automatic boot up without log on

[Gene Hora]

I've always been able to boot up into WinXP without the need of logging on
or even getting a log on screen. Recently at the Welcome screen I get the
"HP user" icon (I have an HP Pavilion) and booting stops until I click on
this icon. I have no idea how this changed. I would like it to return to the
prior configuration so I don't have to tend the bootup. I've searched all
the WinXP sites I know of as well as Microsoft's. Can't find anything that
specifically pertains to this.

Is there some Registery editing that is required? Accessing the options in
the Users' Accounts doesn't seem to supply the answer either. I don't have a
password assigned to my account -- Using Home XP-SP2. Would appreciate any
wisdom on this. Thanks.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I've always been able to boot up into WinXP without the need of logging on
or even getting a log on screen. Recently at the Welcome screen I get the
"HP user" icon (I have an HP Pavilion) and booting stops until I click on
this icon. I have no idea how this changed. I would like it to return to the
prior configuration so I don't have to tend the bootup. I've searched all
the WinXP sites I know of as well as Microsoft's. Can't find anything that
specifically pertains to this.

Is there some Registery editing that is required? Accessing the options in
the Users' Accounts doesn't seem to supply the answer either. I don't have a
password assigned to my account -- Using Home XP-SP2. Would appreciate any
wisdom on this. Thanks.

Click Start / Run / control userpasswords2 {OK}.
Now click your own account name and untick the
box that says that users must enter a password to
log on.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Click start/run, type "control userpasswords2" (without the quotes) and
click ok. In the user list, click on the user that you want to be the
default. Uncheck the box requiring a username and password, click apply/ok
and follow the prompts to set up a default logon.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Gene Hora]

Thanks much to both for responding. That resolved the problem (the origin of
which shall ever be a mystery!) After all these years the MVPs are still
better than any of my WinXP manuals or the Microsoft FAQs