initial screen users

[richard]

having accepted an upgrade for XP, I now have a
Administrator button to press before the computer will
boot to the normal screen. I am the only user and this is
a waste of time. How can I revert to the original start
up without this useless additional user page? Not sure
which of the upgrades brought this useless feature!

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

It was the installation of the .net framework that caused this. It adds a
user account, so the machine stops at the Welcome screen now.

Start/run "control userpasswords2" (without the quotes).

Uncheck the box requiring a username and password, click apply/ok and follow
the prompts to set up a default logon.

Also, you should not run as the administrator, you should create your own
user account and use it instead. Use the administrator as a fail-safe in
case something munges your account. If you only use the admin account and it
gets buggered, you will have nothing to fall back on.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org