That being the case, the patch was probably applied and the machine automatically rebooted... I believe that's the default config for XP machines since SP2.
On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 11:14 AM, John Aldrich <[email protected] > wrote: > We don't have WSUS. All are patched directly from MS. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ames Matthew B [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 11:06 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Wierd XP issue > > Any recent patches applied to the machine. Is it patched as part of your > WSUS infrastructure, or does it just get the updates direct from MS? > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 25 February 2011 15:44 > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Wierd XP issue > > Yeah... Welcome screen has always been on. I saw where the "Administrator" > user normally doesn't show up on the Welcome screen, but it has been there > up until they rebooted this morning. Not a big deal, but I am just curious > as to why it would suddenly disappear from the welcome screen. :-) > > > > From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 10:34 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Wierd XP issue > > Sounds as if the welcome screen was turned on... by an update perhaps? > Go to Control, User Accounts, Change the way users..., uncheck the Use > Welcome Screen box. > This will disable fast user switching for the computer, but probably isn't > necessary in your case. You should now be able to logon with > credentials... > > > > On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:14 AM, John Aldrich > <[email protected]> wrote: > We have a workstation running Windows XP that controls a proprietary piece > of hardware. The machine is NOT attached to the active directory, although > it is on the network. The proprietary software that runs on it was set up > under the Administrator account and *has* to run under the Admin account or > it barfs as it requires a keylock and won't see that keylock if you try to > run it as another user (it thinks you're trying to violate the license > agreement.) > > Today, they rebooted the machine and the "Administrator" account was > nowhere > to be seen and it wouldn't let me log on as the administrator until I > logged > in as someone else first. I have fixed that using TweakUI to change the > default logon credentials, but I'm wondering if anyone here knows of any > recent updates that would have caused the behavior to change? > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are > intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is > addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, > you must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor > copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you > believe you have received this email in error. QinetiQ may > monitor email traffic data and also the content of email for > the purposes of security. QinetiQ Limited (Registered in England > & Wales: Company Number: 3796233) Registered office: 85 > Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6PD http://www.qinetiq.com. > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
