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Old December 31st 07, 11:12 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
nettan
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How should i do to get the password window go away when i start up the
computer? I have never got the windows up before.
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Old December 31st 07, 12:14 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Don Varnau
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Hi,
See: Configure Windows XP to Automatically Login
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"nettan" wrote in message
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How should i do to get the password window go away when i start up the
computer? I have never got the windows up before.


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Old December 31st 07, 04:51 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Ken Blake, MVP
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On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:12:01 -0800, nettan
wrote:

How should i do to get the password window go away when i start up the
computer? I have never got the windows up before.




Start | Run, type "control userpasswords2" Select the account you want
to logon to automatically. Then uncheck the box "Users must enter a
user name and password to use this computer."

Or do the same thing with TweakUI.

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Old December 31st 07, 06:39 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Gordon
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Default windows xp password window

"Don Varnau" don_04[at]varnau[dot]org wrote:

Hi,
See: Configure Windows XP to Automatically Login
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]


as a Systems Accountant and very concerned with computer security (both
commercial and personal) I cannot understand why you keep telling people
how to bypass the password system in windows without telling them of the
possible dire consequences.....
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Old December 31st 07, 06:44 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Gordon
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Default windows xp password window

Gordon wrote:

"Don Varnau" don_04[at]varnau[dot]org wrote:

Hi,
See: Configure Windows XP to Automatically Login
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]


as a Systems Accountant and very concerned with computer security (both
commercial and personal) I cannot understand why you keep telling people
how to bypass the password system in windows without telling them of the
possible dire consequences.....


And in fact the link you posted ALSO has NO reference to the possible dire
breaches of security that having an auto-logon can bring....
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Old January 1st 08, 02:19 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Don Varnau
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Default windows xp password window


"Gordon" wrote in message
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Gordon wrote:


"Don Varnau" don_04[at]varnau[dot]org wrote:

Hi,
See: Configure Windows XP to Automatically Login
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm


as a Systems Accountant and very concerned with computer security (both
commercial and personal) I cannot understand why you keep telling people
how to bypass the password system in windows without telling them of the
possible dire consequences.....


And in fact the link you posted ALSO has NO reference to the possible dire
breaches of security that having an auto-logon can bring....


Hi,
You make a good point. I believe that a home user has the right to use
autologon, but should have included a warning that any password is better
than no password and a strong password is best (well... short of BitLocker
or similar.)

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

 




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