Windows Tips

Advanced Account Setup Options

Windows XP includes no fewer than four different interfaces for managing users and groups:

User Accounts.
Located in Control Panel, User Accounts provides the simplest method to perform common tasks.

User Accounts (Windows 2000 style).
If your computer is joined to a domain, opening User Accounts in Control Panel displays a different version. If your computer is not joined to a domain, you can open this version by typing control userpasswords2 at a command prompt.

The capabilities of this version of User Accounts are few (you can add or remove local user accounts, set passwords, and place a user account in a single security group), but it has a handful of unique features that you might find compelling. With this version, you can
Change an account's user name

Configure automatic logon
Eliminate the Ctrl+Alt+Delete requirement if you're not using the Welcome screen