Re: Windows Login.
From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/14/04
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Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 18:04:16 -0500
As Michael said, Start, Run and enter CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2 In the list of user accounts, highlight the one you want automatically logged on. Uncheck Users must enter a username and password........ Click Apply. In the next dialog, enter the password for the user account you selected, if any.
-- Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:108f401c3f32f$fb50e0e0$a601280a@phx.gbl... > Sorry but where am I typing that? > > > >-----Original Message----- > >Venkatesh, this is not correct. While the procedure will > work, there are other ways (CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2 and > TweakUI for example) to enable autologon in XP. > > > >-- > >Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display > >Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes > >http://www.dougknox.com > >-------------------------------- > >Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro > >http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm > >-------------------------------- > >Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > >Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. > > > >"Venkatesh [MCSD]" <venkatesh@[nospam].itm.edu> wrote in > message news:uWGdymy8DHA.2832@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > >> Hi there Tavia, > >> > >> For Windows to automatically log on a user account > during the startup > >> process, the following must be met: > >> > >> - The Welcome screen must be available > >> - Guest account access must be turned off > >> - There must be only one user account on the computer > >> - The user account must not have a password > >> > >> To make the Welcome screen available: > >> > >> 1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double- > click User Accounts. > >> 2. Click "Change the way users log on or off". > >> 3. Click to select the "Use the Welcome screen for fast > and easy logon" > >> check box. > >> 4. Click OK. > >> > >> To turn off Guest account access: > >> > >> 1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double- > click User Accounts. > >> 2. Click the Guest account. > >> 3. Click "Turn off Guest access". > >> > >> To remove the password from the user account: > >> > >> 1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double- > click User Accounts. > >> 2. Click the user account. > >> 3. Click "Remove my password". > >> 4. Type the password in the "Type your current > password" box, and then click > >> Remove Password. > >> > >> Configure Windows XP to Automatically Login > >> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Autologon.htm > >> > >> HTH > >> Venkatesh [MS India Community Star] > >> > >> "Tavia" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message > >> news:109a301c3f327$dd6406a0$a501280a@phx.gbl... > >> > Does anyone know how to get my computer to boot > directly > >> > to the desktop? > >> > > >> > It use to do this but now for some reason it boots to > my > >> > name where I have to click on it in order to get to > the > >> > desktop...I am the only user so this is annoying! > >> > > >> > Anybody know how to fix this? > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >. > >
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