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MidnightTwink

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Since: May 06, 2005
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 7:37 am
Post subject: Stop remembering last user logon name
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I have searched all over on how to have Win XP Pro to stop remembering the
last username to logon. I have found a few tips on how to prevent it on win
2000, but nothing on xp pro. I have disabled the Welcome screen and now I
just have the login box, but for security reasons I don't want windows to
remember who last logged on. I found this registry hack on another site but
it didn't work:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Name: DontDisplayLastUserName
Type: Reg_SZ
Value: 1

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MidnightTwink

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 7:45 am
Post subject: RE: Stop remembering last user logon name [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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I also tried clearing the value for the keys:
AltDefaultUserName
DefaultUserName

I logged off and viola the last username was not display! But as soon as I
logged back into windows and went into the registry my user name was once
again set as the value for
AltDefaultUserName
DefaultUserName

So I am still searching for solution. Please help Smile

"MidnightTwink" wrote:

> I have searched all over on how to have Win XP Pro to stop remembering the
> last username to logon. I have found a few tips on how to prevent it on win
> 2000, but nothing on xp pro. I have disabled the Welcome screen and now I
> just have the login box, but for security reasons I don't want windows to
> remember who last logged on. I found this registry hack on another site but
> it didn't work:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
> Name: DontDisplayLastUserName
> Type: Reg_SZ
> Value: 1

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Lanwench MVP - Exc

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Since: Jun 17, 2004
Posts: 750



(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:47 am
Post subject: Re: Stop remembering last user logon name [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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In news:24E7172F-7441-4B32-BD95-B5726F868FFB@microsoft.com,
MidnightTwink <MidnightTwink.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> I have searched all over on how to have Win XP Pro to stop
> remembering the last username to logon. I have found a few tips on
> how to prevent it on win 2000, but nothing on xp pro. I have
> disabled the Welcome screen and now I just have the login box, but
> for security reasons I don't want windows to remember who last logged
> on. I found this registry hack on another site but it didn't work:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon Name: DontDisplayLastUserName
> Type: Reg_SZ
> Value: 1

That's for NT.

In 2k/XP, you'd do this in the local computer policy....start, run,
gpedit.msc

Computer config\windows settings\security settings\local policies\security
options....

Find Interactive Logon: Do not display last user name, double-click on it
and enable it.
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P. Cully

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Since: Jun 28, 2007
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 2:32 pm
Post subject: Re: Stop remembering last user logon name [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Hi
I enabled this setting on four of my XP machines that are part of a
workgroup. Two of the machines acted as expected. The ctrl+alt+del box
displays at log on and the user name is blank.

Two other machines refuse to change from fast user switching.

I printed out the security settings on a machine that doesn't display the
last user name and one that does. The settings are identical.

Any ideas?

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

>
>
> In news:24E7172F-7441-4B32-BD95-B5726F868FFB@microsoft.com,
> MidnightTwink <MidnightTwink.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> > I have searched all over on how to have Win XP Pro to stop
> > remembering the last username to logon. I have found a few tips on
> > how to prevent it on win 2000, but nothing on xp pro. I have
> > disabled the Welcome screen and now I just have the login box, but
> > for security reasons I don't want windows to remember who last logged
> > on. I found this registry hack on another site but it didn't work:
> >
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> > NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon Name: DontDisplayLastUserName
> > Type: Reg_SZ
> > Value: 1
>
> That's for NT.
>
> In 2k/XP, you'd do this in the local computer policy....start, run,
> gpedit.msc
>
> Computer config\windows settings\security settings\local policies\security
> options....
>
> Find Interactive Logon: Do not display last user name, double-click on it
> and enable it.
>
>
>
>
>
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Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

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Since: Jun 07, 2007
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 9:51 am
Post subject: Re: Stop remembering last user logon name [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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P. Cully <PCully.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Hi
> I enabled this setting on four of my XP machines that are part of a
> workgroup. Two of the machines acted as expected. The ctrl+alt+del
> box displays at log on and the user name is blank.
>
> Two other machines refuse to change from fast user switching.

What errors do you get when you try? What do you see in the event logs?

>
> I printed out the security settings on a machine that doesn't display
> the last user name and one that does. The settings are identical.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> In news:24E7172F-7441-4B32-BD95-B5726F868FFB@microsoft.com,
>> MidnightTwink <MidnightTwink.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
>>> I have searched all over on how to have Win XP Pro to stop
>>> remembering the last username to logon. I have found a few tips on
>>> how to prevent it on win 2000, but nothing on xp pro. I have
>>> disabled the Welcome screen and now I just have the login box, but
>>> for security reasons I don't want windows to remember who last
>>> logged on. I found this registry hack on another site but it
>>> didn't work:
>>>
>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
>>> NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon Name: DontDisplayLastUserName
>>> Type: Reg_SZ
>>> Value: 1
>>
>> That's for NT.
>>
>> In 2k/XP, you'd do this in the local computer policy....start, run,
>> gpedit.msc
>>
>> Computer config\windows settings\security settings\local
>> policies\security options....
>>
>> Find Interactive Logon: Do not display last user name, double-click
>> on it and enable it.
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