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Hello,
I have winXPHome SE. When I boot up I have to enter a password. How can I boot without using a password and go direct to the desktop. tyia Robert |
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Hi Robert,
Take a look at the folowing article: How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231 You can also follow this steps: 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Open box, type control userpasswords2, and then click OK. 3. Clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" check box, and then click Apply. 4. In the Automatically Log On window, type the password in the Password box, and then retype the password in the Confirm Password box. 5. Click OK to close the Automatically Log On window, and then click OK to close the User Accounts window. Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:kMnXg.11303$P7.5950@edtnps90... Hello, I have winXPHome SE. When I boot up I have to enter a password. How can I boot without using a password and go direct to the desktop. tyia Robert |
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Thanks for your help Anton.
I tried the following steps that you gave me but when I rebooted the computer would just go to the XP screen and stop. Tried it several times with the same results. Had to go to safe mode and reenter my password. thanks again. Robert "Anton Pegan" wrote in message ... Hi Robert, Take a look at the folowing article: How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231 You can also follow this steps: 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Open box, type control userpasswords2, and then click OK. 3. Clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" check box, and then click Apply. 4. In the Automatically Log On window, type the password in the Password box, and then retype the password in the Confirm Password box. 5. Click OK to close the Automatically Log On window, and then click OK to close the User Accounts window. Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:kMnXg.11303$P7.5950@edtnps90... Hello, I have winXPHome SE. When I boot up I have to enter a password. How can I boot without using a password and go direct to the desktop. tyia Robert |
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Hi Robert,
Which account did you enter on the Automatic Logon Windows? Does the computer stop responding or just hangs on logon? Try running the computer in selective mode, just follow this steps. 1. Click Start/run and type msconfig 2. Click to select Selective Startup 3. Click to remove Load Startup Item 4. Open Services tab and click to select Hide All Microsoft Services 5. Click Disable All 6. Click Ok and Restart Does the computer boot automaticaly in selective mode? Try creating new user account and set automactic logon for that one (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279783)? Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:hLoXg.57760$E67.36381@clgrps13... Thanks for your help Anton. I tried the following steps that you gave me but when I rebooted the computer would just go to the XP screen and stop. Tried it several times with the same results. Had to go to safe mode and reenter my password. thanks again. Robert "Anton Pegan" wrote in message ... Hi Robert, Take a look at the folowing article: How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231 You can also follow this steps: 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Open box, type control userpasswords2, and then click OK. 3. Clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" check box, and then click Apply. 4. In the Automatically Log On window, type the password in the Password box, and then retype the password in the Confirm Password box. 5. Click OK to close the Automatically Log On window, and then click OK to close the User Accounts window. Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:kMnXg.11303$P7.5950@edtnps90... Hello, I have winXPHome SE. When I boot up I have to enter a password. How can I boot without using a password and go direct to the desktop. tyia Robert |
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Thanks again Anton,
I have it now. Before when I went into User Accounts I had two Administrators. Under User Name I had Administrator and Bob Craig (my name)Administrator. I guess I chose The first one instead of the one with my name. Could you tell me why there are two Adminstrator's listed? Thanks again for your help. Robert "Anton Pegan" wrote in message ... Hi Robert, Which account did you enter on the Automatic Logon Windows? Does the computer stop responding or just hangs on logon? Try running the computer in selective mode, just follow this steps. 1. Click Start/run and type msconfig 2. Click to select Selective Startup 3. Click to remove Load Startup Item 4. Open Services tab and click to select Hide All Microsoft Services 5. Click Disable All 6. Click Ok and Restart Does the computer boot automaticaly in selective mode? Try creating new user account and set automactic logon for that one (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279783)? Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:hLoXg.57760$E67.36381@clgrps13... Thanks for your help Anton. I tried the following steps that you gave me but when I rebooted the computer would just go to the XP screen and stop. Tried it several times with the same results. Had to go to safe mode and reenter my password. thanks again. Robert "Anton Pegan" wrote in message ... Hi Robert, Take a look at the folowing article: How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231 You can also follow this steps: 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Open box, type control userpasswords2, and then click OK. 3. Clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" check box, and then click Apply. 4. In the Automatically Log On window, type the password in the Password box, and then retype the password in the Confirm Password box. 5. Click OK to close the Automatically Log On window, and then click OK to close the User Accounts window. Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:kMnXg.11303$P7.5950@edtnps90... Hello, I have winXPHome SE. When I boot up I have to enter a password. How can I boot without using a password and go direct to the desktop. tyia Robert |
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Hi Robert,
The first Administrator is the built-in, the second is the one you created at setup. In Windows Xp Home you can logon with administrator account only in safe mode, you cannot see it in normal startup. I am glad we solved the problem. Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:jDpXg.12458$P7.4942@edtnps89... Thanks again Anton, I have it now. Before when I went into User Accounts I had two Administrators. Under User Name I had Administrator and Bob Craig (my name)Administrator. I guess I chose The first one instead of the one with my name. Could you tell me why there are two Adminstrator's listed? Thanks again for your help. Robert "Anton Pegan" wrote in message ... Hi Robert, Which account did you enter on the Automatic Logon Windows? Does the computer stop responding or just hangs on logon? Try running the computer in selective mode, just follow this steps. 1. Click Start/run and type msconfig 2. Click to select Selective Startup 3. Click to remove Load Startup Item 4. Open Services tab and click to select Hide All Microsoft Services 5. Click Disable All 6. Click Ok and Restart Does the computer boot automaticaly in selective mode? Try creating new user account and set automactic logon for that one (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279783)? Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:hLoXg.57760$E67.36381@clgrps13... Thanks for your help Anton. I tried the following steps that you gave me but when I rebooted the computer would just go to the XP screen and stop. Tried it several times with the same results. Had to go to safe mode and reenter my password. thanks again. Robert "Anton Pegan" wrote in message ... Hi Robert, Take a look at the folowing article: How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231 You can also follow this steps: 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Open box, type control userpasswords2, and then click OK. 3. Clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" check box, and then click Apply. 4. In the Automatically Log On window, type the password in the Password box, and then retype the password in the Confirm Password box. 5. Click OK to close the Automatically Log On window, and then click OK to close the User Accounts window. Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:kMnXg.11303$P7.5950@edtnps90... Hello, I have winXPHome SE. When I boot up I have to enter a password. How can I boot without using a password and go direct to the desktop. tyia Robert |
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Hi Anton,
Hope you don't get fed up with me asking all these questions. Who gave the first Administrator a password and can I delete the built-in Administrator and only have the one in my name? Thanks again Robert "Anton Pegan" wrote in message ... Hi Robert, The first Administrator is the built-in, the second is the one you created at setup. In Windows Xp Home you can logon with administrator account only in safe mode, you cannot see it in normal startup. I am glad we solved the problem. Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:jDpXg.12458$P7.4942@edtnps89... Thanks again Anton, I have it now. Before when I went into User Accounts I had two Administrators. Under User Name I had Administrator and Bob Craig (my name)Administrator. I guess I chose The first one instead of the one with my name. Could you tell me why there are two Adminstrator's listed? Thanks again for your help. Robert "Anton Pegan" wrote in message ... Hi Robert, Which account did you enter on the Automatic Logon Windows? Does the computer stop responding or just hangs on logon? Try running the computer in selective mode, just follow this steps. 1. Click Start/run and type msconfig 2. Click to select Selective Startup 3. Click to remove Load Startup Item 4. Open Services tab and click to select Hide All Microsoft Services 5. Click Disable All 6. Click Ok and Restart Does the computer boot automaticaly in selective mode? Try creating new user account and set automactic logon for that one (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279783)? Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:hLoXg.57760$E67.36381@clgrps13... Thanks for your help Anton. I tried the following steps that you gave me but when I rebooted the computer would just go to the XP screen and stop. Tried it several times with the same results. Had to go to safe mode and reenter my password. thanks again. Robert "Anton Pegan" wrote in message ... Hi Robert, Take a look at the folowing article: How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231 You can also follow this steps: 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Open box, type control userpasswords2, and then click OK. 3. Clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" check box, and then click Apply. 4. In the Automatically Log On window, type the password in the Password box, and then retype the password in the Confirm Password box. 5. Click OK to close the Automatically Log On window, and then click OK to close the User Accounts window. Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:kMnXg.11303$P7.5950@edtnps90... Hello, I have winXPHome SE. When I boot up I have to enter a password. How can I boot without using a password and go direct to the desktop. tyia Robert |
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"Robert Craig" wrote in message
news:kMnXg.11303$P7.5950@edtnps90... Hello, I have winXPHome SE. When I boot up I have to enter a password. How can I boot without using a password and go direct to the desktop. tyia Robert You can get TweakUI, which is part of Microsoft PowerToys: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx Go to Logon - Autologon, check the box, put in the user (if it's different from what is currently displayed), set the password, click Apply, then OK. -Dan |
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Hi,
I strongly recommend that you live the administrator account as it is, because you never know when you are going to need it. You definitely need the administrator account for troubleshooting and it is good to have at least two admin accounts in any case. On the other hand I managed to remove Administrator account from Safe mode Welcome screen following these steps: 1. Click Start / run and type regedit 2 . Open the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserLis t 3. Click Edit / New / Dword Value 4. Name it Administrator and then set the hexadecimal value to 0 (if you want display the Administrator account change the value to 1) Or you can de-activate it following this: - Click Start/Run and type net user administrator /active:no You can still logon with the Administrator account in safe mode (Ctrl+Alt+Del+De and type Administrator). But as I said you never know when you are going to need it, so don't remove it! The Administrator password was set during the Windows installation and you can change it when loged on with your personal account. Regards, Anton Pegan -- gfdgdfgsdfgffds "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:f7qXg.12462$P7.4675@edtnps89... Hi Anton, Hope you don't get fed up with me asking all these questions. Who gave the first Administrator a password and can I delete the built-in Administrator and only have the one in my name? Thanks again Robert "Anton Pegan" wrote in message ... Hi Robert, The first Administrator is the built-in, the second is the one you created at setup. In Windows Xp Home you can logon with administrator account only in safe mode, you cannot see it in normal startup. I am glad we solved the problem. Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:jDpXg.12458$P7.4942@edtnps89... Thanks again Anton, I have it now. Before when I went into User Accounts I had two Administrators. Under User Name I had Administrator and Bob Craig (my name)Administrator. I guess I chose The first one instead of the one with my name. Could you tell me why there are two Adminstrator's listed? Thanks again for your help. Robert "Anton Pegan" wrote in message ... Hi Robert, Which account did you enter on the Automatic Logon Windows? Does the computer stop responding or just hangs on logon? Try running the computer in selective mode, just follow this steps. 1. Click Start/run and type msconfig 2. Click to select Selective Startup 3. Click to remove Load Startup Item 4. Open Services tab and click to select Hide All Microsoft Services 5. Click Disable All 6. Click Ok and Restart Does the computer boot automaticaly in selective mode? Try creating new user account and set automactic logon for that one (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279783)? Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:hLoXg.57760$E67.36381@clgrps13... Thanks for your help Anton. I tried the following steps that you gave me but when I rebooted the computer would just go to the XP screen and stop. Tried it several times with the same results. Had to go to safe mode and reenter my password. thanks again. Robert "Anton Pegan" wrote in message ... Hi Robert, Take a look at the folowing article: How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231 You can also follow this steps: 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Open box, type control userpasswords2, and then click OK. 3. Clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" check box, and then click Apply. 4. In the Automatically Log On window, type the password in the Password box, and then retype the password in the Confirm Password box. 5. Click OK to close the Automatically Log On window, and then click OK to close the User Accounts window. Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:kMnXg.11303$P7.5950@edtnps90... Hello, I have winXPHome SE. When I boot up I have to enter a password. How can I boot without using a password and go direct to the desktop. tyia Robert |
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As far as I know, even if you try, you can't delete the built-in
Administrator account. DON'T DISABLE THE ACCOUNT!!! Sooner or later you are going to need it! Maybe sooner than you might think! Leave it alone. John Robert Craig wrote: Hi Anton, Hope you don't get fed up with me asking all these questions. Who gave the first Administrator a password and can I delete the built-in Administrator and only have the one in my name? Thanks again Robert "Anton Pegan" wrote in message ... Hi Robert, The first Administrator is the built-in, the second is the one you created at setup. In Windows Xp Home you can logon with administrator account only in safe mode, you cannot see it in normal startup. I am glad we solved the problem. Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:jDpXg.12458$P7.4942@edtnps89... Thanks again Anton, I have it now. Before when I went into User Accounts I had two Administrators. Under User Name I had Administrator and Bob Craig (my name)Administrator. I guess I chose The first one instead of the one with my name. Could you tell me why there are two Adminstrator's listed? Thanks again for your help. Robert "Anton Pegan" wrote in message ... Hi Robert, Which account did you enter on the Automatic Logon Windows? Does the computer stop responding or just hangs on logon? Try running the computer in selective mode, just follow this steps. 1. Click Start/run and type msconfig 2. Click to select Selective Startup 3. Click to remove Load Startup Item 4. Open Services tab and click to select Hide All Microsoft Services 5. Click Disable All 6. Click Ok and Restart Does the computer boot automaticaly in selective mode? Try creating new user account and set automactic logon for that one (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279783)? Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:hLoXg.57760$E67.36381@clgrps13... Thanks for your help Anton. I tried the following steps that you gave me but when I rebooted the computer would just go to the XP screen and stop. Tried it several times with the same results. Had to go to safe mode and reenter my password. thanks again. Robert "Anton Pegan" wrote in message . .. Hi Robert, Take a look at the folowing article: How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231 You can also follow this steps: 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Open box, type control userpasswords2, and then click OK. 3. Clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" check box, and then click Apply. 4. In the Automatically Log On window, type the password in the Password box, and then retype the password in the Confirm Password box. 5. Click OK to close the Automatically Log On window, and then click OK to close the User Accounts window. Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:kMnXg.11303$P7.5950@edtnps90... Hello, I have winXPHome SE. When I boot up I have to enter a password. How can I boot without using a password and go direct to the desktop. tyia Robert |
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I would strongly reccomend that you leave the built in account alone; it is
excellent for troubleshooting as I have used it many a time to solve running issues with many customer computers and even mine. Robert Andrade -- It is a poor student who does not surpass his master "Robert Craig" wrote: Hi Anton, Hope you don't get fed up with me asking all these questions. Who gave the first Administrator a password and can I delete the built-in Administrator and only have the one in my name? Thanks again Robert "Anton Pegan" wrote in message ... Hi Robert, The first Administrator is the built-in, the second is the one you created at setup. In Windows Xp Home you can logon with administrator account only in safe mode, you cannot see it in normal startup. I am glad we solved the problem. Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:jDpXg.12458$P7.4942@edtnps89... Thanks again Anton, I have it now. Before when I went into User Accounts I had two Administrators. Under User Name I had Administrator and Bob Craig (my name)Administrator. I guess I chose The first one instead of the one with my name. Could you tell me why there are two Adminstrator's listed? Thanks again for your help. Robert "Anton Pegan" wrote in message ... Hi Robert, Which account did you enter on the Automatic Logon Windows? Does the computer stop responding or just hangs on logon? Try running the computer in selective mode, just follow this steps. 1. Click Start/run and type msconfig 2. Click to select Selective Startup 3. Click to remove Load Startup Item 4. Open Services tab and click to select Hide All Microsoft Services 5. Click Disable All 6. Click Ok and Restart Does the computer boot automaticaly in selective mode? Try creating new user account and set automactic logon for that one (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279783)? Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:hLoXg.57760$E67.36381@clgrps13... Thanks for your help Anton. I tried the following steps that you gave me but when I rebooted the computer would just go to the XP screen and stop. Tried it several times with the same results. Had to go to safe mode and reenter my password. thanks again. Robert "Anton Pegan" wrote in message ... Hi Robert, Take a look at the folowing article: How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231 You can also follow this steps: 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Open box, type control userpasswords2, and then click OK. 3. Clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" check box, and then click Apply. 4. In the Automatically Log On window, type the password in the Password box, and then retype the password in the Confirm Password box. 5. Click OK to close the Automatically Log On window, and then click OK to close the User Accounts window. Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:kMnXg.11303$P7.5950@edtnps90... Hello, I have winXPHome SE. When I boot up I have to enter a password. How can I boot without using a password and go direct to the desktop. tyia Robert |
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Has it got the same passworg as the administrator as I'm using?
Robert "randrade" wrote in message ... I would strongly reccomend that you leave the built in account alone; it is excellent for troubleshooting as I have used it many a time to solve running issues with many customer computers and even mine. Robert Andrade -- It is a poor student who does not surpass his master "Robert Craig" wrote: Hi Anton, Hope you don't get fed up with me asking all these questions. Who gave the first Administrator a password and can I delete the built-in Administrator and only have the one in my name? Thanks again Robert "Anton Pegan" wrote in message ... Hi Robert, The first Administrator is the built-in, the second is the one you created at setup. In Windows Xp Home you can logon with administrator account only in safe mode, you cannot see it in normal startup. I am glad we solved the problem. Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:jDpXg.12458$P7.4942@edtnps89... Thanks again Anton, I have it now. Before when I went into User Accounts I had two Administrators. Under User Name I had Administrator and Bob Craig (my name)Administrator. I guess I chose The first one instead of the one with my name. Could you tell me why there are two Adminstrator's listed? Thanks again for your help. Robert "Anton Pegan" wrote in message ... Hi Robert, Which account did you enter on the Automatic Logon Windows? Does the computer stop responding or just hangs on logon? Try running the computer in selective mode, just follow this steps. 1. Click Start/run and type msconfig 2. Click to select Selective Startup 3. Click to remove Load Startup Item 4. Open Services tab and click to select Hide All Microsoft Services 5. Click Disable All 6. Click Ok and Restart Does the computer boot automaticaly in selective mode? Try creating new user account and set automactic logon for that one (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279783)? Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:hLoXg.57760$E67.36381@clgrps13... Thanks for your help Anton. I tried the following steps that you gave me but when I rebooted the computer would just go to the XP screen and stop. Tried it several times with the same results. Had to go to safe mode and reenter my password. thanks again. Robert "Anton Pegan" wrote in message ... Hi Robert, Take a look at the folowing article: How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231 You can also follow this steps: 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Open box, type control userpasswords2, and then click OK. 3. Clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" check box, and then click Apply. 4. In the Automatically Log On window, type the password in the Password box, and then retype the password in the Confirm Password box. 5. Click OK to close the Automatically Log On window, and then click OK to close the User Accounts window. Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:kMnXg.11303$P7.5950@edtnps90... Hello, I have winXPHome SE. When I boot up I have to enter a password. How can I boot without using a password and go direct to the desktop. tyia Robert |
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Thanks very much everone for your help.
Robert "LittleMoo" wrote in message ... "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:kMnXg.11303$P7.5950@edtnps90... Hello, I have winXPHome SE. When I boot up I have to enter a password. How can I boot without using a password and go direct to the desktop. tyia Robert You can get TweakUI, which is part of Microsoft PowerToys: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx Go to Logon - Autologon, check the box, put in the user (if it's different from what is currently displayed), set the password, click Apply, then OK. -Dan |
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Hi Robert,
No. The password is probably different. Follow the steps in article below to reset the administrator password: How to log on to Windows XP if you forget your password or your password expires http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321305 Regards, Anton Pegan -- gfdgdfgsdfgffds "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:SZQXg.21076$H7.14995@edtnps82... Has it got the same passworg as the administrator as I'm using? Robert "randrade" wrote in message ... I would strongly reccomend that you leave the built in account alone; it is excellent for troubleshooting as I have used it many a time to solve running issues with many customer computers and even mine. Robert Andrade -- It is a poor student who does not surpass his master "Robert Craig" wrote: Hi Anton, Hope you don't get fed up with me asking all these questions. Who gave the first Administrator a password and can I delete the built-in Administrator and only have the one in my name? Thanks again Robert "Anton Pegan" wrote in message ... Hi Robert, The first Administrator is the built-in, the second is the one you created at setup. In Windows Xp Home you can logon with administrator account only in safe mode, you cannot see it in normal startup. I am glad we solved the problem. Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:jDpXg.12458$P7.4942@edtnps89... Thanks again Anton, I have it now. Before when I went into User Accounts I had two Administrators. Under User Name I had Administrator and Bob Craig (my name)Administrator. I guess I chose The first one instead of the one with my name. Could you tell me why there are two Adminstrator's listed? Thanks again for your help. Robert "Anton Pegan" wrote in message ... Hi Robert, Which account did you enter on the Automatic Logon Windows? Does the computer stop responding or just hangs on logon? Try running the computer in selective mode, just follow this steps. 1. Click Start/run and type msconfig 2. Click to select Selective Startup 3. Click to remove Load Startup Item 4. Open Services tab and click to select Hide All Microsoft Services 5. Click Disable All 6. Click Ok and Restart Does the computer boot automaticaly in selective mode? Try creating new user account and set automactic logon for that one (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279783)? Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:hLoXg.57760$E67.36381@clgrps13... Thanks for your help Anton. I tried the following steps that you gave me but when I rebooted the computer would just go to the XP screen and stop. Tried it several times with the same results. Had to go to safe mode and reenter my password. thanks again. Robert "Anton Pegan" wrote in message ... Hi Robert, Take a look at the folowing article: How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231 You can also follow this steps: 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Open box, type control userpasswords2, and then click OK. 3. Clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" check box, and then click Apply. 4. In the Automatically Log On window, type the password in the Password box, and then retype the password in the Confirm Password box. 5. Click OK to close the Automatically Log On window, and then click OK to close the User Accounts window. Regards, Anton Pegan "Robert Craig" wrote in message news:kMnXg.11303$P7.5950@edtnps90... Hello, I have winXPHome SE. When I boot up I have to enter a password. How can I boot without using a password and go direct to the desktop. tyia Robert |
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