Making xp login to desktop

[ken913]

I remember some where there was a run command you could enter to just have xp
go straight to desptop without having to click the user account button, I am
the only one using this pc and hence the only UA to click.

I just want to power up the pc go get some coffee and come back to a desktop
not and UA button

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I remember some where there was a run command you could enter to
just have xp go straight to desptop without having to click the
user account button, I am the only one using this pc and hence the
only UA to click.

I just want to power up the pc go get some coffee and come back to
a desktop not and UA button

It's called "Automatic Logon".
As with most things in Windows - there are a few ways to accomplish the
task.
(A quick Google search would reveal most if not all of the ones I am about
to post - probably all, since I have posted it before - several times.)

Automatic Logons:
------
Microsoft method:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231
(Essentially the same... but different place:
http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/13/ )


Microsoft Method 2:
TweakUI from:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx


control userpasswords2 method:
1) Go to the Start Menu and the Run box.
2) Type in the following:

control userpasswords2

now click OK
3) In the new Windows that appears select the account you wish to make the
primary logon.
Now uncheck the "Users must enter a username and password..." box.
4) Hit Apply and a dialog box will appear asking you to confirm the selected
users password.
Click OK when you are done...
------

It is a *good* thing in the user arena to:
1) Have strong passwords.
2) Have more than one administrator level account (with strong passwords).

I know - you are the "only one who lives there, the only one who uses your
computer".. etc. Great. When your home gets broken into and computer
stolen (either physically or virtually) <- you may be thinking something
else, like "all of my (the only person who lives here, the only person who
uses that computer) records, pictures, emails, financial information, cached
passwords, contacts, etc.. are on that computer."

But that is an individual choice. You get to weigh the risks. =)

 

[madisonoc]

It's called "Automatic Logon".
As with most things in Windows - there are a few ways to accomplish the
task.
(A quick Google search would reveal most if not all of the ones I am about
to post - probably all, since I have posted it before - several times.)

Automatic Logons:
------
Microsoft method:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231
(Essentially the same... but different place:
http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/13/ )


Microsoft Method 2:
TweakUI from:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx


control userpasswords2 method:
1) Go to the Start Menu and the Run box.
2) Type in the following:

control userpasswords2

now click OK
3) In the new Windows that appears select the account you wish to make the
primary logon.
Now uncheck the "Users must enter a username and password..." box.
4) Hit Apply and a dialog box will appear asking you to confirm the selected
users password.
Click OK when you are done...
------

It is a *good* thing in the user arena to:
1) Have strong passwords.
2) Have more than one administrator level account (with strong passwords).

I know - you are the "only one who lives there, the only one who uses your
computer".. etc. Great. When your home gets broken into and computer
stolen (either physically or virtually) <- you may be thinking something
else, like "all of my (the only person who lives here, the only person who
uses that computer) records, pictures, emails, financial information, cached
passwords, contacts, etc.. are on that computer."

But that is an individual choice. You get to weigh the risks. =)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way


I have a post that is asking how to make my computer do what yours is doing. Can you tell me what your settings are? I like having the 'puter shut down after non use.
Thanks