You can set up the XP machine to go straight to the Desktop without needing
to "Log On".

Seems like you could click on Start, Log Off and Switch User. That should
be one way to determine the User Name.
Other way Start, Control Panel, User Accounts.

Now have you enabled Sharing on the XP machine? Just checking but your hard
drive might have some password needed there too.
Usually I have more trouble trying to get into the Vista Machines. 8^o

still learning here
oneoutofmanydaves

"Les" <lester123_nospam@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:G-udnVRupu9BMIDVnZ2dnUVZ_tijnZ2d@comcast.com...
> When my computer 1 reboots, it does not show a username. I am the only
> user and I did not set one up when I got the machine.
>
> "John Jones" <jjetroit000@ameritech.net> wrote in message
> news:sf0r14hing69qh1ohkgqbrqpa2moe7cfod@4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 3 May 2008 18:22:29 -0400, "Les"
>> <lester123_nospam@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>>I am pretty sure I know the
>>>password I established 2 yrs ago, but I don't know what to put in for
>>>:"user
>>>name". As a result, I am unable to get to computer 1. THAT IS MY
>>>PROBLEM!
>>
>> When you reboot Laptop 1, don't you see a UserName in the login
>> screen? If there's only 1 account on that machine, and it's
>> passworded, I've never seen an XP machine that didn't show the account
>> name at login.
>> John Jones, Detroit
>
>