General question after an XP reinstall

Hi;
I am a single user home computer type. No one but me ever uses my computer,
so I have XP set up to reflect this and give me access as quickly and as
painlessly as possible. This means no passwords and bypassing that opening
screen that gives you the selection icon you have to hit to go through it to
the desktop.
Before I reinstalled XP last Saturday, I could go in and out of standby, and
boot my system without getting that screen with my name on it requiring me
to click on the icon. (not the password dialog window.) At the time of the
reinstall, I had everything current on the system with service packs and
updates. No problems with those opening screens at all.
Now, after reinstalling XP, the service packs, and downloading the updates
back to current status, I have a problem getting rid of that screen that
makes me select my account before giving me the desktop.
I have apparently fixed this after I came across a "tip" that had me go into
RUN and type 'control passwords2, then assigning myself a password in the
dialog box that appeared.
I don't now get the opening screen with the account icon or a request for a
password, but in the confusion, I'm not quite sure the exact path I used to
accomplish all this :-)
Can someone please tell me what has changed to make me have to go through
all this to get rid of that opening screen, and also, please give me the
simple path to accomplish this again so I'll have it for next time :-)
In other words, just assume I'm installing XP and want to be able to get to
the desktop directly with no passwords or opening windows showing me an
account icon to click.
Sorry for the long explanation, but I want to make sure I've explained this
correctly for you.
Many thanks
Dudley

Dudley;
Start/Run
Type "control userpasswords2" ENTER
Then follow the prompts.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
...
Hi;
I am a single user home computer type. No one but me ever uses my
computer, so I have XP set up to reflect this and give me access as
quickly and as painlessly as possible. This means no passwords and
bypassing that opening screen that gives you the selection icon you have
to hit to go through it to the desktop.
Before I reinstalled XP last Saturday, I could go in and out of standby,
and boot my system without getting that screen with my name on it
requiring me to click on the icon. (not the password dialog window.) At
the time of the reinstall, I had everything current on the system with
service packs and updates. No problems with those opening screens at all.
Now, after reinstalling XP, the service packs, and downloading the updates
back to current status, I have a problem getting rid of that screen that
makes me select my account before giving me the desktop.
I have apparently fixed this after I came across a "tip" that had me go
into RUN and type 'control passwords2, then assigning myself a password in
the dialog box that appeared.
I don't now get the opening screen with the account icon or a request for
a password, but in the confusion, I'm not quite sure the exact path I used
to accomplish all this :-)
Can someone please tell me what has changed to make me have to go through
all this to get rid of that opening screen, and also, please give me the
simple path to accomplish this again so I'll have it for next time :-)
In other words, just assume I'm installing XP and want to be able to get
to the desktop directly with no passwords or opening windows showing me an
account icon to click.
Sorry for the long explanation, but I want to make sure I've explained
this correctly for you.
Many thanks
Dudley

Thank you for your response and time.
I know this solves the issue. I've already done it as my post explains. :-))
I was hoping someone would expand a bit on why this was necessary after
reinstalling XP where it wasn't necessary before the reinstall.



"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote in message
...
Dudley;
Start/Run
Type "control userpasswords2" ENTER
Then follow the prompts.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
...
Hi;
I am a single user home computer type. No one but me ever uses my
computer, so I have XP set up to reflect this and give me access as
quickly and as painlessly as possible. This means no passwords and
bypassing that opening screen that gives you the selection icon you have
to hit to go through it to the desktop.
Before I reinstalled XP last Saturday, I could go in and out of standby,
and boot my system without getting that screen with my name on it
requiring me to click on the icon. (not the password dialog window.) At
the time of the reinstall, I had everything current on the system with
service packs and updates. No problems with those opening screens at all.
Now, after reinstalling XP, the service packs, and downloading the
updates back to current status, I have a problem getting rid of that
screen that makes me select my account before giving me the desktop.
I have apparently fixed this after I came across a "tip" that had me go
into RUN and type 'control passwords2, then assigning myself a password
in the dialog box that appeared.
I don't now get the opening screen with the account icon or a request for
a password, but in the confusion, I'm not quite sure the exact path I
used to accomplish all this :-)
Can someone please tell me what has changed to make me have to go through
all this to get rid of that opening screen, and also, please give me the
simple path to accomplish this again so I'll have it for next time :-)
In other words, just assume I'm installing XP and want to be able to get
to the desktop directly with no passwords or opening windows showing me
an account icon to click.
Sorry for the long explanation, but I want to make sure I've explained
this correctly for you.
Many thanks
Dudley

Hi Dudley,
I don't have an answer to your question off hand, I always hold shift down
while hitting stand by when shutting down, that puts the computer into
hibernate and when you turn it on the next time your desktop is exactly where
you left it. I did get it to do it automatically somewhere in the control
center on how to shut down but I don't remember where it was right off hand.
I would look it up but it looks as though you already got your answer. I
had one for you, did you still have the "pleading expert" under the legal
section of word perfect when you re-installed? Mine disappeared one day and
I haven't been able to find it anywhere, Quatro is also gone. They don't
re-install off the disc. The law toolbar comes up and everything else seems
to be intact but those two features of Word Perfect. Any help you can give
me would be greatly appreciated, even if there is some way you can send them
to me. I'm just like you, I use the computer for home stuff, it just happens
now I'm working on a legal project myself trying to draw my social security
disability and that pleading expert picked the right format for Federal
Court, and asked all the questions, all I had to do was fill them in. I've
been everywhere on the internet and can't find the answer without someone
wanting to charge me and I don't feel I should have to pay to get my
questions answered about what the heck happened to it in the first place!!
You can find it under Tools, and either workspace will take you to the legal
choice or if you're lucky and have it intact, there will be Legal Tools under
the Tool section. Thanks in advance for any help. This gets so
frustrating!!
cheryl



"Dudley Henriques" wrote:

Thank you for your response and time.
I know this solves the issue. I've already done it as my post explains. :-))
I was hoping someone would expand a bit on why this was necessary after
reinstalling XP where it wasn't necessary before the reinstall.



"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote in message
...
Dudley;
Start/Run
Type "control userpasswords2" ENTER
Then follow the prompts.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
...
Hi;
I am a single user home computer type. No one but me ever uses my
computer, so I have XP set up to reflect this and give me access as
quickly and as painlessly as possible. This means no passwords and
bypassing that opening screen that gives you the selection icon you have
to hit to go through it to the desktop.
Before I reinstalled XP last Saturday, I could go in and out of standby,
and boot my system without getting that screen with my name on it
requiring me to click on the icon. (not the password dialog window.) At
the time of the reinstall, I had everything current on the system with
service packs and updates. No problems with those opening screens at all.
Now, after reinstalling XP, the service packs, and downloading the
updates back to current status, I have a problem getting rid of that
screen that makes me select my account before giving me the desktop.
I have apparently fixed this after I came across a "tip" that had me go
into RUN and type 'control passwords2, then assigning myself a password
in the dialog box that appeared.
I don't now get the opening screen with the account icon or a request for
a password, but in the confusion, I'm not quite sure the exact path I
used to accomplish all this :-)
Can someone please tell me what has changed to make me have to go through
all this to get rid of that opening screen, and also, please give me the
simple path to accomplish this again so I'll have it for next time :-)
In other words, just assume I'm installing XP and want to be able to get
to the desktop directly with no passwords or opening windows showing me
an account icon to click.
Sorry for the long explanation, but I want to make sure I've explained
this correctly for you.
Many thanks
Dudley

I misunderstood.
I thought you were not able to make the change because you did not spell
"'control passwords2" correctly.
The default setting it for Windows to ask to log in and the new install uses
the default.
That is the way retail Windows XP installs.
OEM may be different depending on how the OEM wants it.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
...
Thank you for your response and time.
I know this solves the issue. I've already done it as my post explains.
:-))
I was hoping someone would expand a bit on why this was necessary after
reinstalling XP where it wasn't necessary before the reinstall.