How do get rid of the Welcome Screen on startup

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OK before I used to turn on my laptop and would boot right into Windows. Now
I get the Welcome Srceen or logon box depending on the settings. In Control
Panel/User Accounts/Change the way a user logs on or off.
I've unchecked the Use the Welcome Screen as well as the Use Fast User
Switching. Doesn't matter what is unchecked or checked I can't get by this.
What happened and how can I boot right into windows with no logon or welcome
screen. Thanks.
 
Re: How do get rid of the Welcome Screen on startup

"AllenM" <noreply@NoEmail.com> wrote in message
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> OK before I used to turn on my laptop and would boot right into Windows.
> Now I get the Welcome Srceen or logon box depending on the settings. In
> Control Panel/User Accounts/Change the way a user logs on or off.
> I've unchecked the Use the Welcome Screen as well as the Use Fast User
> Switching. Doesn't matter what is unchecked or checked I can't get by
> this. What happened and how can I boot right into windows with no logon or
> welcome screen. Thanks.
>


Keeping in mind that configuring your computer to logon a user account
automatically significantly reduces the system's security, here are two
options.

1. Download and install TweakUI from Microsoft. TweakUI is
available here.

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

Direct Download of TweakUI
http://download.microsoft.com/downl...a6-b352-839afb2a2679/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe

Once the program is installed, go to Start -> All Programs ->
Powertoys for Windows XP -> TweakUI.
Click the + sign next to Logon in the left hand column.
Click on Autologon.
In the right hand pane, put a check mark in the box next to
"Logon automatically at system startup".
Enter the name of your user account in the User Name box.
Hit the Set Password button and enter your password twice.
Note: You should skip this step if your account has a blank
password.
Click OK to close TweakUI.
Restart your computer to see if you get the desired results.

2. Go to Start -> Run.
Copy and paste the following into the Open box:

control userpasswords2

Click OK.
In the "Users for this computer" box, click on the account you
want to have logged on automatically.
Uncheck "Users must enter a user name and password to use this
computer".
Click OK.
In the box that pops up, make sure the account you clicked on
earlier is entered next to User Name.
Enter your password twice.
Note: You can leave the password box blank if the account does
not have a password.
Click OK.
Reboot to see if you get the desired results.

For more info take a look here,

Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP
Configure Windows XP to Automatically Login
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm

Good luck

Nepatsfan
 
Re: How do get rid of the Welcome Screen on startup


"AllenM" <noreply@NoEmail.com> wrote in message news:e3vWb3DIJHA.4600@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
| OK before I used to turn on my laptop and would boot right into Windows. Now
| I get the Welcome Srceen or logon box depending on the settings. In Control
| Panel/User Accounts/Change the way a user logs on or off.
| I've unchecked the Use the Welcome Screen as well as the Use Fast User
| Switching. Doesn't matter what is unchecked or checked I can't get by this.
| What happened and how can I boot right into windows with no logon or welcome
| screen. Thanks.
|
Go to START - RUN
Then type in the following

control userpasswords2

In the resulting window, uncheck the box that requires users to log-in and note the exact spelling
of the principle users name.
In the next window, type in that users name in place of "Administrator". If required, then put in
the user's password.

Now when you startup, you will still see the word "Welcome" but the computer will go directly to
your desktop when all startup programs are complete.
 
Re: How do get rid of the Welcome Screen on startup

Security is not an issue here. this is my home personal laptop and no one is
here to use it other than myself. Thanks for the suggestion though.

"Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXIX.com> wrote in message
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> "AllenM" <noreply@NoEmail.com> wrote in message
> news:e3vWb3DIJHA.4600@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> OK before I used to turn on my laptop and would boot right into Windows.
>> Now I get the Welcome Srceen or logon box depending on the settings. In
>> Control Panel/User Accounts/Change the way a user logs on or off.
>> I've unchecked the Use the Welcome Screen as well as the Use Fast User
>> Switching. Doesn't matter what is unchecked or checked I can't get by
>> this. What happened and how can I boot right into windows with no logon
>> or welcome screen. Thanks.
>>
>
>
> Keeping in mind that configuring your computer to logon a user account
> automatically significantly reduces the system's security, here are two
> options.
>
> 1. Download and install TweakUI from Microsoft. TweakUI is
> available here.
>
> Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
>
> Direct Download of TweakUI
> http://download.microsoft.com/downl...a6-b352-839afb2a2679/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe
>
> Once the program is installed, go to Start -> All Programs ->
> Powertoys for Windows XP -> TweakUI.
> Click the + sign next to Logon in the left hand column.
> Click on Autologon.
> In the right hand pane, put a check mark in the box next to
> "Logon automatically at system startup".
> Enter the name of your user account in the User Name box.
> Hit the Set Password button and enter your password twice.
> Note: You should skip this step if your account has a blank
> password.
> Click OK to close TweakUI.
> Restart your computer to see if you get the desired results.
>
> 2. Go to Start -> Run.
> Copy and paste the following into the Open box:
>
> control userpasswords2
>
> Click OK.
> In the "Users for this computer" box, click on the account you
> want to have logged on automatically.
> Uncheck "Users must enter a user name and password to use this
> computer".
> Click OK.
> In the box that pops up, make sure the account you clicked on
> earlier is entered next to User Name.
> Enter your password twice.
> Note: You can leave the password box blank if the account does
> not have a password.
> Click OK.
> Reboot to see if you get the desired results.
>
> For more info take a look here,
>
> Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP
> Configure Windows XP to Automatically Login
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm
>
> Good luck
>
> Nepatsfan
>
 
Re: How do get rid of the Welcome Screen on startup

Perfect Richard. Exactly what I need and did last time but forgot what I
did. however how did it revert back? I suspect it was SP 3 update. No biggie
just curious. Thanks again.


"Richard in AZ" <me@mailinator.com> wrote in message
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>
> "AllenM" <noreply@NoEmail.com> wrote in message
> news:e3vWb3DIJHA.4600@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> | OK before I used to turn on my laptop and would boot right into Windows.
> Now
> | I get the Welcome Srceen or logon box depending on the settings. In
> Control
> | Panel/User Accounts/Change the way a user logs on or off.
> | I've unchecked the Use the Welcome Screen as well as the Use Fast User
> | Switching. Doesn't matter what is unchecked or checked I can't get by
> this.
> | What happened and how can I boot right into windows with no logon or
> welcome
> | screen. Thanks.
> |
> Go to START - RUN
> Then type in the following
>
> control userpasswords2
>
> In the resulting window, uncheck the box that requires users to log-in and
> note the exact spelling
> of the principle users name.
> In the next window, type in that users name in place of "Administrator".
> If required, then put in
> the user's password.
>
> Now when you startup, you will still see the word "Welcome" but the
> computer will go directly to
> your desktop when all startup programs are complete.
>
>
 
Re: How do get rid of the Welcome Screen on startup

I'm sure any person who snoops around when you are not there will repect
that...

"AllenM" <noreply@NoEmail.com> wrote in message
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> Security is not an issue here. this is my home personal laptop and no one
> is here to use it other than myself. Thanks for the suggestion though.
>
 

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