Welcome Screen No Longer Appears

[Guest]

When I start my WinXP home computer, it automatically loads to the account
(there is only one on it), and completely bypasses the welcome screen. It had
never done this before. What can I do to correct this?

Thanks in Advance

 

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

Try this:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282866/en-us

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

In your Control Panel, open the User Accounts applet,
click on your account icon, then click on "create a password".

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| When I start my WinXP home computer, it automatically loads to the account
| (there is only one on it), and completely bypasses the welcome screen. It had
| never done this before. What can I do to correct this?
|
| Thanks in Advance

 

[djs0302]

When I start my WinXP home computer, it automatically loads to the account
(there is only one on it), and completely bypasses the welcome screen. It had
never done this before. What can I do to correct this?

Thanks in Advance

Why would you want to? If you only have one account on the computer
and you don't need to password protect it I would think you'd prefer
having the computer boot directly into your account. I only have one
account on my XP computer and mine has always booted directly to the
desktop. I can't imagine having to go through an extra step of
clicking on my user name before I'm able to use the computer.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

10 Immutable Laws of Security
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/community/columns/security/essays/10imlaws.mspx

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| Why would you want to? If you only have one account on the computer
| and you don't need to password protect it I would think you'd prefer
| having the computer boot directly into your account. I only have one
| account on my XP computer and mine has always booted directly to the
| desktop. I can't imagine having to go through an extra step of
| clicking on my user name before I'm able to use the computer.

 

[Manny Borges]

Maybe the OP doesn't live alone or maybe this a work system.
Just becasue you you see no need for privacy/security doesn't mean it is an
invalid concern.

The last thing I want is for my daughter to boot my work computer and just
get logged in. I keep all my invoicing, scheduling, source code, etc on that
system and if anything was accidentally messed up because of an inadvertant
action on her part, I would be upset and she would feel badly.

Likewise my wifes laptop is also password protected.

You really must not have a good imagination. Go watch two hours worth of
looney tunes and post back in the morning.

--
Manny Borges
MCSE NT4-2003 (+ Security)
MCT, Certified Cheese Master

There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those who do understand binary
and those who don't.

 

[djs0302]

Maybe the OP doesn't live alone or maybe this a work system.
Just becasue you you see no need for privacy/security doesn't mean it is an
invalid concern.

The last thing I want is for my daughter to boot my work computer and just
get logged in. I keep all my invoicing, scheduling, source code, etc on that
system and if anything was accidentally messed up because of an inadvertant
action on her part, I would be upset and she would feel badly.

Likewise my wifes laptop is also password protected.

You really must not have a good imagination. Go watch two hours worth of
looney tunes and post back in the morning.

Why don't you go play in traffic.

 

[Manny Borges]

You didn't watch the cartoons did you?

--
Manny Borges
MCSE NT4-2003 (+ Security)
MCT, Certified Cheese Master

There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those who do understand binary
and those who don't.