Anyone know how to Login with a Hidden account on Windows 7

[Davit2005]

When using XP you could access the classic logon box by holding down CTRL + ALT and pressing Delete twice in quick succession.

I have hidden the Administrator Account on Non-Domain Laptops but can't seem to get the classic logon box to access the hidden account. The Admin account is not disabled.

Anyone found a way to get the Classic logon box back to access the hidden account in a similar fashion while keeping the Welcome Screen.

Regards,
David

[round2it]

When using XP you could access the classic logon box by holding down CTRL + ALT and pressing Delete twice in quick succession.

I have hidden the Administrator Account on Non-Domain Laptops but can't seem to get the classic logon box to access the hidden account. The Admin account is not disabled.

Anyone found a way to get the Classic logon box back to access the hidden account in a similar fashion while keeping the Welcome Screen.

Regards,
David

dont you haveto put the machine name\username

eg pcname\administrator

[SYSMAN_MK]

Create your local admin accounts on the laptop and keep them enabled. Now change/create the following reg entries.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList]
"%USERNAME%"=dword:00000000
"%USERNAME%"=dword:00000000

Change %USERNAME% to the accounts you want to hide.

A value of 1 shows the account 0 hides it.

Now from the welcome screen you can use the switch user button and then logon using one of the hidden accounts.

[SYNACK]

dont you haveto put the machine name\username

eg pcname\administrator

if you don't know the PC name you can just use a dot, ie .\administrator

quicker and easier plus when you enter .\ it will tell you the PC name in the log in to field below the password box.

[Davit2005]

Require the classic logon box to do that which is what I am trying to display. I'm trying to set up staff laptops that aren't on the domain and ideally just want a welcome screen where they click on their name. I don't want to use the classic logon screen. I want to be able to log in as administrator without the administrator account showing on the welcome screen.

I have hidden the Administrator account with a registry hack but unlike Windows XP the CTRL + ALT + DELETE trick to bring up the classic logon box used/usefull in XP doesn't work.

[round2it]

if you don't know the PC name you can just use a dot, ie .\administrator

quicker and easier plus when you enter .\ it will tell you the PC name in the log in to field below the password box.

nicetip