Re: Windows Logon Screen Changed and classic style now shows....

Thats part of the other problem. I cannot go into manage or to the
administrative settings at all..even tho I still login into my name
(administrator), I also cannot go into add/remove prog's...and my when I
click start to shut off ..all i see is "turn o.." (instead of "turn off
computer") and when it does shut down..it shows classic window...there is a
long... long pause then it finally shuts down. I still would like to know the
answer to this as this is the 2nd time this happend. For now I have
formatted and reinstalled windows and all updates and programs......BUT I
have a feeling that sense it did it twice already....it will probly do it
again. I also have 2 other computers with xp (home) that i run the same way
with same programs and these dont do this. So I am baffled.
Thanks for the response and if theres any other suggestions please state it
as im sure it will do it again.

"Sharon F" wrote:

On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 14:11:01 -0800, blewby_you wrote:

Hi I just turned on my computer and It is now logging on different where it
has this little box with user name and password. Before all i had to do was
click on my user name icon in the welcome screen. I notice also that
add/remove programs will not open either. And also when you log out of the
computer you have a box in classic style saying windows is logging off. My
login name is the administrator with NO password.

This happened before and I reformated computer and it worked awesome for 8
months.....now this happened again. I hate formatting as the windows updates
are endless when you are setting up a computer. Nothing has changed sense I
last turned on the computer, nor did I add any programs.

I just want the normal welcome to windows xp and click my icon to get in,
also haveing add/remove programs working again would be a plus.

in user accounts I am the administrator, and I have use the welcome screen
checked (and when its unchecked means classic logon prompt) I tried to
uncheck it reboot..then recheck it and reboot..but it always boots with the
classic box and the add/ remove programs dont open. System restore does not
cure this issue either.

This is XP pro

One of the updates for .net framework adds a user account. It's presence is
what causes the extra logon step. You can leave it as it is - just click
your user name, leave password field blank and click the green arrow (or
press enter on the keyboard).

Or you can setup automatic logon.

There are a few ways to set up auto logon that I know of:

1) Enable automatic logon in TweakUI for XP. If you go this route, be sure
to download the correct version of TweakUI - the one that matches your
service pack level. If using SP2, the one linked on this Power Toys page
will work:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

2) Use Start> Run> control userpasswords2
A control panel applet will open. Select your account from that screen.
Remove check mark from box next to "users must enter a user name and
password to use this computer." Another screen will appear, prompting for
password. If none is used, leave fields blank.

NOTE: If you take this path and eventually have other users that need to
log on once in a while, you can reverse the steps above. OR you can press
shift while XP is loading and the welcome screen will appear so that a
different user can logon.

3) Remove the account for .net framework. While some have reported that
this method restores auto logon and that there are no repercussions with
programs that rely on .net framework, I have not tried it and cannot vouch
for it 100%. Might want to try disabling that account instead of removing
it entirely. You can do this using Computer Management (right click My
Computer and select Manage), then click on Users and Groups. You'll see the
..NET account in the list of users. Right click on it and select Disable.

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User

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