Re: Eliminating the "log onto windows" screen on startup

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From: "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 22:06:43 -0600

Start, Settings, Control Panel, User accounts, Change the way a user logs
on.
Untick Use the Welcome screen.
--
Ron Sommer

"KL" <KL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:C6238C6E-1032-45EA-97E9-6AE017C5377F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I had a friend who said he was "doing me a favor" by adding in the log onto
> windows screen (for network?) when my computer starts up. Strange thing
> is I
> don't even have a password on it so I just hit reply and it then starts
> up.
> A complete waste of time. I would like to eliminate that step. Running
> xp
> pro. Thanks,

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