Re: Remove Welcome screen

ms wrote:
XP Pro
How to remove the Welcome splash screen on bootup?

Do you mean,

1) 'How do I automatically logon?'

or do you mean

2) 'How do I switch to the classic Windows Logon prompt instead of the
Welcome screen?'

For 1)...
Autologon....

Get TweakUI installed and use Automatic logon setting - you get to type in
your password.
(or set the registry values or...)

Are you the only user?

Automatic Logons:
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Microsoft method:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231
(Essentially the same... but different place:
http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/13/ )


Microsoft Method 2:
TweakUI from:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx


control userpasswords2 method:
1) Go to the Start Menu and the Run box.
2) Type in the following:

control userpasswords2

now click OK
3) In the new Windows that appears select the account you wish to make the
primary logon.
Now uncheck the "Users must enter a username and password..." box.
4) Hit Apply and a dialog box will appear asking you to confirm the selected
users password.
Click OK when you are done...
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Hopefully that gets you where you are wanting to be.

It is a *good* thing in the user arena to:
1) Have strong passwords.
2) Have more than one administrator level account (with strong passwords).


For 2)...
Turn off the Welcome screen and use the classic logon prompt which will
require users to type a user account name.

1. Click on the Start button, click on Control Panel, and then double click
on User Accounts.
2. Click on Change The Way Users Log On or Off.
3. Uncheck the box next to Use the Welcome screen. This will automatically
disable Fast User Switching.
4. Click Apply Options.

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