Gary Thorn [MVP-Windows Technologies/Xbox]
December 5th 03, 08:49 PM
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi all,
>
>How can I get XP to remember my user name so that I don't
>have to type it in every time I log on to my machine?
>Thanks for your help
>
>
>Mark
>.
If your computer has only one account (aside from
Administrator and Guest) and if that account doesn't have
a password, Windows XP automatically logs on as that user
during startup. You won't see the Welcome screen or any
other logon screens; Windows launches straight to your
desktop.
You might want to set up your computer to log on this way
even if it has more than one user account. This kind of
logon could be convenient in several situations: if you're
the primary user of the computer but other people
occasionally need to use it; if you occasionally need to
log on as a different user to install software or perform
other tasks; or if you have set up a password for your
account (so that you could use scheduled tasks or connect
remotely, operations that are available only to accounts
with passwords), but you still want it to log you on
automatically at startup.
You can set up your computer to log on automatically by
following these steps:
1) Click Start>Run then type control userpasswords2
then press Enter. Doing so launches the Windows 2000-style
User Accounts application.
2) On the Users tab, clear the Users Must Enter A User
Name And Password To Use This Computer check box and then
click OK. Note that the Users Must Enter A User Name And
Password To Use This Computer check box doesn't appear if
your computer is a member of a domain. Only computers that
aren't part of a network or are part of a workgroup can
bypass this dialog box. Domain users must enter a user
name and password, even to log on locally.
The Automatically Log On dialog box appears.
Type the user name and password for the account that you
want to be logged on each time you start your computer.
After you make this change, you can use other accounts on
the computer by logging off and then logging on to another
account or by using Fast User Switching.
Hope this helps!
Gary Thorn
MVP-Windows Technologies/Xbox
Associate Expert
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights
More about the Windows XP Expert Zone:
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
More about the MS MVP Program:
http://tinyurl.com/n08
>Hi all,
>
>How can I get XP to remember my user name so that I don't
>have to type it in every time I log on to my machine?
>Thanks for your help
>
>
>Mark
>.
If your computer has only one account (aside from
Administrator and Guest) and if that account doesn't have
a password, Windows XP automatically logs on as that user
during startup. You won't see the Welcome screen or any
other logon screens; Windows launches straight to your
desktop.
You might want to set up your computer to log on this way
even if it has more than one user account. This kind of
logon could be convenient in several situations: if you're
the primary user of the computer but other people
occasionally need to use it; if you occasionally need to
log on as a different user to install software or perform
other tasks; or if you have set up a password for your
account (so that you could use scheduled tasks or connect
remotely, operations that are available only to accounts
with passwords), but you still want it to log you on
automatically at startup.
You can set up your computer to log on automatically by
following these steps:
1) Click Start>Run then type control userpasswords2
then press Enter. Doing so launches the Windows 2000-style
User Accounts application.
2) On the Users tab, clear the Users Must Enter A User
Name And Password To Use This Computer check box and then
click OK. Note that the Users Must Enter A User Name And
Password To Use This Computer check box doesn't appear if
your computer is a member of a domain. Only computers that
aren't part of a network or are part of a workgroup can
bypass this dialog box. Domain users must enter a user
name and password, even to log on locally.
The Automatically Log On dialog box appears.
Type the user name and password for the account that you
want to be logged on each time you start your computer.
After you make this change, you can use other accounts on
the computer by logging off and then logging on to another
account or by using Fast User Switching.
Hope this helps!
Gary Thorn
MVP-Windows Technologies/Xbox
Associate Expert
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights
More about the Windows XP Expert Zone:
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
More about the MS MVP Program:
http://tinyurl.com/n08