Against my better judgement, I should have put SP2 on my machine, it
is really slow booting now, sucks to be me. PArt of it is the blasted
startup screen with user names, how can I get rid of this?

David D wrote:
> Against my better judgement, I should have put SP2 on my machine, it
> is really slow booting now, sucks to be me. PArt of it is the blasted
> startup screen with user names, how can I get rid of this?
>

It is extremely unlikely that displaying the Welcome Screen is causing
your issues. However, it is easy enough to use the classic logon. Go to
Control Panel>User Accounts>Change the way users log on. Uncheck "Use
the Welcome Screen" and "Fast User Switching".

If you'd like help doing a real diagnosis of your computer's problems
after installing SP2, we'll need more information about your machine. In
the meantime, here are some SP2-related links:

Are You Ready for WinXP SP2? -
http://support.microsoft.com/default...r=windowsxpsp2
Follow the Service Pack Installation Checklist -
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
http://aumha.net/index.php?c=16 - Windows XP - Service Pack 2 - FAQs &
Best Practices
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_s.htm#sp2 - Windows SP2 Information,
Guidelines and Troubleshooting
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#General
Troubleshooting SP2 for Windows XP - http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm
SP2 Support Center -
http://support.microsoft.com/default...r=windowsxpsp2


Malke
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Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

"David D" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> Against my better judgement, I should have put SP2 on my machine, it
> is really slow booting now, sucks to be me. PArt of it is the blasted
> startup screen with user names, how can I get rid of this?

How long has it been since SP2 was installed? It can take several days and
3 or 4 reboots for it to speed up. First defrag. The boot prefetch will
kick in after the 3 rd reboot. It takes several days for the prefetch
folder to be rebuilt. And the in built optimization kicks in every 3 days.
After that defrag again. If the system is still slow after some days try
some clean boot troubleshooting to see what may be hanging up on startup. A
program may need to be uninstalled / reinstalled:

How to troubleshoot by using the System Configuration utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310353

As to the Welcome Screen question, I doubt that is causing the slow down,
but you can set the system to auto logon to a particular account. This will
bypass the Welcome Screen.

1. Go to Start | Run and type in: control userpasswords2 | Ok.

2. On the Users tab, clear the Users Must Enter A User Name And Password To
Use This Computer check box and then click OK.

3. In the Automatically Log On dialog box that appears, type the user name
and password for the account you want to be logged on each time you start
your computer.

You can accomplish the same thing by:

Download and install TweakUI for XP and use its auto logon feature.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../powertoys.asp

Lastly you can add the Dialog box that comes up when running control
userpasswords2 to the Control Panel with the following tweak:

Add Control User Passwords2 to the Control Panel (Line 1)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

Thanks for that.
I just started reinstalling all the software tonight from a FULL
format yesterday. I installed SP2 today as well.

On Apr 30, 10:06 pm, "Rock" <R...@nospam.net> wrote:
> "David D" <netr...@yahoo.com> wrote
>
> > Against my better judgement, I should have put SP2 on my machine, it
> > is really slow booting now, sucks to be me. PArt of it is the blasted
> > startup screen with user names, how can I get rid of this?
>
> How long has it been since SP2 was installed? It can take several days and
> 3 or 4 reboots for it to speed up. First defrag. The boot prefetch will
> kick in after the 3 rd reboot. It takes several days for the prefetch
> folder to be rebuilt. And the in built optimization kicks in every 3 days.
> After that defrag again. If the system is still slow after some days try
> some clean boot troubleshooting to see what may be hanging up on startup. A
> program may need to be uninstalled / reinstalled:
>
> How to troubleshoot by using the System Configuration utility in Windows XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560
>
> How to perform a clean boot in Windows XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/?id=310353
>
> As to the Welcome Screen question, I doubt that is causing the slow down,
> but you can set the system to auto logon to a particular account. This will
> bypass the Welcome Screen.
>
> 1. Go to Start | Run and type in: control userpasswords2 | Ok.
>
> 2. On the Users tab, clear the Users Must Enter A User Name And Password To
> Use This Computer check box and then click OK.
>
> 3. In the Automatically Log On dialog box that appears, type the user name
> and password for the account you want to be logged on each time you start
> your computer.
>
> You can accomplish the same thing by:
>
> Download and install TweakUI for XP and use its auto logon feature.http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../powertoys.asp
>
> Lastly you can add the Dialog box that comes up when running control
> userpasswords2 to the Control Panel with the following tweak:
>
> Add Control User Passwords2 to the Control Panel (Line 1)http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

Did you also purchase and/or install Anti-Virus software? I've noticed some
of them are defaulted to automatically scan the entire hard drive for viruses
etc everytime the computer boots. This slows it down quite a bit and
hopefully can be disabled by going through the Scheduled Tasks and/or
Anti-Virus options.

Most likely they'll still scan programs in memory and programs that are in
folders you are browsing, downloading, etc ... I also recommend not using the
ADMIN account for casual everyday use, so create a LIMITED account or enable
GUEST, and use that account for browsing and everything else besides
installing. Cheers.
--
esu lanoisseforp


"David D" wrote:

> Against my better judgement, I should have put SP2 on my machine, it
> is really slow booting now, sucks to be me. PArt of it is the blasted
> startup screen with user names, how can I get rid of this?
>
>

Why do you recommend not using an admin for everyday use?
The anti virus software might have something to do with it - without
the startup screen, it definitely runs faster.

On Apr 30, 10:53 pm, Spot <S...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Did you also purchase and/or install Anti-Virus software? I've noticed some
> of them are defaulted to automatically scan the entire hard drive for viruses
> etc everytime the computer boots. This slows it down quite a bit and
> hopefully can be disabled by going through the Scheduled Tasks and/or
> Anti-Virus options.
>
> Most likely they'll still scan programs in memory and programs that are in
> folders you are browsing, downloading, etc ... I also recommend not using the
> ADMIN account for casual everyday use, so create a LIMITED account or enable
> GUEST, and use that account for browsing and everything else besides
> installing. Cheers.
> --
> esu lanoisseforp
>
> "David D" wrote:
> > Against my better judgement, I should have put SP2 on my machine, it
> > is really slow booting now, sucks to be me. PArt of it is the blasted
> > startup screen with user names, how can I get rid of this?

I am also getting an error when trying to install software now,
telling me I don't have admin privledges or something? What the
devil?

On Apr 30, 11:03 pm, David D <netr...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Why do you recommend not using an admin for everyday use?
> The anti virus software might have something to do with it - without
> the startup screen, it definitely runs faster.
>
> On Apr 30, 10:53 pm, Spot <S...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > Did you also purchase and/or install Anti-Virus software? I've noticed some
> > of them are defaulted to automatically scan the entire hard drive for viruses
> > etc everytime the computer boots. This slows it down quite a bit and
> > hopefully can be disabled by going through the Scheduled Tasks and/or
> > Anti-Virus options.
>
> > Most likely they'll still scan programs in memory and programs that are in
> > folders you are browsing, downloading, etc ... I also recommend not using the
> > ADMIN account for casual everyday use, so create a LIMITED account or enable
> > GUEST, and use that account for browsing and everything else besides
> > installing. Cheers.
> > --
> > esu lanoisseforp
>
> > "David D" wrote:
> > > Against my better judgement, I should have put SP2 on my machine, it
> > > is really slow booting now, sucks to be me. PArt of it is the blasted
> > > startup screen with user names, how can I get rid of this?

"Spot" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> Did you also purchase and/or install Anti-Virus software? I've noticed
> some
> of them are defaulted to automatically scan the entire hard drive for
> viruses
> etc everytime the computer boots. This slows it down quite a bit and
> hopefully can be disabled by going through the Scheduled Tasks and/or
> Anti-Virus options.
>
> Most likely they'll still scan programs in memory and programs that are in
> folders you are browsing, downloading, etc ... I also recommend not using
> the
> ADMIN account for casual everyday use, so create a LIMITED account or
> enable
> GUEST, and use that account for browsing and everything else besides
> installing. Cheers.
> --
> esu lanoisseforp
>
>
> "David D" wrote:
>
>> Against my better judgement, I should have put SP2 on my machine, it
>> is really slow booting now, sucks to be me. PArt of it is the blasted
>> startup screen with user names, how can I get rid of this?
>>
>>


Not a good idea to use the Guest account. That is a special account with
elevated privileges, used in a network setting. For a stand along system
disable the Guest account and created a limited user account for casual
visitors. Call it Visitor or whatever you want.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

"David D" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> Why do you recommend not using an admin for everyday use?
> The anti virus software might have something to do with it - without
> the startup screen, it definitely runs faster.

> On Apr 30, 10:53 pm, Spot <S...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> Did you also purchase and/or install Anti-Virus software? I've noticed
>> some
>> of them are defaulted to automatically scan the entire hard drive for
>> viruses
>> etc everytime the computer boots. This slows it down quite a bit and
>> hopefully can be disabled by going through the Scheduled Tasks and/or
>> Anti-Virus options.
>>
>> Most likely they'll still scan programs in memory and programs that are
>> in
>> folders you are browsing, downloading, etc ... I also recommend not using
>> the
>> ADMIN account for casual everyday use, so create a LIMITED account or
>> enable
>> GUEST, and use that account for browsing and everything else besides
>> installing. Cheers.
>> --
>> esu lanoisseforp
>>
>> "David D" wrote:
>> > Against my better judgement, I should have put SP2 on my machine, it
>> > is really slow booting now, sucks to be me. PArt of it is the blasted
>> > startup screen with user names, how can I get rid of this?


It's not good practice to use the built in Administrator account. That
should have a strong password assigned then set it aside to use only if
something damages the working account. Create at least one additional
account with admin privileges (it's a good idea to have two of these, one as
a backup), and then whatever number of limited user accounts you need. If
you can run most things from a limited user account it's best to do so, but
some programs don't want to work nicely.

If running from an account with admin privileges any malware running on that
account also runs with full admin privileges. Of course the best way to
prevent problems from malware is not get infected in the first place.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

Ok, I am sort of confused. Here is what I did, just so I haven't left
anything out. I installed WinXP and SP2. I then installed a slew of
software while I was at it, when I rebooted, I of course got the START
UP screen (which I hate). I then followed instructions on here to get
rid of start-up screen. Then, I lost most of the programs I installed
(lost meaning, did not have access to for some reason). In the same
moment, I could not install any programs because I did not have admin.
privileges. I am guessing my main user "DAVID" - the one where I
installed everything - is the admin. And when I disabled the START UP
screen, it defaulted to a GUEST, right? IS there anyway I can get rid
of the START UP screen, and it will default to the admin without
passwords and the START UP screen? I am the only one that uses this
computer and after everything is installed, it will be SANS internet
being that it is my editing machine only. So, am I stuck reinstalling
XP (which would suck because of the time involved) or am I stuck with
the START UP screen? Thanks, I hope this is clear enough with enough
info on what I am doing and have done.



> >> "David D" wrote:
> >> > Against my better judgement, I should have put SP2 on my machine, it
> >> > is really slow booting now, sucks to be me. PArt of it is the blasted
> >> > startup screen with user names, how can I get rid of this?
>
> It's not good practice to use the built in Administrator account. That
> should have a strong password assigned then set it aside to use only if
> something damages the working account. Create at least one additional
> account with admin privileges (it's a good idea to have two of these, one as
> a backup), and then whatever number of limited user accounts you need. If
> you can run most things from a limited user account it's best to do so, but
> some programs don't want to work nicely.
>
> If running from an account with admin privileges any malware running on that
> account also runs with full admin privileges. Of course the best way to
> prevent problems from malware is not get infected in the first place.
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]