entering password everytime

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blakey

how do i get around not entering password everytime i
turn my PC on. i just recieved a new password & went
through the F8 when DOS boots up to restore it through
safe mode, when usually it goes straight to desktop!
 
Hi

If you want to bypass the Welcome screen, 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.

Or you can use Tweak UI:

You can download TweakUI from
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp and when
installed go to Programs>Powertoys for Windows XP>Tweak UI - then go to
Logon>Autologon.
 
blakey said:
how do i get around not entering password everytime i
turn my PC on. i just recieved a new password & went
through the F8 when DOS boots up to restore it through
safe mode, when usually it goes straight to desktop!
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Hi

To configure autologon:

Click [Start] [Run] and type
control userpasswords2
Click [OK]
The [User Accounts] Property Sheet displays.
On [Users] tab, clear the [Users must enter a user name and password
to use this computer] check box.
Click [Apply].
Enter a user name and password that should be used to logon
automatically in the dialog box that appears.
Click [OK].
Go to [Control Panel] [User Accounts] [Change the Way Users Log On and
Off].
Uncheck [Use the Welcome Screen] and [Use Fast User Switching]


or alternatively you can use Tweak UI:

Download TweakUI from
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp and
when installed go to Programs>Powertoys for Windows XP>Tweak UI
- then go to Logon>Autologon.
 
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