Re: login after installing .net framework 1.1

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Jerry wrote:
I had to reformat my wife's computer using XP Pro. To run one of
her programs .net framework 1.1 had to be installed.
After getting .net framework installed, there is an extra screen
when XP boots and she has to click on the user icon to continue to
boot. How do I get rid of that extra screen and boot directly into
XP?>

I would not call it an 'extra' screen. It is actually how most people
should be utilizing their computers that hold personal and critical data,
passwords and access to critical and personal data in most cases. They
should have a password and should enter it at every logon - IMHO.

Now is a great time to point you to one of the easiest ways to find
information on problems you may be having and solutions others have found:

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

Given the above (friendly advice and a how-to) - this is likely what you
would find doing research on your own...

What you are looking for is a way to bypass the security (although by not
assigning a password, you have pretty effectively done that anyway. *grin*)

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).

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html


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