wildan_ali
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Accessing Windows User Account
Hello Experts,
I am developing a program, Windows Xp/2000 based, that need to know the user account of the Windows. The program needs to verify that username and password match with the username and password entered in windows logon form appear for the first time.
1)How can i access the user account of the windows? Where is it can be found?
2)same as number 1) and do it programmatically?
3)Are there any resources that can help to do this?
Thanks
I am developing a program, Windows Xp/2000 based, that need to know the user account of the Windows. The program needs to verify that username and password match with the username and password entered in windows logon form appear for the first time.
1)How can i access the user account of the windows? Where is it can be found?
2)same as number 1) and do it programmatically?
3)Are there any resources that can help to do this?
Thanks
jkr
See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q180548 ("How To Validate User Credentials on Microsoft Operating Systems"), the article comes with all necessary sample code.
To get the currently logged-on user, you can use the GetUserName or GetUserNameEx API
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antthony, is it can be implemented before the user logged on?
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I want to get information bout windows user account before logged on. becouse i want to log on to windows by not using the log on form. Are there any way to do?