After upgrade to Windows 2000 last logged on user name displayed (237890)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q237890 SYMPTOMS
After you upgrade your computer running Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000, the last logged on user name may be visible in the logon dialog box, and this occurs even if you previously configured Windows NT to hide the last logged on user name.
CAUSE
This issue occurs because Windows 2000 stores this information in a different registry location than Windows NT 4.0. Because of this, the last logged on user name may be visible in the logon dialog box. In Windows 2000, this registry key is located at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Value Name: DontDisplayLastUserName
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0 = Display last logged on user name
1 = Don't display last logged on user
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use Group Policy Editor to apply a policy to
not display the name of the last user to log on:
- Click Start, click Run, type mmc, and then click OK.
- Click Add/Remove Snap-in on the Console menu.
- Click Add, click Group Policy, and then
click Add.
- Leave the Group Policy Object set to "default (Local Computer)", click Finish, click Close, and then click OK.
- From the Console, double-click Local Computer Policy, double-click Computer Configuration, double-click Windows Settings, double-click Security Settings, double-click Local Policies, and then click Security Options.
- In the right pane, double-click Do not display last user name in logon screen.
- Under local policy setting, click Enable, and then click OK.
- Quit the Console, and Save when you are prompted to do so.
- Restart your computer.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 5/15/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbnetwork kbprb kbui KB237890 |
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