There is a setting in Windows 2000 that allows you to assume a certain
user will be logging on when the OS starts... this lets Windows go
right ahead and log that user on and run his or her startup programs
etc. I haven't found a way to do that in XP or Vista; I always have
to click my user name even though I am the only user. Anybody know
how to automate that in XP (or Vista)?

For Windows XP you can use Tweak-UI ( Logon, AutoLogon )
to Autologon. For Vista you'll need to make changes manually.
See the following for step-by-step help for Windows Vista:
http://www.msfn.org/board/lofiversio...hp/t79468.html
*AutoLogon will not work for computers that participate in a
business Domain environment

"Cookie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> There is a setting in Windows 2000 that allows you to assume a certain
> user will be logging on when the OS starts... this lets Windows go
> right ahead and log that user on and run his or her startup programs
> etc. I haven't found a way to do that in XP or Vista; I always have
> to click my user name even though I am the only user. Anybody know
> how to automate that in XP (or Vista)?

"Cookie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:2b021705-c87c-4fb6-97be-(E-Mail Removed)...
> There is a setting in Windows 2000 that allows you to assume a certain
> user will be logging on when the OS starts... this lets Windows go
> right ahead and log that user on and run his or her startup programs
> etc. I haven't found a way to do that in XP or Vista; I always have
> to click my user name even though I am the only user. Anybody know
> how to automate that in XP (or Vista)?

In WinXP you can do this:
1. Click Start / Run / control userpasswords2{OK}
2. Click the preferred user account.
3. Untick the box that requires users to enter a password.
4. Click OK.
5. Enter that user's password when prompted.

On Nov 26, 7:47 am, "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSp...@mindspring.com>
wrote:
> For Windows XP you can use Tweak-UI ( Logon, AutoLogon )
> to Autologon. For Vista you'll need to make changes manually.
> See the following for step-by-step help for Windows Vista:http://www.msfn.org/board/lofiversio...hp/t79468.html
> *AutoLogon will not work for computers that participate in a
> business Domain environment
>
> "Cookie" <SackOfMoneyWithaF...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:2b021705-c87c-4fb6-97be-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> > There is a setting in Windows 2000 that allows you to assume a certain
> > user will be logging on when the OS starts... this lets Windows go
> > right ahead and log that user on and run his or her startup programs
> > etc. I haven't found a way to do that in XP or Vista; I always have
> > to click my user name even though I am the only user. Anybody know
> > how to automate that in XP (or Vista)?

Thanks, tried Tweak-UI and that seemed to work very well (aside from 1
BSOD while multitabling... thanks Bill! ...lol).