1-21LESSON 4 LOGGING ON AND OFF WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONALLESSON 4

1-21Lesson 4 Logging On and Off Windows XP Professional

Lesson 4: Logging On and Off Windows XP Professional

This lesson explains the Welcome screen and the Enter Password dialog box, which are

the two options that you use to log on to Windows XP Professional. It also explains

how Windows XP Professional authenticates a user during the logon process. This

mandatory authentication process ensures that only valid users can gain access to

resources and data on a computer or the network.

After this lesson, you will be able to■

Log on locally to the computer running Windows XP Professional.

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Identify how Windows XP Professional authenticates a user when the user logs on to a

local computer or to a domain.

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Create and use a password reset disk to recover a forgotten password.

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Run programs using different credentials than the currently logged-on user.

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Use Fast Logon Optimization.

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Log off or turn off a computer that is running Windows XP Professional.

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Identify the features of the Windows Security dialog box.

Estimated lesson time: 15 minutes

How to Log On Locally to the Computer Running Windows XP

Professional

Windows XP Professional offers two options for logging on locally: the Welcome

screen and the Log On To Windows dialog box.

The Welcome Screen

By default, if a computer is a member of a workgroup, Windows XP Professional uses

the Welcome screen to allow users to log on locally, as shown in Figure 1-6. To log on,

click the icon for the user account you want to use. If the account requires a password,

you are prompted to enter it. If the account is not password-protected, you are logged

on to the computer. You can also use C

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at the Welcome screen to get

the Log On To Windows dialog box. This dialog box enables you to log on to the

Administrator account, which is not displayed on the Welcome screen when other user

accounts have been created. To use C

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twice to get the logon prompt.