Need to select myself on startup since installation of .NET

[speedy_mike]

Since I installed .NET, I am now required to click on my name as part of the
booting process. My name is the only one there and I'm the only user on my
system. How can I circumvent this requirement? I'm running XP Pro.

Thanks much in advance.

Mike

 

[Guest]

Hi speedy_mike,

You could either follow the instructions here:

Skip the Welcome Screen and Logon Automatically
http://mvps.org/marksxp/WindowsXP/welskip.php

or

D/load and install TweakUI, open TweakUI and uncheck ASP.NET in the Login
section or tab (I don't use TweakUI, so I can't picture its interface in
order to tell you exactly where to find the Login section). TweakUI can be
d/loaded from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

Although I have never personally experienced a problem using the first
method I posted for you, one newgroup poster to whom I posted that fix stated
that he then found that his computer froze at the "Windows is starting up"
screen.



Regards,

 

[Terry R.]

On 7/11/2007 2:46 PM On a whim, speedy_mike pounded out on the keyboard

Since I installed .NET, I am now required to click on my name as part of the
booting process. My name is the only one there and I'm the only user on my
system. How can I circumvent this requirement? I'm running XP Pro.

Thanks much in advance.

Mike

Hi Mike,

Start, Run, type control userpasswords2 and click OK. Under the Users
tab, uncheck "Users must enter a user name and password to use this
computer." Don't do anything else. Click OK and reboot.

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[Ken Blake]

Since I installed .NET, I am now required to click on my name as part of
the booting process. My name is the only one there and I'm the only user
on my system. How can I circumvent this requirement? I'm running XP Pro.

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.

 

[speedy_mike]

Bingo! The "Start | Run, type "control userpasswords2"" method did the
trick. Thank all of you!

Mike

 

[Terry R.]

On 7/11/2007 6:19 PM On a whim, speedy_mike pounded out on the keyboard

Bingo! The "Start | Run, type "control userpasswords2"" method did the
trick. Thank all of you!

Mike

You're welcome.

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[Xenomorph]

Ooh! another chance to spam this:
http://xenomorph.net/xdntweaker/

installing .NET 1.x adds a hidden user "ASP.NET".

even though they are not displayed on the welcome screen, you still have to
chose your name.

my XdN Tweaker has an easy 1 button feature to disable the account (or
re-enable it)

 

[Guest]

You're welcome



Regards,

 

[frodo]

there was a hotfix to .net 1.1 a long time ago that fixed this issue - run
winupdate, it should offer it to you.

as stated, the issue is the ASP.NET account created; the tweakui fix is
the most straight forward: uncheck "show ASPNET account on welcome
screen".

 

[Ken Blake]

Bingo! The "Start | Run, type "control userpasswords2"" method did the
trick. Thank all of you!

You're welcome. Glad to help.