Re: I want to stop the need to click my user name to log in (XP Home)

That did it. Thank you very much.


"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Go to your Screensaver tab in Display Properties and remove the
check next to "on resume, display Welcome Screen".

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"FISH" wrote:

| I have a laptop running XP Home and once the laptop goes into
hibernation or
| standby mode, I am required to log back in before I can continue using
my
| laptop. This is the blue start up screen and it says I to click on my
user
| name to begin. I am not required to enter a password, just simply click
on
| my user name and then windows starts up for me.
|
| I never used to be required to use this log in type of startup. How can
I
| skip this step and have the laptop pick up just where I left off prior
to
| the hibernation ...without the need to click on my user name?
|
|
| Thanks in advance...



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