hey Andy... go to start -> settings -> control panel -> users & passwords. to the upper left hand corner you should see a box *users must enter user name/password*. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barnstoneworth" : Running Windows 2000 on my home PC. When I installed it, I set myself up as : a user (on administrator level), and when the PC started, it just showed my : name and password grayed out during the boot process and opened staight ot : my desktop. However, it is now booting up as 'ADMINISTRATOR' and is asking : for a password..I can change it to my username and insert my password and it : boots into my desktop just fine, but it won't do it automatically. It's not : a major problem, but I would prefer the PC to boot automatically : : It may just be complete co-incidence, but this started at the same time I : installed my home network To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk