User icon in start menu

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Spaceman Spiff

All,

I used to have a user icon at the top of my XP style Start Menu, but now it
is gone. All I can remember doing is switching to the Windows Classic Start
Menu for a minute one day, and then switching back to the XP style of Start
Menu. When I switched back, the icon was gone, and just my user name was
listed. Everything else about the Start Menu was untouched, buyt the icon
was gone.

The only other thing that I had messed with was in the System Properties
Dialogue Box, on the Advanced Tab, I had clicked the Performance Settings
button, and selected the radio button for "Adjust for best performance."
Could that have killed my icon? I want it back!

By the way, I have heard that Windows XP will not display user icons on a
mchine which logs onto a domain, but I do not log onto a network on the
machine in question, so that shouldn't be an issue. Also, if I log off, and
reach the login screen again, there is a user icon on the login screen. So I
do still have an icon, it is just not displaying in my Start Menu anymore.

Spiff
 
Wesley,

Wesley said:
Turn the Welcome Screen on.
Click to expand...

Does this mean that if I use Start, Run, control userpasswords2, and set my
user name to log in automatically, there is no way that I can have my user
icon displaying in the Start Menu? This is another thing that I had done,
right when my user icon first disappeared. I forgot to mention that in my
original post, which probably wasn't helpful.

I don't really want the Welcome Screen back, as I am the only user who logs
onto this machine with any regularity, and I wish to avoid the extra step of
clicking on my user name in order to proceed to a desktop every time I start
Windows.

My two goals are:

1) bypass the Welcome Screen without clicking on my user name, and
2) having my user icon display in the Start menu

Are my goals compatible with one another?

Spiff

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Spiff,

No. You do not have to change logging in automatically. I log in
automatically and I have the Welcome Screen turned on. I never even see the
Welcome Screen.

Disabling the Welcome Screen removes the picture from the XP Start Menu.
The Welcome Screen and the Start Menu use the same picture.

[[User Picture is Missing on Start Menu: It's only there if you are using
XP themes. If using classic there is no picture. Go to Start/Run and type
in: regsvr32 shimgvw ]]
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm

Disadvantages of having the Welcome Screen turned off.

Ctrl + Alt + Delete opens the Windows Security window if the Welcome screen
is turned off instead of opening the Task Manager.

The Welcome screen must be turned on to see the Users tab in Task Manager.
(Fast User Switching must also be turned on.)

Fast User Switching is available only when the Welcome screen is turned on.

Disabling the Welcome Screen removes the user picture from the XP Start
Menu. The Welcome Screen and the Start Menu use the same picture.

The only disadvantage that I see to having the Welcome Screen turned on is
that you get a lot of Failure Audits; Event ID 529 & 680.

Failure Events Are Logged When the Welcome Screen Is Enabled
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=305822

[[Domain Members
This feature is not supported on computers that are a member of a domain.]]
How To Add or Change a User's Picture in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;292434

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
Wesley,

Well, checking the "Use the Welcome Screen" checkbox failed to bring back
the user icon in the Start Menu. However, a different section of your post
solved the problem. At least I got my user icon back in the Start Menu.
Thanks so much for your help.
User Picture is Missing on Start Menu:
It's only there if you are using XP themes.
If using classic there is no picture.
Click to expand...

Sure enough, in the appearance tab of the Display Properties dialogue box, I
was using the Classic theme, not the XP theme. All I had to do was to switch
back to the XP theme, and the user icon reappeared in my Start Menu. A
thousand other things that I hate about the XP theme also came back, but I
guess I can deal with those by "modifying" the XP theme! I sure hope so.

Can you think of a better way for me to accomplish the same thing? I only
really want to use the XP Start Meni, not the whole XP theme.

Spiff


Wesley said:
Spiff,

No. You do not have to change logging in automatically.
I log in automatically and I have the Welcome Screen turned
on. I never even see the Welcome Screen.

Disabling the Welcome Screen removes the picture from the
XP Start Menu. The Welcome Screen and the Start Menu use
the same picture.

[[User Picture is Missing on Start Menu: It's only there
if you are using XP themes. If using classic there is no picture.
Go to Start/Run and type in: regsvr32 shimgvw]]
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm

Disadvantages of having the Welcome Screen turned off.

Ctrl + Alt + Delete opens the Windows Security window if
the Welcome screen is turned off instead of opening the
Task Manager.

The Welcome screen must be turned on to see the Users tab
in Task Manager. (Fast User Switching must also be turned
on.)

Fast User Switching is available only when the Welcome
screen is turned on.

Disabling the Welcome Screen removes the user picture
from the XP Start Menu. The Welcome Screen and the Start
Menu use the same picture.

The only disadvantage that I see to having the Welcome
Screen turned on is that you get a lot of Failure Audits; Event
ID 529 & 680.

Failure Events Are Logged When the Welcome Screen Is
Enabled
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=305822

[[Domain Members
This feature is not supported on computers that are a member
of a domain.]]
How To Add or Change a User's Picture in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;292434


In
Spaceman Spiff said:
Wesley,



Does this mean that if I use Start, Run, control userpasswords2,
and set my user name to log in automatically, there is no way
that I can have my user icon displaying in the Start Menu? This
is another thing that I had done, right when my user icon first
disappeared. I forgot to mention that in my original post, which
probably wasn't helpful.

I don't really want the Welcome Screen back, as I am the only
user who logs onto this machine with any regularity, and I wish
to avoid the extra step of clicking on my user name in order to
proceed to a desktop every time I start Windows.

My two goals are:

1) bypass the Welcome Screen without clicking on my user
name, and 2) having my user icon display in the Start menu

Are my goals compatible with one another?

Spiff
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Spiff,

I use Classic theme, Classic Start Menu and Classic Control Panel. I don't
even have the Theme service running. And I do not want to turn it on. The
last time I did that to experiment with something I had all kinds of crap to
fix.

Like you said, you can modify the XP theme. Have fun.


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
Spaceman Spiff said:
Wesley,

Well, checking the "Use the Welcome Screen" checkbox failed to bring back
the user icon in the Start Menu. However, a different section of your post
solved the problem. At least I got my user icon back in the Start Menu.
Thanks so much for your help.
User Picture is Missing on Start Menu:
It's only there if you are using XP themes.
If using classic there is no picture.
Click to expand...

Sure enough, in the appearance tab of the Display Properties dialogue
box, I was using the Classic theme, not the XP theme. All I had to do was
to switch back to the XP theme, and the user icon reappeared in my Start
Menu. A thousand other things that I hate about the XP theme also came
back, but I guess I can deal with those by "modifying" the XP theme! I
sure hope so.

Can you think of a better way for me to accomplish the same thing? I only
really want to use the XP Start Meni, not the whole XP theme.

Spiff


Wesley said:
Spiff,

No. You do not have to change logging in automatically.
I log in automatically and I have the Welcome Screen turned
on. I never even see the Welcome Screen.

Disabling the Welcome Screen removes the picture from the
XP Start Menu. The Welcome Screen and the Start Menu use
the same picture.

[[User Picture is Missing on Start Menu: It's only there
if you are using XP themes. If using classic there is no picture.
Go to Start/Run and type in: regsvr32 shimgvw]]
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm

Disadvantages of having the Welcome Screen turned off.

Ctrl + Alt + Delete opens the Windows Security window if
the Welcome screen is turned off instead of opening the
Task Manager.

The Welcome screen must be turned on to see the Users tab
in Task Manager. (Fast User Switching must also be turned
on.)

Fast User Switching is available only when the Welcome
screen is turned on.

Disabling the Welcome Screen removes the user picture
from the XP Start Menu. The Welcome Screen and the Start
Menu use the same picture.

The only disadvantage that I see to having the Welcome
Screen turned on is that you get a lot of Failure Audits; Event
ID 529 & 680.

Failure Events Are Logged When the Welcome Screen Is
Enabled
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=305822

[[Domain Members
This feature is not supported on computers that are a member
of a domain.]]
How To Add or Change a User's Picture in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;292434


In
Spaceman Spiff said:
Wesley,

Wesley Vogel wrote:
Turn the Welcome Screen on.

Does this mean that if I use Start, Run, control userpasswords2,
and set my user name to log in automatically, there is no way
that I can have my user icon displaying in the Start Menu? This
is another thing that I had done, right when my user icon first
disappeared. I forgot to mention that in my original post, which
probably wasn't helpful.

I don't really want the Welcome Screen back, as I am the only
user who logs onto this machine with any regularity, and I wish
to avoid the extra step of clicking on my user name in order to
proceed to a desktop every time I start Windows.

My two goals are:

1) bypass the Welcome Screen without clicking on my user
name, and 2) having my user icon display in the Start menu

Are my goals compatible with one another?

Spiff

--------------------------------------------------
Wesley Vogel wrote:
Turn the Welcome Screen on.

To turn the Welcome screen on or off

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows
/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/ua_logon_at_welcome_page.mspx

Also see this...
Remove the Username and picture from Windows XP New Start Menu
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/removepicture.htm


In Spaceman Spiff <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
All,

I used to have a user icon at the top of my XP style
Start Menu, but now it is gone. All I can remember doing is
switching to the Windows Classic Start Menu for a minute
one day, and then switching back to the XP style of Start Menu.
When I switched back, the icon was gone, and just my user
name was listed. Everything else about the Start Menu
was untouched, but the icon was gone.

The only other thing that I had messed with was in the System
Properties Dialogue Box, on the Advanced Tab, I had clicked the
Performance Settings button, and selected the radio button for
"Adjust for best performance." Could that have killed my icon?
I want it back!

By the way, I have heard that Windows XP will not display user
icons on a mchine which logs onto a domain, but I do not log
onto a network on the machine in question, so that shouldn't be
an issue. Also, if I log off, and reach the login screen again, there
is a user icon on the login screen. So I do still have an icon, it is
just not displaying in my Start Menu anymore.

Spiff
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Hi,

I hope you get to see this post as it drove me mad for over amonth until I
managed to work out the cause.

Right click on empty desktop space and select properties, then the
"Appearace" tab. You need to have the "Windows and buttons:" set to "Windows
XP style". Only then will the little picture be displayed on the Start Menu.

I wanted the Windows on Windows classic style, so I could have "Maple"
coloured windows, which I find easier on the eyes when viewing a monitor for
a great length of time. Why changing this should change the properties of
something on the Start Menu I don't know, since the Start Menu has it's own
properties (which I had set to XP).

Hope this helps!

TK-M
 
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