If you share your Windows XP computers with other users who have their own accounts, you might want to change the default behavior which automatically displays the account name of the user who logged on most frequently, and have the logon dialog box just start as a "blank slate." To do this on an XP Pro computer:

1. Click Start | Run and type gpedit.msc to open the Group Policy Editor console.
   
2. In the left pane, navigate to and click Computer Configuration | Windows Settings | Security Settings | Local Policies | Security Options.
   
3. In the right pane, locate and double click the item labeled Interactive logon: Do not display
4. last user name.
   
5. Click the option button to enable the policy.
   Click Apply and then click OK.
   

NOTE: The group policy editor (gpedit) is only available in XP Pro

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