logon screen

[Guest]

Hello


My computer has always just came to the desktop when i boot up , but i
done a clean install and had to get 76 updates , well ever since i got the
updates my computer come to the logon screen when i boot up.
Has some update caused this or could have caused this?
Thanks
Larry
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[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Hello


My computer has always just came to the desktop when i boot up , but i
done a clean install and had to get 76 updates , well ever since i got the
updates my computer come to the logon screen when i boot up.
Has some update caused this or could have caused this?
Thanks
Larry

I suspect your question is really "How do I restore an automatic
logon process?". If so then the answer is:
- Click Start / run / control userpasswords2{OK}
- Click your usual logon account.
- Untick the box that requires users to enter a password.
- Click OK and enter your password when prompted.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Hello


My computer has always just came to the desktop when i boot up , but i
done a clean install and had to get 76 updates , well ever since i got the
updates my computer come to the logon screen when i boot up.
Has some update caused this or could have caused this?

Yes, the installation of the .net framework.

To logon automatically, go to Start | Run, type "control
userpasswords2" Select the account you want to logon to automatically.
Then uncheck the box "Users must enter a user name and password to use
this computer."

Or do the same thing with TweakUI.

 

[Guest]

In XP Home, if you mean the Welcome Screen, and if the procedure referred to
by the MVP's NOW gives you the Logon Screen instead:
Logon | go to Control Panel | User Accounts | Change the way Users log on
and off | Put a check in Use the Welcome Screen, and another in Fast User
Switching.
Sounds wrong, but after reboot, you will go straight to the desktop.