I have windows XP Home SP3 and there is one user acount.

the current condition:
When I click win + L from the keyboard or go to start -->log off --> switch user. I get the user name selected and the password box is ready to enter the password as shown in the first picture




what I want:

I want when I click win + L from the keyboard or go to start -->log off --> switch user to get the user name not selected as shown in picture 2. If I want to log in, I have to press on the user name to get to the condition as in picture. Then enter the password



I used to have the second condition which help to remind me to check the email if I have unread messages right after I log on. However after I format the computer , I get the current condition. I have to remember to click the mouse outside the log on box so I can see if there new emails when I come back.

namo,

Hello and welcome! This is certainly an odd issue. I have marked your thread as open for the rest of the tech staff to have a look

Hello namo.

That is a strange one.

What happens if you activate the guest account?

The same thing.

There will be Guest account under the account "namo" but the account "namo" will be preselected and ready to enter the password

Go to Start>Run, type in "control userpasswords2" (without the quotes), click OK.


Put a check in the box "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer," click OK.

This doesn't solve the problem. it is only to make the computer autologon or not at the start up. In both cases, the current one and the one I want, I have to enter the password.

I know what the feature is for nevertheless in some cases it appears to have cured certain behaviors.

You might take a look at this page...... Welcome Screen