How can I avoid login screen in Windows XP?

[RL]

I am running Windows XP Home Edition.

I am the administrator, and there are no other users accounts.

I am accustomed to booting up my computer and immediately seeing my
desktop, without having to go through a login screen.

However, yesterday, after installing a new program (which I suspect is
ill-behaved), I find that every time I boot up (or even after my
screen saver goes on), I am presented with a login screen which asks
me to click on my user name. I find this annoying.

Can anyone tell me how I can revert to my earlier configuration, in
which I am automatically logged in and go directly to my desktop,
without being presented with a login screen? I have looked through
Control Panel / User Accounts, but I don't see anything there that
specifically addresses this question.

Incidentally, I don't think I have ever set a password for my login
name.

Robert Lawrence

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Please reply to this newsgroup only.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I am running Windows XP Home Edition.

I am the administrator, and there are no other users accounts.

I am accustomed to booting up my computer and immediately seeing my
desktop, without having to go through a login screen.

However, yesterday, after installing a new program (which I suspect is
ill-behaved), I find that every time I boot up (or even after my
screen saver goes on), I am presented with a login screen which asks
me to click on my user name. I find this annoying.

Can anyone tell me how I can revert to my earlier configuration, in
which I am automatically logged in and go directly to my desktop,
without being presented with a login screen? I have looked through
Control Panel / User Accounts, but I don't see anything there that
specifically addresses this question.

Incidentally, I don't think I have ever set a password for my login
name.

Robert Lawrence

Please reply to this newsgroup only.

Multiple posts? Next time, please just cross-post so once I mark it read in
one place, it's marked read elsewhere. heh

Most of what you want to do/are doing is a 'bad idea', however, I think if
you get TweakUI from Microsoft, you will get the options you want (like your
autologon, etc.)

 

[RL]

Thanks for your response.

Sorry about the multiple posts. I cross-posted to two windows
newsgroups, and then remembered that I wanted to post to a third as
well.

Robert Lawrence

Multiple posts? Next time, please just cross-post so once I mark it read in
one place, it's marked read elsewhere. heh

Most of what you want to do/are doing is a 'bad idea', however, I think if
you get TweakUI from Microsoft, you will get the options you want (like your
autologon, etc.)

Please reply to this newsgroup only.