How do get rid of the Welcome Screen on startup

[Guest AllenM]

OK before I used to turn on my laptop and would boot right into Windows. Now

I get the Welcome Srceen or logon box depending on the settings. In Control

Panel/User Accounts/Change the way a user logs on or off.

I've unchecked the Use the Welcome Screen as well as the Use Fast User

Switching. Doesn't matter what is unchecked or checked I can't get by this.

What happened and how can I boot right into windows with no logon or welcome

screen. Thanks.

[Guest Nepatsfan]

Re: How do get rid of the Welcome Screen on startup

 

"AllenM" <noreply@NoEmail.com> wrote in message

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> OK before I used to turn on my laptop and would boot right into Windows.

> Now I get the Welcome Srceen or logon box depending on the settings. In

> Control Panel/User Accounts/Change the way a user logs on or off.

> I've unchecked the Use the Welcome Screen as well as the Use Fast User

> Switching. Doesn't matter what is unchecked or checked I can't get by

> this. What happened and how can I boot right into windows with no logon or

> welcome screen. Thanks.

>

 

 

Keeping in mind that configuring your computer to logon a user account

automatically significantly reduces the system's security, here are two

options.

 

1. Download and install TweakUI from Microsoft. TweakUI is

available here.

 

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

 

Direct Download of TweakUI

http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/c/a/fca6767b-9ed9-45a6-b352-839afb2a2679/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe

 

Once the program is installed, go to Start -> All Programs ->

Powertoys for Windows XP -> TweakUI.

Click the + sign next to Logon in the left hand column.

Click on Autologon.

In the right hand pane, put a check mark in the box next to

"Logon automatically at system startup".

Enter the name of your user account in the User Name box.

Hit the Set Password button and enter your password twice.

Note: You should skip this step if your account has a blank

password.

Click OK to close TweakUI.

Restart your computer to see if you get the desired results.

 

2. Go to Start -> Run.

Copy and paste the following into the Open box:

 

control userpasswords2

 

Click OK.

In the "Users for this computer" box, click on the account you

want to have logged on automatically.

Uncheck "Users must enter a user name and password to use this

computer".

Click OK.

In the box that pops up, make sure the account you clicked on

earlier is entered next to User Name.

Enter your password twice.

Note: You can leave the password box blank if the account does

not have a password.

Click OK.

Reboot to see if you get the desired results.

 

For more info take a look here,

 

Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP

Configure Windows XP to Automatically Login

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm

 

Good luck

 

Nepatsfan

[Guest Richard in AZ]

Re: How do get rid of the Welcome Screen on startup

 

 

"AllenM" <noreply@NoEmail.com> wrote in message news:e3vWb3DIJHA.4600@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

| OK before I used to turn on my laptop and would boot right into Windows. Now

| I get the Welcome Srceen or logon box depending on the settings. In Control

| Panel/User Accounts/Change the way a user logs on or off.

| I've unchecked the Use the Welcome Screen as well as the Use Fast User

| Switching. Doesn't matter what is unchecked or checked I can't get by this.

| What happened and how can I boot right into windows with no logon or welcome

| screen. Thanks.

|

Go to START - RUN

Then type in the following

 

control userpasswords2

 

In the resulting window, uncheck the box that requires users to log-in and note the exact spelling

of the principle users name.

In the next window, type in that users name in place of "Administrator". If required, then put in

the user's password.

 

Now when you startup, you will still see the word "Welcome" but the computer will go directly to

your desktop when all startup programs are complete.

[Guest AllenM]

Re: How do get rid of the Welcome Screen on startup

 

Security is not an issue here. this is my home personal laptop and no one is

here to use it other than myself. Thanks for the suggestion though.

 

"Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXIX.com> wrote in message

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> "AllenM" <noreply@NoEmail.com> wrote in message

> news:e3vWb3DIJHA.4600@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> OK before I used to turn on my laptop and would boot right into Windows.

>> Now I get the Welcome Srceen or logon box depending on the settings. In

>> Control Panel/User Accounts/Change the way a user logs on or off.

>> I've unchecked the Use the Welcome Screen as well as the Use Fast User

>> Switching. Doesn't matter what is unchecked or checked I can't get by

>> this. What happened and how can I boot right into windows with no logon

>> or welcome screen. Thanks.

>>

>

>

> Keeping in mind that configuring your computer to logon a user account

> automatically significantly reduces the system's security, here are two

> options.

>

> 1. Download and install TweakUI from Microsoft. TweakUI is

> available here.

>

> Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP

> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

>

> Direct Download of TweakUI

> http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/c/a/fca6767b-9ed9-45a6-b352-839afb2a2679/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe

>

> Once the program is installed, go to Start -> All Programs ->

> Powertoys for Windows XP -> TweakUI.

> Click the + sign next to Logon in the left hand column.

> Click on Autologon.

> In the right hand pane, put a check mark in the box next to

> "Logon automatically at system startup".

> Enter the name of your user account in the User Name box.

> Hit the Set Password button and enter your password twice.

> Note: You should skip this step if your account has a blank

> password.

> Click OK to close TweakUI.

> Restart your computer to see if you get the desired results.

>

> 2. Go to Start -> Run.

> Copy and paste the following into the Open box:

>

> control userpasswords2

>

> Click OK.

> In the "Users for this computer" box, click on the account you

> want to have logged on automatically.

> Uncheck "Users must enter a user name and password to use this

> computer".

> Click OK.

> In the box that pops up, make sure the account you clicked on

> earlier is entered next to User Name.

> Enter your password twice.

> Note: You can leave the password box blank if the account does

> not have a password.

> Click OK.

> Reboot to see if you get the desired results.

>

> For more info take a look here,

>

> Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP

> Configure Windows XP to Automatically Login

> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm

>

> Good luck

>

> Nepatsfan

>

[Guest AllenM]

Re: How do get rid of the Welcome Screen on startup

 

Perfect Richard. Exactly what I need and did last time but forgot what I

did. however how did it revert back? I suspect it was SP 3 update. No biggie

just curious. Thanks again.

 

 

"Richard in AZ" <me@mailinator.com> wrote in message

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>

> "AllenM" <noreply@NoEmail.com> wrote in message

> news:e3vWb3DIJHA.4600@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> | OK before I used to turn on my laptop and would boot right into Windows.

> Now

> | I get the Welcome Srceen or logon box depending on the settings. In

> Control

> | Panel/User Accounts/Change the way a user logs on or off.

> | I've unchecked the Use the Welcome Screen as well as the Use Fast User

> | Switching. Doesn't matter what is unchecked or checked I can't get by

> this.

> | What happened and how can I boot right into windows with no logon or

> welcome

> | screen. Thanks.

> |

> Go to START - RUN

> Then type in the following

>

> control userpasswords2

>

> In the resulting window, uncheck the box that requires users to log-in and

> note the exact spelling

> of the principle users name.

> In the next window, type in that users name in place of "Administrator".

> If required, then put in

> the user's password.

>

> Now when you startup, you will still see the word "Welcome" but the

> computer will go directly to

> your desktop when all startup programs are complete.

>

>

[Guest Onsokumaru]

Re: How do get rid of the Welcome Screen on startup

 

I'm sure any person who snoops around when you are not there will repect

that...

 

"AllenM" <noreply@NoEmail.com> wrote in message

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> Security is not an issue here. this is my home personal laptop and no one

> is here to use it other than myself. Thanks for the suggestion though.

>