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Sep 25, 2000, 15:44 #1
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On my Win98 machine, it says I'm logged in as "John M. James" (my dad) - I know this because it says "Log Off John M. James..." above the Shut Down button on the Start menu.
My question is, can I make a Windows profile for just me? And if I do, how do I do it and will all my settings that I'm logged into now be effected?
May sound like a dumb question, but I've always wondered this...
Thanks for your replies in advance.
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Sep 25, 2000, 16:03 #2
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Sep 25, 2000, 16:18 #3
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Thanks.
What if I want to keep all the settings I have now and just change the profile name to my name?
More questions (I'm just full of them lately):
When I create a new user, do they start out in Windows with just the basic programs and nothing we've installed on our computer?
Also, how would I get rid of that Windows Login (annoying) box that pops up on Windows' start?
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Sep 25, 2000, 16:26 #4
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Sep 25, 2000, 18:55 #6
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If you just want one profile with your name on it (for instance if your dad rarely uses the computer, there is no reason to log in every time) then you can do this:
Start: Run: regedit <enter>
Edit: Find
"John M. James" (w/o quotes) <enter>
This is probably the registry entry that defines the person who registered Windows. If not, press F3 until you think it is the one. Now change the name to what you want. Hopefully, there won't be any problems. Save the registry, and restart Windows.
Make sure that you've backed up the registry before you do this!
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Sep 26, 2000, 16:26 #7
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Originally posted by abahta
If you just want one profile with your name on it (for instance if your dad rarely uses the computer, there is no reason to log in every time) then you can do this:
Start: Run: regedit <enter>
Edit: Find
"John M. James" (w/o quotes) <enter>
This is probably the registry entry that defines the person who registered Windows. If not, press F3 until you think it is the one. Now change the name to what you want. Hopefully, there won't be any problems. Save the registry, and restart Windows.
Make sure that you've backed up the registry before you do this!
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