RE: Welcome/Shutdown Screens

From: BAR (BAR_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/19/05 

Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 15:51:02 -0800

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"HowardBrown1" wrote:

> When I first installed Windows XP SP2, the system Welcome screen didn't show
> when I started the system and the new Shutdown screen with the three buttons,
> rather than the classic shutdown dialog with the drop down pick list, showed.
> While troubleshooting a windows workgroup problem, I was instructed to
> enable the Guest account and the system started showing the Welcome screen so
> I could select what account I wanted to use. After the workgroup problem was
> solved, I disabled the guest account, but the Welcome screen still shows,
> even though it only shows my one account. How do I reconfigure the system so
> it doesn't show the welcome screen, but continues to use the new shutdown
> screen. The knowledgebase contains an artical about how to set up the login
> so it doesn't prompt for a login (KB282866), but after trying this, my system
> still shows the Welcome screen and I have to press my user account button to
> proceed.
>
> PS, how do I get to this message board directly with a URL?