Walter said:
I am the Administrator and only user of my stand-alone home PC.
Every start-up requires me to sign in (pressing "Enter" is
sufficient). How can I avoid this? I would prefer to just start the
PC, walk away and come back some time later with the PC running,
instead of having to wait around for the sign in prompt.
You may be the only physical user of your computer, but Windows XP is a
multi-user OS by design.
What you are looking for is a way to bypass the security (although by not
assigning a password, you have pretty effectively done that anyway. *grin*)
What you are wanting - although I think it is generally a bad idea - is
called an "automatic logon".
Automatic Logons:
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Microsoft method:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231
(Essentially the same... but different place:
http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/13/ )
Microsoft Method 2:
TweakUI from:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
control userpasswords2 method:
1) Go to the Start Menu and the Run box.
2) Type in the following:
control userpasswords2
now click OK
3) In the new Windows that appears select the account you wish to make the
primary logon.
Now uncheck the "Users must enter a username and password..." box.
4) Hit Apply and a dialog box will appear asking you to confirm the selected
users password.
Click OK when you are done...
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Hopefully that gets you where you are wanting to be.
It is a *good* thing in the user arena to:
1) Have strong passwords.
2) Have more than one administrator level account (with strong passwords).
