Re: Having to Click Name to Login

From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/14/04


Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 14:42:04 -0500

Hi Keith,

Start/run "control userpasswords2" (without the quotes).

Uncheck the box requiring a username and password, click apply/ok and follow
the prompts to set up a default logon.

-- 
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
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"Keith" <@.> wrote in message news:u99R9bfCEHA.2304@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Previously, when I started my XP Pro laptop, it went straight into Windows
> without asking me who was logging in (it is not joined to a domain and I
am
> the only user).
>
> Since installing Visual Studio.Net 2003 and SQL Developer Edition, it has
> added another user to the system, which DOES NOT appear on the login
screen.
>
> However, every time I start the laptop up, it forces me to click my name
> before logging in.
>
> How can I get back to not having to click my name?
>
> I remember it did this after installing the .net framework, but I cannot
> remember what I did to stop it.
>
> Thanks
>
>


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