How can the welcome screen go away?

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Hi Dimitris,

Regardless of the logon currently in use, click start/run, type "control
userpasswords2" (without the quotes) and click ok. Uncheck the box requiring
a username and password, click apply/ok and follow the prompts to set up a
default logon.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
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Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Dimitris" <interpackNOSPAM@internet.gr> wrote in message
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> Hello I just got a new laptop and everytime log into windows I get the
> classic log on window which asks for a password and user name. (Actually I
> don't type anything just click OK and log in). The other option I find is
> to get the welcome screen in which you click on your acount name to log
> in. But I don't want any of those screens. I just want to open mu computer
> and start windows with no welcome screen or window at all. At my last PC
> that is how it worked. Why doesn't it work now? In both cases I had WinXP
> home edition (SP2) and I am the only user. Any help appreciated.
> Thank You
> Dimitris
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Good tips given...you can also download and use MS engineer Raymond Chen's
excellent TweakUI to accomplish autologons as well as other cool stuff:

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

Cheers,

Russell

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Is this what you are looking for:- Automatically log on

.. Go to the Start Menu and the Run box.
.. Type in the following:
control userpasswords2
.. now click OK
.. In the new Windows that appears select the account you wish to make the primary
logon.
.. Now uncheck the "Users must enter a username and password..." box.
.. Hit Apply and a dialog box will appear asking you to confirm the selected users
password.

Click OK.
The changes will work the next time you restart your computer.

References:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315231
How to Enable Automatic Logon in Windows

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/autologon.htm
Configure Windows XP to Automatically Login


"Dimitris" <interpackNOSPAM@internet.gr> wrote in message
news 8gDB11%23EHA.3820@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hello I just got a new laptop and everytime log into windows I get the classic log
> on window which asks for a password and user name. (Actually I don't type anything
> just click OK and log in). The other option I find is to get the welcome screen in
> which you click on your acount name to log in. But I don't want any of those
> screens. I just want to open mu computer and start windows with no welcome screen
> or window at all. At my last PC that is how it worked. Why doesn't it work now? In
> both cases I had WinXP home edition (SP2) and I am the only user. Any help
> appreciated.
> Thank You
> Dimitris
>