don't want welcome screen/log on prompt

[Kerri]

Hi. I am the only one that uses my computer with XP home edition. I do not
want the welcome screen to show on boot up and I do not want the "log on to
windows" prompt to show at boot up. Following the directions I've seen on
this forum, I have turned off the welcome screen. When welcome screen is off
the log on prompt comes on when the log on prompt is turned off the welcome
screen automatically turns on. I want them BOTH OFF! Since windows takes so
friggin long to boot up it would be nice to hit the on button, walk away and
come back to a booted machine -- not a stupid welcome screen or log on box!

thanks,
Kerri

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Hi. I am the only one that uses my computer with XP home edition. I
do not want the welcome screen to show on boot up and I do not want
the "log on to windows" prompt to show at boot up. Following the
directions I've seen on this forum, I have turned off the welcome
screen. When welcome screen is off the log on prompt comes on when
the log on prompt is turned off the welcome screen automatically
turns on. I want them BOTH OFF! Since windows takes so friggin long
to boot up it would be nice to hit the on button, walk away and come
back to a booted machine -- not a stupid welcome screen or log on
box!

Then you did not look hard enough in the forum...

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=282866

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Kerri,

Click Start, Run and type "control userpasswords2", and click Ok.
Uncheck "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" option, and click Ok.

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Hi. I am the only one that uses my computer with XP home edition. I do not
want the welcome screen to show on boot up and I do not want the "log on to
windows" prompt to show at boot up. Following the directions I've seen on
this forum, I have turned off the welcome screen. When welcome screen is off
the log on prompt comes on when the log on prompt is turned off the welcome
screen automatically turns on. I want them BOTH OFF! Since windows takes so
friggin long to boot up it would be nice to hit the on button, walk away and
come back to a booted machine -- not a stupid welcome screen or log on box!

thanks,
Kerri

 

[Will Denny]

Hi Kerri

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.

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| Hi. I am the only one that uses my computer with XP home edition. I do not
| want the welcome screen to show on boot up and I do not want the "log on
to
| windows" prompt to show at boot up. Following the directions I've seen on
| this forum, I have turned off the welcome screen. When welcome screen is
off
| the log on prompt comes on when the log on prompt is turned off the
welcome
| screen automatically turns on. I want them BOTH OFF! Since windows takes
so
| friggin long to boot up it would be nice to hit the on button, walk away
and
| come back to a booted machine -- not a stupid welcome screen or log on
box!
|
| thanks,
| Kerri
|
|

 

[Kerri]

thanks everyone!