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I don't want to log on
Name: freddd Date: October 25, 2004 at 20:55:32 Pacific OS: xp home CPU/Ram: 3.0/1024
Comment:
I recently installed SP2 (mistake?) and know whenever I reboot my system it asks me to log on. I don't use a password and only want one user account that goes straight to windows without asking. It's not asking for a password, just for me to click on the only account whenever I reboot or the screensaver comes on. How do I turn this off? Remove SP2? Thanks.
Name: capt Date: October 25, 2004 at 21:34:33 Pacific
Reply:
Do not understand your SP2 installation being a mistake, unless you did not back up so you could do a restore to way it used to be. Use settings>control panel>user accounts>change the way users log on and off.
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Response Number 2
Name: Dave02 Date: October 25, 2004 at 21:37:00 Pacific
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Control Panel/ User Accounts/ Click "Change the way users log on and off", uncheck "Use Welcome Screen"
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Response Number 3
Name: Dave02 Date: October 25, 2004 at 21:38:19 Pacific
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Opps. Sorry capt. I didn't see you had already posted to this one.
Good advice.
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Response Number 4
Name: Chuck 2 Date: October 25, 2004 at 21:38:51 Pacific
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In Control Panel, click User Accounts, then "Change the way users log on or off", check mark both items.
Also to say if you have Guest Account showing at Log on, then turn it off.
In User Accounts, click Guest Account, then click "Turn off Guest Account".
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Response Number 5
Name: salgolf Date: October 26, 2004 at 06:02:03 Pacific
Reply:
Start, Run, type 'control userpasswords2' (without quotes). This will bring up an applet that lets you create settings that eliminate the need for a password and skip that whole process.
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