Guest Simon Posted July 10, 2007 Posted July 10, 2007 I have just re-installed XP including SP2 and IE 7. When I start the PC it goes through the Windows XP screen and then the blue "Welcome" screen comes up. There is nothing else on it - no name or icon - just the single word "Welcome". After about 5 seconds it clears automatically ( no click required) and I am taken to Desktop. As the sole user of this machine I am happy not to have a password. My question is why does the Welcome screen display - in my circumstances it seems to have no purpose. Is there a fix so that it can be disabled and to enable me to be taken straight from the Windows XP splash to Desktop. Thanks.
Guest Gordon Posted July 10, 2007 Posted July 10, 2007 Re: "Welcome" Screen at Startup "Simon" <Simon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1BF5CCDE-2183-492E-9B67-874A4A2C1C35@microsoft.com... > > As the sole user of this machine I am happy not to have a password. You are aware that not having a password means that ANYONE, including a hacker over the internet, can access your machine without any problem at all?
Guest PD43 Posted July 10, 2007 Posted July 10, 2007 Re: "Welcome" Screen at Startup On Jul 10, 3:41 am, "Gordon" <gbpli...@gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > You are aware that not having a password means that ANYONE, including a > hacker over the internet, can access your machine without any problem at > all? Do you also wear a tinfoil hat around the house... just in case?
Guest Gordon Posted July 10, 2007 Posted July 10, 2007 Re: "Welcome" Screen at Startup "PD43" <pauld1943@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1184059364.873676.137730@n60g2000hse.googlegroups.com... > On Jul 10, 3:41 am, "Gordon" <gbpli...@gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > >> You are aware that not having a password means that ANYONE, including a >> hacker over the internet, can access your machine without any problem at >> all? > > Do you also wear a tinfoil hat around the house... just in case? > > No but that's why XP has passwords - to SECURE the machine and data. If it didn't need passwords then there wouldn't be the facility. It's BASIC computer SECURITY....
Guest Simon Posted July 10, 2007 Posted July 10, 2007 Re: "Welcome" Screen at Startup Back to my question guys....? "Gordon" wrote: > "PD43" <pauld1943@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:1184059364.873676.137730@n60g2000hse.googlegroups.com... > > On Jul 10, 3:41 am, "Gordon" <gbpli...@gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > > > >> You are aware that not having a password means that ANYONE, including a > >> hacker over the internet, can access your machine without any problem at > >> all? > > > > Do you also wear a tinfoil hat around the house... just in case? > > > > > > > No but that's why XP has passwords - to SECURE the machine and data. If it > didn't need passwords then there wouldn't be the facility. It's BASIC > computer SECURITY.... > > >
Guest neutrino Posted July 10, 2007 Posted July 10, 2007 Re: "Welcome" Screen at Startup Simon wrote: > Back to my question guys....? > confirm this - but isn't it just a case of deleting the Username? no user - no need to display logon screen.... but this would be best to confirm before action! or unless you have something like a Ghost backup of the system to restore to, maybe a restore point would suffice.
Guest neutrino Posted July 10, 2007 Posted July 10, 2007 Re: "Welcome" Screen at Startup neutrino wrote: > Simon wrote: > > Back to my question guys....? > > > another fix I just came across says....... 1. Go to Start->Run and Type "Control Userpasswords2" and press enter. 2. Uncheck the box for "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer." 3. Click Apply and Ok. 4. Choose which account will be automatically logged on. let us know if this works - I'll be trying it on a freiends pc later this week to achive the same result to Skip any logon display, and go straight to the desktop.
Guest Simon Posted July 10, 2007 Posted July 10, 2007 Re: "Welcome" Screen at Startup Thanks for your interest but don't try this solution! The reason I've started this thread is that I tried exactly this twice yesterday with potentially disastrous results. When you restart the PC it goes into a permanent hang with the message "XP is loading". Nothing else happens and there is no key combination to get out of it. All you can do is to power off and hold down F8 key while you power back up. Then you have to use safe mode to get to a restore point. The second time I had a password and was able to use this in safe mode to get going again. Still hoping that someone can come up with a fix to my question. "neutrino" wrote: > > neutrino wrote: > > Simon wrote: > > > Back to my question guys....? > > > > > > another fix I just came across says....... > > 1. Go to Start->Run and Type "Control Userpasswords2" and press > enter. > > > 2. Uncheck the box for "Users must enter a user name and password to > use this computer." > > > 3. Click Apply and Ok. > > > 4. Choose which account will be automatically logged on. > > let us know if this works - I'll be trying it on a freiends pc later > this week to achive the same result to Skip any logon display, and go > straight to the desktop. > >
Guest RajKohli Posted July 10, 2007 Posted July 10, 2007 Re: "Welcome" Screen at Startup Not sure about this but you can give a try: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331880 Hope this help, let us know! "Simon" wrote: > Thanks for your interest but don't try this solution! The reason I've > started this thread is that I tried exactly this twice yesterday with > potentially disastrous results. When you restart the PC it goes into a > permanent hang with the message "XP is loading". Nothing else happens and > there is no key combination to get out of it. All you can do is to power off > and hold down F8 key while you power back up. Then you have to use safe mode > to get to a restore point. The second time I had a password and was able to > use this in safe mode to get going again. > > Still hoping that someone can come up with a fix to my question. > > "neutrino" wrote: > > > > > neutrino wrote: > > > Simon wrote: > > > > Back to my question guys....? > > > > > > > > > another fix I just came across says....... > > > > 1. Go to Start->Run and Type "Control Userpasswords2" and press > > enter. > > > > > > 2. Uncheck the box for "Users must enter a user name and password to > > use this computer." > > > > > > 3. Click Apply and Ok. > > > > > > 4. Choose which account will be automatically logged on. > > > > let us know if this works - I'll be trying it on a freiends pc later > > this week to achive the same result to Skip any logon display, and go > > straight to the desktop. > > > >
Guest Alias Posted July 10, 2007 Posted July 10, 2007 Re: "Welcome" Screen at Startup Simon wrote: > I have just re-installed XP including SP2 and IE 7. > > When I start the PC it goes through the Windows XP screen and then the blue > "Welcome" screen comes up. There is nothing else on it - no name or icon - > just the single word "Welcome". After about 5 seconds it clears > automatically ( no click required) and I am taken to Desktop. > > As the sole user of this machine I am happy not to have a password. My > question is why does the Welcome screen display - in my circumstances it > seems to have no purpose. Is there a fix so that it can be disabled and to > enable me to be taken straight from the Windows XP splash to Desktop. > > Thanks. Not possible. Leave it the way it is. Alias
Guest Peter Foldes Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Re: "Welcome" Screen at Startup Simon If you are getting that issue after doing the "Control Userpasswords2" then you have another issue with your computer. The poster "neutrino" who posted that fix for your issue was absolutely correct with his answer to your original issue. I would look in your event viewer and also read the error message that is generated when your Windows fails to boot correctly. Again . To bypass the Welcome Screen and for putting in your name and password you need to do Start\Run and type in "Control Userpasswords2" and take out the checkmark from User must enter etc etc -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Simon" <Simon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C0B06D0E-3160-45BC-B3FB-E1458FC89ADA@microsoft.com... > Thanks for your interest but don't try this solution! The reason I've > started this thread is that I tried exactly this twice yesterday with > potentially disastrous results. When you restart the PC it goes into a > permanent hang with the message "XP is loading". Nothing else happens and > there is no key combination to get out of it. All you can do is to power off > and hold down F8 key while you power back up. Then you have to use safe mode > to get to a restore point. The second time I had a password and was able to > use this in safe mode to get going again. > > Still hoping that someone can come up with a fix to my question. > > "neutrino" wrote: > >> >> neutrino wrote: >> > Simon wrote: >> > > Back to my question guys....? >> > > >> > >> another fix I just came across says....... >> >> 1. Go to Start->Run and Type "Control Userpasswords2" and press >> enter. >> >> >> 2. Uncheck the box for "Users must enter a user name and password to >> use this computer." >> >> >> 3. Click Apply and Ok. >> >> >> 4. Choose which account will be automatically logged on. >> >> let us know if this works - I'll be trying it on a freiends pc later >> this week to achive the same result to Skip any logon display, and go >> straight to the desktop. >> >>
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