Starting Win XP

hermnden · External Since: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 2

Is there anyway to startup windows xp automaticly without the welcome screen
or password?

Ken Blake MVP · External Since: Feb 19, 2004 Posts: 7325

hermnden wrote:

> Is there anyway to startup windows xp automaticly without the welcome
> screen or password?

Start | Run, type "control userpasswords2" Select the account you want to
logon to automatically. Then uncheck the box "Users must enter a user name
and password to use this computer."

Or do the same thing with TweakUI.

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hermnden · External Since: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 2

Yes! This is what I wanted. Thank you!

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> hermnden wrote:
>
> > Is there anyway to startup windows xp automaticly without the welcome
> > screen or password?
>
>
> Start | Run, type "control userpasswords2" Select the account you want to
> logon to automatically. Then uncheck the box "Users must enter a user name
> and password to use this computer."
>
> Or do the same thing with TweakUI.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>

Ken Blake MVP · External Since: Feb 19, 2004 Posts: 7325

hermnden wrote:

> Yes! This is what I wanted. Thank you!

You're welcome. Glad to help.

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> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
>> hermnden wrote:
>>
>>> Is there anyway to startup windows xp automaticly without the
>>> welcome screen or password?
>>
>>
>> Start | Run, type "control userpasswords2" Select the account you
>> want to logon to automatically. Then uncheck the box "Users must
>> enter a user name and password to use this computer."
>>
>> Or do the same thing with TweakUI.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup

GaryK · External Since: Apr 11, 2006 Posts: 3

I have the opposite problem.

When I installed XP Pro clean on a new HDD, I neglected to add user names
for myself & other family members. So it still starts up as "Administrator",
even after I added other users & setup passwords for Admin & myself.

If I logoff, I end up a the "User Select" screen.

All I want to achieve is to have the "User Select" screen appear at startup,
so each user can click on their own name & picture. I had this working for a
while on the old setup, but it went away & couldn't get it back.

thanks in advance for any ideas.......

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> hermnden wrote:
>
> > Is there anyway to startup windows xp automaticly without the welcome
> > screen or password?
>
>
> Start | Run, type "control userpasswords2" Select the account you want to
> logon to automatically. Then uncheck the box "Users must enter a user name
> and password to use this computer."
>
> Or do the same thing with TweakUI.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>

User names and passwords · External Since: Sep 01, 2009 Posts: 1

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> hermnden wrote:
>
> > Is there anyway to startup windows xp automaticly without the welcome
> > screen or password?
>
>
> Start | Run, type "control userpasswords2" Select the account you want to
> logon to automatically. Then uncheck the box "Users must enter a user name
> and password to use this computer."
>
> Or do the same thing with TweakUI.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>

User names and passwords · External Since: Sep 01, 2009 Posts: 1

"hermnden" wrote:

> Is there anyway to startup windows xp automaticly without the welcome screen
> or password?

Ken, I need to change the username and password on my Windows 2000 XP
Professional and I only have the screen that calls for username and password?

How can I change it or just fix it so it does not need a username and
password?

Thank you

Ken Blake MVP · External Since: Feb 19, 2004 Posts: 7325

On Tue, 1 Sep 2009 12:06:01 -0700, User names and passwords
<Usernamesandpasswords.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>
>
> "hermnden" wrote:
>
> > Is there anyway to startup windows xp automaticly without the welcome screen
> > or password?
>
> Ken, I need to change the username and password on my Windows 2000 XP
> Professional and I only have the screen that calls for username and password?
>
> How can I change it or just fix it so it does not need a username and
> password?
>
> Thank you

Please read the (very old) message to which you replied. It tells you
how to do it.

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