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I want to disable logins on my computer. Is there a way to do this?
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Hi
If you want to bypass the Welcome screen, try this: From Start>Run type in control userpasswords2 then uncheck 'Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer' and click 'Apply'. On the next screen - 'Automatically Log On' - delete the name 'Administrator' from the User name box and enter your account name and then the password in the next two boxes. OK your way out and then reboot your system. Or you can use Tweak UI: You can download TweakUI from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...s/powertoys.asp and when installed go to Programs>Powertoys for Windows XP>Tweak UI - then go to Logon>Autologon. -- Will Denny MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "BetteBoop" <BetteBoop@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A57ADAC2-E517-4CEC-A0AB-D5C671F794FF@microsoft.com... >I want to disable logins on my computer. Is there a way to do this? |
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BetteBoop wrote:
> I want to disable logins on my computer. Is there a way to do this? Will has answered your question, I think, but when I read your message originally I was wondering why you'd want to prevent anyone from logging in? If no one can login, then the PC's worth more as a doorstop than as a PC. -- The reader should exercise normal caution and backup the Registry and data files regularly, and especially before making any changes to their PC, as well as performing regular virus and spyware scans. I am not liable for problems or mishaps that occur from the reader using advice posted here. No warranty, express or implied, is given with the posting of this message. |
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<sigh> I did what you said, and my system still started with a login screen.
I'm not sure I made myself clear on what I want to do. Before i had my system "fixed", I would turn on my computer and get my desktop. I didn't have to click on a name (owner) and then get my desktop. Now, when I turn on my computer, I have to click on "Owner". The reason I want to put it back to the way it was, is because I think the way it is now, is preventing me from sharing a printer on my home network. I have tried everything I can think of to get my computer to print on a printer that is connected to another computer. I re-ran the network wizard and add printer. I've checked and re-checked all the settings. I do see the other computer on my system and the other computer does recognize my system. I could be wrong, but I think it has something to do with this login. Any suggestions, I sure would appreciate it. Thanks so much for answering me so quickly. "Will Denny" wrote: > Hi > > If you want to bypass the Welcome screen, try this: > > From Start>Run type in > > control userpasswords2 > > then uncheck 'Users must enter a user name and password to use this > computer' and click 'Apply'. On the next screen - 'Automatically Log On' - > delete the name 'Administrator' from the User name box and enter your > account name and then the password in the next two boxes. OK your way out > and then reboot your system. > > Or you can use Tweak UI: > > You can download TweakUI from > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...s/powertoys.asp and when > installed go to Programs>Powertoys for Windows XP>Tweak UI - then go to > Logon>Autologon. > > -- > > > Will Denny > MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > Please reply to the News Groups > > > "BetteBoop" <BetteBoop@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:A57ADAC2-E517-4CEC-A0AB-D5C671F794FF@microsoft.com... > >I want to disable logins on my computer. Is there a way to do this? > > > |
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Null,
Well, I was always able to use my system for everything without this darn login. The other computer on my home network doesn't have this. Which is where I think my problem of not being able to print from my system to the printer that is connected to the other system. Am I making sense? "null" wrote: > BetteBoop wrote: > > I want to disable logins on my computer. Is there a way to do this? > > Will has answered your question, I think, but when I read your message > originally I was wondering why you'd want to prevent anyone from logging > in? If no one can login, then the PC's worth more as a doorstop than as > a PC. > > -- > The reader should exercise normal caution and backup the Registry and > data files regularly, and especially before making any changes to their > PC, as well as performing regular virus and spyware scans. I am not > liable for problems or mishaps that occur from the reader using advice > posted here. No warranty, express or implied, is given with the posting > of this message. > > |
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