XP boot up screen

[jones]

Not sure what you call it, but I wish to get rid of the logon screen that
comes up after turning computer on.

I managed to get it to bypass that screen and go onto the desktop upon
bootup. Don't remember how I did it, now the logon screen has started coming
back on.

I have tried Classic option etc, but cannot work it out. Please help.
Thanks in advance
Katherine

 

[John John]

It's called automatic logon. How you enable it depends on whether or
not you are join to a domain.

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

If you are *not* joined to a domain see at the bottom:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type control userpasswords2, and then click OK.

3. Clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this
computer" check box, and then click Apply.

4. In the Automatically Log On window, type the password in the Password
box, and then retype the password in the Confirm Password box.

5. Click OK to close the Automatically Log On window, and then click OK
to close the User Accounts window.

Other help or tools:

Autologon for Windows v2.10
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Security/Autologon.mspx

http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-501&cop=mss&p=xp+automatic+logon&x=0&y=0

John

 

[Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]]

Start, Run and enter CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2 Check the box Users must
enter a username and password...........

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Not sure what you call it, but I wish to get rid of the logon screen that
comes up after turning computer on.

I managed to get it to bypass that screen and go onto the desktop upon
bootup. Don't remember how I did it, now the logon screen has started coming
back on.

I have tried Classic option etc, but cannot work it out. Please help.
Thanks in advance

Start | Run, type "control userpasswords2" Select the account you want
to logon to automatically. Then uncheck the box "Users must enter a
user name and password to use this computer."

Or do the same thing with TweakUI.