Guest AllenM Posted September 27, 2008 Posted September 27, 2008 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 Posted September 27, 2008 Posted September 27, 2008 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. > 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 Posted September 27, 2008 Posted September 27, 2008 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 Posted September 27, 2008 Posted September 27, 2008 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 news:egT4y7DIJHA.2492@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > "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 Posted September 27, 2008 Posted September 27, 2008 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 news:OIMbI%23DIJHA.1308@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > "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 Posted September 27, 2008 Posted September 27, 2008 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 news:%23FmerREIJHA.1556@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > 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. >
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