How To Bypass Windows Welcome Screen

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You can implement the following procedure to enable automatic logon:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type: control userpasswords2 , and then click OK.
3. In the dialog box that appears, clear the "Users must enter a user name
and password to use this computer" check box, and then click OK.

How to Enable Automatic Logon in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] duct=winxp

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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/se [...] hoose.mspx

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"jim" wrote:

| I would like to bypass the Windows Welcome Screen and go directly to my
| desktop. This would eliminate a step of clicking on my name to go to the
| desktop.
| Any suggestions on how I can do this? I did it once before but cannot
| remember how.
| Thanks!
| --
| jim


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Hi Jim,

This can be done using Tweakui.

Microsoft PowerToys - Tweakui for WinXP: Ver. 2.10 requires WinXP SP1
and later
http://www.microsoft.com/WINDOWSXP [...] ertoys.asp

With NO Service Packs installed, the earlier version can be found
here:
http://download.microsoft.com/down [...] ySetup.exe

TweakUI can be accessed from Start - All Programs - Powertoys for
Windows XP

Click on Logon - Autologon and then enter the User name you want to
automatically logon to.

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Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://dts-l.org/


jim wrote:
> I would like to bypass the Windows Welcome Screen and go
> directly to my desktop. This would eliminate a step of
> clicking on my name to go to the desktop.
> Any suggestions on how I can do this? I did it once
> before but cannot remember how.
> Thanks!