-make-an-invisible-user-account-in-vista/#comment-827 Yea, I think windows home premium has issues with the alt control delete trick to logining in, anyone have an alternative, for the xp hidden account its the same process but only different in the way that the files that you need to create for vista, is already there. Are there alternative ways of logining in? Yea, I think windows home premium has issues with the alt control delete trick to logining in, anyone have an alternative, for the xp hidden account its the same process but only different in the way that the files that you need to create for vista, is already there. Are there alternative ways of logining in?

]]> By: Eddy http://triponic.com/guidestutorials/computer/how-to-make-an-invisible-user-account-in-vista/#comment-812 Eddy Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:36:00 +0000 http://triponic.com/guidestutorials/computer/how-to-make-an-invisible-user-account-in-vista/#comment-812 So if you download Itunes onto the secret account, It wont show up at all on the regular/admin account? So if you download Itunes onto the secret account, It wont show up at all on the regular/admin account?

]]> By: Jocelyn http://triponic.com/guidestutorials/computer/how-to-make-an-invisible-user-account-in-vista/#comment-802 Jocelyn Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:47:51 +0000 http://triponic.com/guidestutorials/computer/how-to-make-an-invisible-user-account-in-vista/#comment-802 You log in by pressing ctrl alt delete twice. You log in by pressing ctrl alt delete twice.

]]> By: Tai http://triponic.com/guidestutorials/computer/how-to-make-an-invisible-user-account-in-vista/#comment-734 Tai Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:50:15 +0000 http://triponic.com/guidestutorials/computer/how-to-make-an-invisible-user-account-in-vista/#comment-734 Don't listen to this guy!! Unless you configure some other options beforehand, this tweak will not only hide the account you want to hide but also DISABLE ANY LOGIN ON THE OTHER ACCOUNTS, essentially bricking your OS and forcing a reinstall! MAKE SURE YOU ENABLE THE ALTERNATE NT-STYLE LOGON SCREEN BEFORE DOING THIS! Sincerely, The Guy who just got SCREWED BY BAD ADVICE Don’t listen to this guy!! Unless you configure some other options beforehand, this tweak will not only hide the account you want to hide but also DISABLE ANY LOGIN ON THE OTHER ACCOUNTS, essentially bricking your OS and forcing a reinstall! MAKE SURE YOU ENABLE THE ALTERNATE NT-STYLE LOGON SCREEN BEFORE DOING THIS!

Sincerely,
The Guy who just got SCREWED BY BAD ADVICE

]]> By: mike http://triponic.com/guidestutorials/computer/how-to-make-an-invisible-user-account-in-vista/#comment-697 mike Sat, 17 May 2008 03:05:46 +0000 http://triponic.com/guidestutorials/computer/how-to-make-an-invisible-user-account-in-vista/#comment-697 To make it work, you should create your account first via User Accounts. Then edit the registry which then hides or shows the user account in the login/welcome screen. To make it work, you should create your account first via User Accounts. Then edit the registry which then hides or shows the user account in the login/welcome screen.

]]> By: Firebinder http://triponic.com/guidestutorials/computer/how-to-make-an-invisible-user-account-in-vista/#comment-679 Firebinder Thu, 01 May 2008 06:42:03 +0000 http://triponic.com/guidestutorials/computer/how-to-make-an-invisible-user-account-in-vista/#comment-679 quote-I was just wondering if you know how or if it was possible to make an invisible user account for windows XP thanks- download tweak ui here http://windowsxp.mvps.org/tweakui.htm when u open it click logon and uncheck where it says show account on welcome screen under the account u want hiddin when logged out press ctrl+alt+del twice fast to get a clasic logon prompt then enter youe username and password to get in this only works on xp quote-I was just wondering if you know how or if it was possible to make an invisible user account for windows XP
thanks-
download tweak ui here
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/tweakui.htm
when u open it click logon and uncheck where it says show account on welcome screen under the account u want hiddin
when logged out press ctrl+alt+del twice fast to get a clasic logon prompt then enter youe username and password to get in this only works on xp

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