Remove Welcome screen

[ms]

XP Pro

How to remove the Welcome splash screen on bootup?

ms

 

[Shenan Stanley]

XP Pro
How to remove the Welcome splash screen on bootup?

Do you mean,

1) 'How do I automatically logon?'

or do you mean

2) 'How do I switch to the classic Windows Logon prompt instead of the
Welcome screen?'

For 1)...
Autologon....

Get TweakUI installed and use Automatic logon setting - you get to type in
your password.
(or set the registry values or...)

Are you the only user?

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...
------

Hopefully that gets you where you are wanting to be.

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).


For 2)...
Turn off the Welcome screen and use the classic logon prompt which will
require users to type a user account name.

1. Click on the Start button, click on Control Panel, and then double click
on User Accounts.
2. Click on Change The Way Users Log On or Off.
3. Uncheck the box next to Use the Welcome screen. This will automatically
disable Fast User Switching.
4. Click Apply Options.

 

[ms]

Do you mean,

1) 'How do I automatically logon?'

or do you mean

2) 'How do I switch to the classic Windows Logon prompt instead of the
Welcome screen?'

In the above choices, I want #1- to avoid the Welcome screen, just see
the XP logo screen, then Desktop. If to do that, I get into logon, surely
Autologon is better, I want unattended bootup.

For 1)...
Autologon....

Get TweakUI installed and use Automatic logon setting - you get to
type in your password.
(or set the registry values or...)

Are you the only user?

Yes, now. This was a used machine, someone else's (unknown) password is
in registry now. How does that change your advice?

ms

 

[ms]

Do you mean,

1) 'How do I automatically logon?'

or do you mean

2) 'How do I switch to the classic Windows Logon prompt instead of the
Welcome screen?'

For 1)...
Autologon....

Get TweakUI installed and use Automatic logon setting - you get to
type in your password.
(or set the registry values or...)

Are you the only user?

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...
------

Hopefully that gets you where you are wanting to be.

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).


For 2)...
Turn off the Welcome screen and use the classic logon prompt which
will require users to type a user account name.

1. Click on the Start button, click on Control Panel, and then double
click on User Accounts.
2. Click on Change The Way Users Log On or Off.
3. Uncheck the box next to Use the Welcome screen. This will
automatically disable Fast User Switching.
4. Click Apply Options.

Thanks for the help, I will try the above, with an existing other user
name in registry.

ms