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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 |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
"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 |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
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 |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
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 |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
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 |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
"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. |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
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 |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
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 |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
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. |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
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. |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
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 | | |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
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 | | |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
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 | | | | | | |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
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... |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
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 |
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