log on my user account automatically instead of Admin account, how?

[JoeDontKnow]

I installed all those net framework thingies through MS update. Now when I
restart the computer I get logged on to the default Administrator account
automatically. Then I have to Switch User to go to my account. I don't want
to use the Welcome screen and I just want to boot up and go straight in to
my account when I reboot like it used to do before I updated.

How?

Thanks!!!

 

[Leonard Grey]

You are defeating XP's built-in security if you do this. If you can go
straight to your account without needing a user name or a password, so
can anyone else with access to your computer, including the creator of
any malware that may get installed on your computer.

 

[JS]

..Net framework (forget which version) has a bug that causes this problem.

Download and install Tweak UI from Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

After you start Tweak UI:
Expand the Logon option, select Autologon and Check the Autologon box.

OR

Start/Run and enter: CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2
On the User tab:
pick (highlight) the account you want to automatically logon

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
http://www.pagestart.com

 

[JS]

..Net framework (forget which version) has a bug that causes this problem.

Download and install Tweak UI from Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

After you start Tweak UI:
Expand the Logon option, select Autologon and Check the Autologon box.

OR

Start/Run and enter: CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2
On the User tab:
pick (highlight) the account you want to automatically logon

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
http://www.pagestart.com

 

[Kelly]

To correct:

1. Go to Start/Run and type in: control userpasswords2 and press ok.

2. On the Users tab, left click "your user name" then 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.

Added note: (Alex MVP)

If you want to logon to one of the other users, hold down shift as the
system boots up.

Tip:

Add Control UserPasswords2 to the Control Panel (Line 1)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Remove ASPNET from the Welcome Screen for Auto Logon (Line 352) Right hand
side
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm


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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

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[JoeDontKnow]

Thanks all for the replies.....I can't believe this. I had been hitting the
Apply button instead of the Ok button. So that is why I wasn't getting the
Automatically Log On pop up!!!!!! As soon as I hit the OK button though, it
popped up and now all is well.