Don't want login screen XP home edition

[Guest]

Help, why all of a sudden am I getting the login screen prompting me for a
password? It is just me and my husband and we don't want to password protect
and have to type it in each time. How can I make that screen go away. It
wasn't there until I downloaded the new security update. Hope someone can
help me with this. I don't know if I can find my way back here. Can you email
me at (e-mail address removed) ?? Forevery grateful! Bonnie

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

The Welcome to Windows screen appears when you start Windows XP
after you install the .NET Framework 1.1
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;827072

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.mspx

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| Help, why all of a sudden am I getting the login screen prompting me for a
| password? It is just me and my husband and we don't want to password protect
| and have to type it in each time. How can I make that screen go away. It
| wasn't there until I downloaded the new security update. Hope someone can
| help me with this. I don't know if I can find my way back here.
Forevery grateful! Bonnie

 

[Guest]

Hi, thanks for trying to help me. I went to that link and did what it said to
download the newest .net framework 1.1 and I am still getting the login
screen prompting for a password. How do I work around this. If you set a pw,
will that screen go away and not ask me again? Please help! Thanks again!

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You can use the following steps to enable automatic logon:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type: control userpasswords2 , and then click OK.
3. In the dialog box that appears, clear the "Users must enter a user name
and password to use this computer" check box, and then click OK.

How to Enable Automatic Logon in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315231&Product=winxp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.mspx

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| Hi, thanks for trying to help me. I went to that link and did what it said to
| download the newest .net framework 1.1 and I am still getting the login
| screen prompting for a password. How do I work around this. If you set a pw,
| will that screen go away and not ask me again? Please help! Thanks again!

 

[Guest]

It worked for me now, thank you so much!

 

[Guest]

I've been having the same problem as the person above. I unchecked the
box stated previously, but when I clicked okay another box popped up asking
for user name and password information. I would to start up without any
user/password information. Thank you