Re: Help with Folder Views and Logging in

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The warning is just so you do not try to create any user accounts, which can
cause other problems with XP Home. Clearing the "Users must enter.." box is
not a problem with XP Home.

Do this.

1. Click Start and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type control userpasswords2 and then click OK.
3. Clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this
computer" check box, and then click Apply.
4. In the Automatically Log On window, type the password in the Password
box, and then retype the password in the Confirm Password box.
5. Click OK to close the Automatically Log On window, and then click OK to
close the User Accounts window.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:%23T77b%23waGHA.4216@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
T. Waters <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Hi, Wes-
I do have XP Home. Therefore, it appears that I must not follow your
instructions, right? I found all the brackets, etc. a bit confusing.

Also, what did you mean by: "You can also use turn on automatic logon
without editing the registry in Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition."

Since I do NOT have XP Pro, what should I do? (Minus brackets and caveats,
please!)



"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uygmq2waGHA.3828@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Try this.

Do not use control userpasswords2 to create accounts if you are using XP
Home!!!

[[You can also use turn on automatic logon without editing the registry
in Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition and in Microsoft Windows XP
Professional on a computer that is not joined to a domain. To do this,
follow these steps:

1. Click Start and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type control userpasswords2 and then click OK.

Note When users try to display help information in the User Accounts
window in Windows XP Home Edition, the help information is not displayed.
Additionally, users receive the following error message:

Cannot find the Drive:\Windows\System32\users.hlp Help file. Check to see
that the file exists on your hard disk drive. If it does not exist, you
must reinstall it.

3. Clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this
computer" check box, and then click Apply.
4. In the Automatically Log On window, type the password in the Password
box, and then retype the password in the Confirm Password box.
5. Click OK to close the Automatically Log On window, and then click OK
to close the User Accounts window. ]]

From...
How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315231

Do not use control userpasswords2 to create accounts if you are using XP
Home!!!

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:%23Xi85qwaGHA.508@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
T. Waters <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Wes, thanks for the help with Folder Views. It worked like a charm!
However, my Login problem does not involve passwords (thank God). It is
merely the inconvenience of having to click on my name when logging in
to Windows. I am the only user! I just want Windows to open, and not
ask me to click on my name. I imagine I must have set up something
during installation that caused this annoyance.
Thanks again for the Folder Views help.


"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OxT9xiwaGHA.996@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Open a folder first, make whatever changes you want, then...
Click Tools | Click Folder Options | Click the View tab

Or just open a folder first, then...
Click Tools | Click Folder Options | Click the View tab

If you open Folder Options from Start | Run or from the Control Panel
Apply to All Folders button will not be available.


Start | Run | Type: powercfg.cpl | Click OK |
Advanced tab | UNCheck: Prompt for password
when computer resumes from standby | Click Apply

Or reinstall XP and then do the things listed above.

To get rid of the screen saver password.

Right click the Desktop | Properties | Screen Saver tab |
UNSelect the On resume, password protect check box.
If Fast User Switching is turned on, UNSelect the On resume, display
Welcome screen check box. | Click Apply | Click OK

On resume
[[Specifies whether the logon window is displayed when you resume using
the computer after the screen saver has started running. If logging on
requires a password, you will have to type the password when you resume
work.]]

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:uYzsz9vaGHA.3408@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
T. Waters <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
I just reinstalled XP on a new hard drive, and I am having trouble
configuring my Folder Views and Login.
As you can see in the attachment, the option to apply the current view
to all folders is greyed out. Perhaps I have chosen some option that
makes this happen? If, so, I have no idea what I have done to cause
this problem, or even if the problem is just a "windows misbehavior,"
but it sure is annoying. Any way out of this, short of reinstalling
XP?

Second, I somehow must have configured Windows Login so that I have to
click on my User Name every time the monitor goes to sleep. I want to
conserve power, but this is a real pain. I did not see an option in
User Accounts to get rid of this step, but I recall that it can be
done. Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

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