How to determine logged on user in Windows XP?

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Score 24

Nevermind, I figured it out. Open a command prompt and type the following:

echo %userdomain%
echo %username%

ANSWER 2

Score 13

Just type the following into command line:

echo %USERNAME%

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Score 10

You can combine to get domain and user in one call.

echo %userdomain% %username%

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Score 7

This definitely isn't the easiest way to find out, it's probably more for the Jackie Chan fans. Install the following:

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Tools

Then run the following command:

whoami

(This command is available in later versions of Windows but you need to install the file above to use it in XP)