How do I remove the start-up password?

Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business
Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows
without prompting me for a password. Right now the password is null
but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is) without entering
anything.

I am the only user as well as the administrator.

Thanks, Tom

"Tom" wrote in message
...
Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business
Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows without
prompting me for a password. Right now the password is null but I have
to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is) without entering anything.

I am the only user as well as the administrator.

Thanks, Tom



Go to START | RUN. Type in:

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.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA

Hackers and malware purveyors are hoping you'll find an answer to your
question, to say nothing of the odd guest or relative who may use your
computer.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Tom wrote:
Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business
Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows
without prompting me for a password. Right now the password is null
but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is) without entering
anything.

I am the only user as well as the administrator.

Thanks, Tom

Since the OP's original password was null your warning makes no sense.
Further, the "Hackers and malware purveyors" don't rely on the login password either.
You email address says it all: invalid - invalid

"Leonard Grey" wrote in message
...
| Hackers and malware purveyors are hoping you'll find an answer to your
| question, to say nothing of the odd guest or relative who may use your
| computer.
| ---
| Leonard Grey
| Errare humanum est
|
| Tom wrote:
| Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business
| Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows
| without prompting me for a password. Right now the password is null
| but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is) without entering
| anything.
|
| I am the only user as well as the administrator.
|
| Thanks, Tom

On Sep 8, 7:53*pm, Tom wrote:
Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business
Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows
without prompting me for a password. *Right now the password is null
but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is) without entering
anything.

I am the only user as well as the administrator.

Thanks, Tom

Tweak UI is also popular and useful for this and has many other little
time saving tweaks.

It is free and lots of other goodies on this page:


http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/D...powertoys.mspx

"Leonard Grey" wrote in message
...
Hackers and malware purveyors are hoping you'll find an answer to your
question, to say nothing of the odd guest or relative who may use your
computer.
---

No they aren't. The necessary tools for bypassing Windows passwords have
been around for quite a while.

Tom wrote:
Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business
Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows
without prompting me for a password. Right now the password is
null but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is)
without entering anything.

I am the only user as well as the administrator.

Get TweakUI and use it to setup an automatic logon.
(You likely installed the .NET Framework.)

Automatic Logons:
------
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/d...powertoys.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...
------

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).

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

On the contrary, Richard, the hackers and purveyors have no need to
break the OP's password if there is no password in the first place.
Neither does anyone who uses the OP's computer. Is it real hot there in AZ?
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Richard in AZ wrote:
Since the OP's original password was null your warning makes no sense.
Further, the "Hackers and malware purveyors" don't rely on the login password either.
You email address says it all: invalid - invalid

"Leonard Grey" wrote in message
...
| Hackers and malware purveyors are hoping you'll find an answer to your
| question, to say nothing of the odd guest or relative who may use your
| computer.
| ---
| Leonard Grey
| Errare humanum est
|
| Tom wrote:
| Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business
| Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows
| without prompting me for a password. Right now the password is null
| but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is) without entering
| anything.
|
| I am the only user as well as the administrator.
|
| Thanks, Tom

On Sep 8, 7:53*pm, Tom wrote:
Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business
Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows
without prompting me for a password. *Right now the password is null
but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is) without entering
anything.

I am the only user as well as the administrator.

Thanks, Tom

Removing a password and bypassing the entry of a password are not the
same things.

On Sep 9, 2:18*pm, "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
Tom wrote:
Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business
Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows
without prompting me for a password. *Right now the password is
null but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is)
without entering anything.

I am the only user as well as the administrator.

Get TweakUI and use it to setup an automatic logon.
(You likely installed the .NET Framework.)

Automatic Logons:
------
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/d...powertoys.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...
------

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)..

--
Shenan Stanley
* * *MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Wayhttp://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

You do not have to set up automatic logon whenever .NET is installed.
You just have to uncheck the .ASP user from Logon section. You can
not normally login with .ASP user.

That was my point. If the OP has no password, why stop at the login window and make him/her click
on their logo to finish the boot up. Just make it automatic.

"Leonard Grey" wrote in message
...
| On the contrary, Richard, the hackers and purveyors have no need to
| break the OP's password if there is no password in the first place.
| Neither does anyone who uses the OP's computer. Is it real hot there in AZ?
| ---
| Leonard Grey
| Errare humanum est
|
| Richard in AZ wrote:
| Since the OP's original password was null your warning makes no sense.
| Further, the "Hackers and malware purveyors" don't rely on the login password either.
| You email address says it all: invalid - invalid
|
| "Leonard Grey" wrote in message
| ...
| | Hackers and malware purveyors are hoping you'll find an answer to your
| | question, to say nothing of the odd guest or relative who may use your
| | computer.
| | ---
| | Leonard Grey
| | Errare humanum est
| |
| | Tom wrote:
| | Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business
| | Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows
| | without prompting me for a password. Right now the password is null
| | but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is) without entering
| | anything.
| |
| | I am the only user as well as the administrator.
| |
| | Thanks, Tom
|
|

I see your point. After all, that burglar is going to get into your
house one way or another, so might as well leave the door open. Makes it
easier to bring in the groceries that way.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Richard in AZ wrote:
That was my point. If the OP has no password, why stop at the login window and make him/her click
on their logo to finish the boot up. Just make it automatic.

"Leonard Grey" wrote in message
...
| On the contrary, Richard, the hackers and purveyors have no need to
| break the OP's password if there is no password in the first place.
| Neither does anyone who uses the OP's computer. Is it real hot there in AZ?
| ---
| Leonard Grey
| Errare humanum est
|
| Richard in AZ wrote:
| Since the OP's original password was null your warning makes no sense.
| Further, the "Hackers and malware purveyors" don't rely on the login password either.
| You email address says it all: invalid - invalid
|
| "Leonard Grey" wrote in message
| ...
| | Hackers and malware purveyors are hoping you'll find an answer to your
| | question, to say nothing of the odd guest or relative who may use your
| | computer.
| | ---
| | Leonard Grey
| | Errare humanum est
| |
| | Tom wrote:
| | Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business
| | Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows
| | without prompting me for a password. Right now the password is null
| | but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is) without entering
| | anything.
| |
| | I am the only user as well as the administrator.
| |
| | Thanks, Tom
|
|

If you have nothing to steal, why make them break the door to get in?
But this dumb exchange has gone far enough. plunk

"Leonard Grey" wrote in message
...
|I see your point. After all, that burglar is going to get into your
| house one way or another, so might as well leave the door open. Makes it
| easier to bring in the groceries that way.
| ---
| Leonard Grey
| Errare humanum est
|
| Richard in AZ wrote:
| That was my point. If the OP has no password, why stop at the login window and make him/her
click
| on their logo to finish the boot up. Just make it automatic.
|
| "Leonard Grey" wrote in message
| ...
| | On the contrary, Richard, the hackers and purveyors have no need to
| | break the OP's password if there is no password in the first place.
| | Neither does anyone who uses the OP's computer. Is it real hot there in AZ?
| | ---
| | Leonard Grey
| | Errare humanum est
| |
| | Richard in AZ wrote:
| | Since the OP's original password was null your warning makes no sense.
| | Further, the "Hackers and malware purveyors" don't rely on the login password either.
| | You email address says it all: invalid - invalid
| |
| | "Leonard Grey" wrote in message
| | ...
| | | Hackers and malware purveyors are hoping you'll find an answer to your
| | | question, to say nothing of the odd guest or relative who may use your
| | | computer.
| | | ---
| | | Leonard Grey
| | | Errare humanum est
| | |
| | | Tom wrote:
| | | Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business
| | | Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows
| | | without prompting me for a password. Right now the password is null
| | | but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is) without entering
| | | anything.
| | |
| | | I am the only user as well as the administrator.
| | |
| | | Thanks, Tom
| |
| |
|
|

Leonard Grey wrote:
Hackers and malware purveyors are hoping you'll find an answer to your
question, to say nothing of the odd guest or relative who may use your
computer.

Hackers and malware usually exploits the computer while the user is
logged on with the current credentials. So...

Tom wrote:
Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business
Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows
without prompting me for a password. Right now the password is
null but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is)
without entering anything.

I am the only user as well as the administrator.

Shenan Stanley wrote:
Get TweakUI and use it to setup an automatic logon.
(You likely installed the .NET Framework.)

Automatic Logons:
------
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/d...powertoys.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...
------

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).

smlunatick wrote:
You do not have to set up automatic logon whenever .NET is
installed.

You just have to uncheck the .ASP user from Logon section. You can
not normally login with .ASP user.

Why are you telling *me* this? ;-)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html