Yesterday, I set up autologon using TweakUI on my Windows XP computer (with
SP3 installed) to avoid having to click on my name each time I boot up. It
worked when I restarted the computer yesterday--but not today. I looked at
the autologon dialog box in TweakUI today, and autologon is unchecked again.

Could the problem be that I didn't choose a password? (After the autologon
box is checked, the "set password" button appears.) If that's the case, is
there anything I can do short of choosing a password? I work alone; and if
someone steals my computer, having a password will probably not stop the
person from accessing my files (or so I've been told). And I don't want to
screw something up later on by choosing and then possibly forgetting my
password.

Thanks much!

Jo-Anne

I don't know if SP3 caused Tweak to UnTweak but as an alternative try
the following:

Start/Run and enter: CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2
On the User tab: pick (highlight) the account you want to automatically log
on
Then uncheck: Users must enter username and password
Next click Apply and enter the password (if the account you pick has a
password)
Finally click OK until your completely out

Additional Info:
How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231

JS

"Jo-Anne Naples" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%23$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Yesterday, I set up autologon using TweakUI on my Windows XP computer
> (with SP3 installed) to avoid having to click on my name each time I boot
> up. It worked when I restarted the computer yesterday--but not today. I
> looked at the autologon dialog box in TweakUI today, and autologon is
> unchecked again.
>
> Could the problem be that I didn't choose a password? (After the autologon
> box is checked, the "set password" button appears.) If that's the case, is
> there anything I can do short of choosing a password? I work alone; and if
> someone steals my computer, having a password will probably not stop the
> person from accessing my files (or so I've been told). And I don't want to
> screw something up later on by choosing and then possibly forgetting my
> password.
>
> Thanks much!
>
> Jo-Anne
>

Thank you, JS! I'll do that.

Jo-Anne

"JS" <@> wrote in message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>I don't know if SP3 caused Tweak to UnTweak but as an alternative try
> the following:
>
> Start/Run and enter: CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2
> On the User tab: pick (highlight) the account you want to automatically
> log on
> Then uncheck: Users must enter username and password
> Next click Apply and enter the password (if the account you pick has a
> password)
> Finally click OK until your completely out
>
> Additional Info:
> How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231
>
> JS
>
> "Jo-Anne Naples" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%23$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Yesterday, I set up autologon using TweakUI on my Windows XP computer
>> (with SP3 installed) to avoid having to click on my name each time I boot
>> up. It worked when I restarted the computer yesterday--but not today. I
>> looked at the autologon dialog box in TweakUI today, and autologon is
>> unchecked again.
>>
>> Could the problem be that I didn't choose a password? (After the
>> autologon box is checked, the "set password" button appears.) If that's
>> the case, is there anything I can do short of choosing a password? I work
>> alone; and if someone steals my computer, having a password will probably
>> not stop the person from accessing my files (or so I've been told). And I
>> don't want to screw something up later on by choosing and then possibly
>> forgetting my password.
>>
>> Thanks much!
>>
>> Jo-Anne
>>
>
>

Let me know if you were able to fix the problem.

JS

"Jo-Anne Naples" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thank you, JS! I'll do that.
>
> Jo-Anne
>
> "JS" <@> wrote in message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I don't know if SP3 caused Tweak to UnTweak but as an alternative try
>> the following:
>>
>> Start/Run and enter: CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2
>> On the User tab: pick (highlight) the account you want to automatically
>> log on
>> Then uncheck: Users must enter username and password
>> Next click Apply and enter the password (if the account you pick has a
>> password)
>> Finally click OK until your completely out
>>
>> Additional Info:
>> How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231
>>
>> JS
>>
>> "Jo-Anne Naples" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:%23$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Yesterday, I set up autologon using TweakUI on my Windows XP computer
>>> (with SP3 installed) to avoid having to click on my name each time I
>>> boot up. It worked when I restarted the computer yesterday--but not
>>> today. I looked at the autologon dialog box in TweakUI today, and
>>> autologon is unchecked again.
>>>
>>> Could the problem be that I didn't choose a password? (After the
>>> autologon box is checked, the "set password" button appears.) If that's
>>> the case, is there anything I can do short of choosing a password? I
>>> work alone; and if someone steals my computer, having a password will
>>> probably not stop the person from accessing my files (or so I've been
>>> told). And I don't want to screw something up later on by choosing and
>>> then possibly forgetting my password.
>>>
>>> Thanks much!
>>>
>>> Jo-Anne
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

The date and time was 5/27/2008 9:21 AM, and on a whim, JS pounded out
on the keyboard:

> I don't know if SP3 caused Tweak to UnTweak but as an alternative try
> the following:
>
> Start/Run and enter: CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2
> On the User tab: pick (highlight) the account you want to automatically log
> on
> Then uncheck: Users must enter username and password
> Next click Apply and enter the password (if the account you pick has a
> password)
> Finally click OK until your completely out
>
> Additional Info:
> How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231
>
> JS
>

Hi JS,

I have installed SP3 on a lot of workstations using the Auto Logon in
TUI, and it didn't break the process.


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The date and time was 5/27/2008 9:11 AM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne Naples
pounded out on the keyboard:

> Yesterday, I set up autologon using TweakUI on my Windows XP computer (with
> SP3 installed) to avoid having to click on my name each time I boot up. It
> worked when I restarted the computer yesterday--but not today. I looked at
> the autologon dialog box in TweakUI today, and autologon is unchecked again.
>
> Could the problem be that I didn't choose a password? (After the autologon
> box is checked, the "set password" button appears.) If that's the case, is
> there anything I can do short of choosing a password? I work alone; and if
> someone steals my computer, having a password will probably not stop the
> person from accessing my files (or so I've been told). And I don't want to
> screw something up later on by choosing and then possibly forgetting my
> password.
>
> Thanks much!
>
> Jo-Anne
>
>

Hi Jo-Anne,

We have crossed paths here and in the Corel groups.

When the password dialog popped up in Tweak-UI, did you click OK? That
would enter a password of nothing in both boxes, which sounds like the
way you have it configured (no password). If you clicked Cancel, I'm
surprised it logged on automatically even once, as the process wasn't
completed.

I don't think I've configured Tweak-UI without a password before, but I
doubt SP3 had anything to do with it, as I've installed it on dozens of
workstations using the Auto Logon and it hasn't affected any of them.

The other method suggested by JS will do the same thing though.


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"Jo-Anne Naples" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:#$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Yesterday, I set up autologon using TweakUI on my Windows XP computer
> (with SP3 installed) to avoid having to click on my name each time I boot
> up. It worked when I restarted the computer yesterday--but not today. I
> looked at the autologon dialog box in TweakUI today, and autologon is
> unchecked again.
>
> Could the problem be that I didn't choose a password? (After the autologon
> box is checked, the "set password" button appears.) If that's the case, is
> there anything I can do short of choosing a password? I work alone; and if
> someone steals my computer, having a password will probably not stop the
> person from accessing my files (or so I've been told). And I don't want to
> screw something up later on by choosing and then possibly forgetting my
> password.
>
> Thanks much!
>
> Jo-Anne

Having no password actually has other effects that you may not realize.
By default and for security reasons, Windows Task Scheduler is configured
to not run on local accounts that don't have passwords. So, things that
use the Windows Scheduler, like many antivirus and backup programs, will
quietly just not run scheduled tasks. You won't even know it failed unless
you check the logs.

This default behaviour can be changed, but it's better to just add a simple
password.

HTH
-pk

Dang! I was hoping I could do without the password... I do know that Norton
runs fine on a schedule. If it's using Task Manager, maybe other programs
will work too without a password? Anyone out there without a password but
with scheduled tasks running OK?

Thanks much!

Jo-Anne

"Patrick Keenan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:e%(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "Jo-Anne Naples" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:#$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Yesterday, I set up autologon using TweakUI on my Windows XP computer
>> (with SP3 installed) to avoid having to click on my name each time I boot
>> up. It worked when I restarted the computer yesterday--but not today. I
>> looked at the autologon dialog box in TweakUI today, and autologon is
>> unchecked again.
>>
>> Could the problem be that I didn't choose a password? (After the
>> autologon box is checked, the "set password" button appears.) If that's
>> the case, is there anything I can do short of choosing a password? I work
>> alone; and if someone steals my computer, having a password will probably
>> not stop the person from accessing my files (or so I've been told). And I
>> don't want to screw something up later on by choosing and then possibly
>> forgetting my password.
>>
>> Thanks much!
>>
>> Jo-Anne
>
> Having no password actually has other effects that you may not realize. By
> default and for security reasons, Windows Task Scheduler is configured to
> not run on local accounts that don't have passwords. So, things that use
> the Windows Scheduler, like many antivirus and backup programs, will
> quietly just not run scheduled tasks. You won't even know it failed
> unless you check the logs.
>
> This default behaviour can be changed, but it's better to just add a
> simple password.
>
> HTH
> -pk
>
>

Hi, again, Terry.

Well, it was indeed the fact that I hadn't gone into the password dialog box
that was the issue. When the "set password" button appeared, I simply
ignored it and checked OK for autologon. After reading what you said to do,
I clicked on "set password," then clicked OK at that box with the password
blank. It worked. When I rebooted, I checked TweakUI, and the checkmark for
autologon was still there.

Thank you!

Now for the issue Patrick brought up: Will scheduled tasks indeed not
perform if I have no password? As I mentioned to him, Norton does its
scheduled scan weekly, so at least that program is working.

Jo-Anne

"Terry R." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> The date and time was 5/27/2008 9:11 AM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne Naples
> pounded out on the keyboard:
>
>> Yesterday, I set up autologon using TweakUI on my Windows XP computer
>> (with SP3 installed) to avoid having to click on my name each time I boot
>> up. It worked when I restarted the computer yesterday--but not today. I
>> looked at the autologon dialog box in TweakUI today, and autologon is
>> unchecked again.
>>
>> Could the problem be that I didn't choose a password? (After the
>> autologon box is checked, the "set password" button appears.) If that's
>> the case, is there anything I can do short of choosing a password? I work
>> alone; and if someone steals my computer, having a password will probably
>> not stop the person from accessing my files (or so I've been told). And I
>> don't want to screw something up later on by choosing and then possibly
>> forgetting my password.
>>
>> Thanks much!
>>
>> Jo-Anne
>
> Hi Jo-Anne,
>
> We have crossed paths here and in the Corel groups.
>
> When the password dialog popped up in Tweak-UI, did you click OK? That
> would enter a password of nothing in both boxes, which sounds like the way
> you have it configured (no password). If you clicked Cancel, I'm
> surprised it logged on automatically even once, as the process wasn't
> completed.
>
> I don't think I've configured Tweak-UI without a password before, but I
> doubt SP3 had anything to do with it, as I've installed it on dozens of
> workstations using the Auto Logon and it hasn't affected any of them.
>
> The other method suggested by JS will do the same thing though.
>
>
> --
> Terry R.
>
> ***Reply Note***
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On Tue, 27 May 2008 13:10:55 -0500, "Jo-Anne Naples"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Dang! I was hoping I could do without the password... I do know that Norton
>runs fine on a schedule. If it's using Task Manager, maybe other programs
>will work too without a password? Anyone out there without a password but
>with scheduled tasks running OK?

Lots of us.

One prime example of something that depends on Task Scheduler to
function is System Restore. Disable Task Scheduler, and no automatic
restore points will be set.

I never use a password (and I don't use Task Scheduler) and those
programs I use that require scheduling do just fine on their own.