Escaping XP's welcome page

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

1. Click Start, Run and enter CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2

2. Highlight the user account you want automatically logged on.

3. Uncheck Users must enter a username and password............

4. Click Apply.

5. In the next dialog, enter the password, if any, for the user you chose in step 2 and OK your way out.

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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"Svinlesha" <Svinlesha.1oyx1m@pcbanter.net> wrote in message news:Svinlesha.1oyx1m@pcbanter.net...
>
> I’m not sure where to post this, so if it’s in the wrong forum, mods,
> feel free to move it.
>
> The problem I’m having is embarrassingly basic, and also rather minor,
> but here goes:
>
> I recently downloaded and installed a certain program. In order for
> that program to work, I was further required to download and install
> something from Microsoft entitled “.Net.” Now, I’ve got no idea what,
> exactly, .Net is, but I can see in my control panel that I’ve installed
> “Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1.”
>
> Anyway, after installing .Net I discovered that some settings had been
> changed on my computer. One, in particular, I find particularly
> annoying: I now have to log in to the “account” I want use every time I
> start my computer.
>
> Before I installed .NET, XP would automatically open my desktop on
> start-up. Afterwards, I am forced to specify which account I want to
> use. Since we’ve only got one account on the computer, this is an
> unnecessary step. But I don’t know how to re-configure XP to
> automatically log in/open up our default account, if that makes any
> sense.
>
> In other words, is there a way to bypass the “welcome screen” in
> Windows XP if your computer only has one active user account?
>
> Help or suggestions, anyone?
>
>
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> Svinlesha