Possible (is it ?) to revert to single user XPPro with no login screen from multiple login

[Charlie+]

My sister wants to revert to single user machines (XPPro) with no login screen
at all, which is quite possible to have if the computer is setup that way from
the start, ie no passwords entered at installation, Administrator pw and user
left blank.
But I have never been able to revert to a perfectly clean startup direct from
switch-on once the machine has been used with any user login and password, not
that Ive tried very hard! Is it possible to do direct startup without XP
reinstallation from zero?? Just cleaning out and wiping the multiple users and
removing the password doesnt seem to do the trick, you just get the login screen
with a blank password accepted if your lucky!
Maybe one of the cleanup type programmes will do this?

Thaught others might have tried to do this and succeeded ? Anyone?!
Help wd be appreciated.
Charlie+

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

My sister wants to revert to single user machines (XPPro) with no login
screen
at all, which is quite possible to have if the computer is setup that way
from
the start, ie no passwords entered at installation, Administrator pw and
user
left blank.
But I have never been able to revert to a perfectly clean startup direct
from
switch-on once the machine has been used with any user login and password,
not
that Ive tried very hard! Is it possible to do direct startup without XP
reinstallation from zero?? Just cleaning out and wiping the multiple
users and
removing the password doesnt seem to do the trick, you just get the login
screen
with a blank password accepted if your lucky!
Maybe one of the cleanup type programmes will do this?

Thaught others might have tried to do this and succeeded ? Anyone?!
Help wd be appreciated.
Charlie+

Here are some simple recipes:
- To set the password for the current user to a blank:
* Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}
* Type this command:
net user "%UserName%" ""{Enter}
- To log in automatically:
* Type this command:
control userpasswords2{Enter}
* Click the desired user's logon name, then
click OK and enter the password when
prompted (which is probably a blank).

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

My sister wants to revert to single user machines (XPPro) with no login screen
at all, which is quite possible to have if the computer is setup that way from
the start, ie no passwords entered at installation, Administrator pw and user
left blank.
But I have never been able to revert to a perfectly clean startup direct from
switch-on once the machine has been used with any user login and password, not
that Ive tried very hard! Is it possible to do direct startup without XP
reinstallation from zero?? Just cleaning out and wiping the multiple users and
removing the password doesnt seem to do the trick, you just get the login screen
with a blank password accepted if your lucky!

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.

 

[Charlie+]

underneath my scribble :

Many thanks for your kind reply - I will give your recipes a try!
Charlie+