When the computer starts first to the top, a window titled "run as" the question "which user account do you want to use to run this program?

Original title: which user account you want to use to run this program?

I use a computer that is running Windows XP SP3. Recently, when the computer starts first to the top, a window will appear titled ' run as ' the question "which user account do you want to use to run this program?" with two radio buttons. The default selection is "Current user" and there is a checkbox to "protect my computer and data from unauthorized program activity. The other button is for "the next user. I have to click 'OK' before you can run any programs.

There is only one user on the computer. Why has this window began to appear and can I get rid of him?

Hello

That you recently installed which triggers this popup message initially upwards?

You can try to perform a clean boot and check if it helps.

A clean boot to check if startup item or services to third-party application is causing this issue.

You can read the following article to put the computer in a clean boot:

How to configure Windows XP to start in a "clean boot" State

Note: Make sure that you put the computer to a Normal startup once you have completed troubleshooting.

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