Windows XP Automatic Log On

[Glyndwr]

Hi,

I want my computer to boot up and log in to my user profile without having
to enter a password. I remember this could be achieved with tweakui but
Microsoft tell mew that that Powertoys XP will only work with US settings. I
have also found tweakui.exe on the Microsoft site but after downloading it -
it tells me that it is not a valid win32 application. Any help would be
appreciated.

Thanks Chris

 

[purplehaz]

Start, run, type in: control userpasswords2, hit enter.

Uncheck: users must enter a user name and password to use this computer.

Xp will then ask you to enter the user and password you want to auto-logon
to.

 

[Jason Tsang]

Goto Start, Run and type "control userpasswords2"
Then under the users tab, uncheck Users must enter a username/pass to use
this computer"
Then press ok and Enter your username/password

Or

Alternatively, you can use TweakUI for Windows XP to do this.
See the Logon/Auto-Logon Section

 

[Ramesh]

Use the "Control Userpasswords2" method.

As for the TweakUI error, it occurs if you are using XP (without SP1) and
downloaded TweakUI for XP SP1 version.

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Hi,

I want my computer to boot up and log in to my user profile without having
to enter a password. I remember this could be achieved with tweakui but
Microsoft tell mew that that Powertoys XP will only work with US settings. I
have also found tweakui.exe on the Microsoft site but after downloading it -
it tells me that it is not a valid win32 application. Any help would be
appreciated.

Thanks Chris

 

[Glyndwr]

Thanks everybody. It's easy when you know how.

Thanks again

Chris

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Click Start, Run and enter CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2 Uncheck Users must enter
a username and password. Click Apply. Enter the username to use, and
password if any that's assigned to that account.

 

[Alex Nichol]

I want my computer to boot up and log in to my user profile without having
to enter a password. I remember this could be achieved with tweakui but
Microsoft tell mew that that Powertoys XP will only work with US settings. I
have also found tweakui.exe on the Microsoft site but after downloading it -
it tells me that it is not a valid win32 application.

It ought to work on an edition as sold in the UK. BUt you may have the
wrong download. If you have installed XP SP1)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

If you have not installed SP!, the earlier version can be found at
http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe

Once installed you will find it in Start - All Programs - Powertoys for
Windows XP