Hi,
I have recently installed Windows XP Media Center edition. Some software I have installed has configured my computer so that I need to click on the 'Administrator' login on the Welcome Screen every time my computer turns on.
Previously it logged straight on.
I have tried creating a password, and then deleting it, disabling and enabling the welcome screen.
I just want the computer to log straight in without a Welcome or Login screen when turning on or coming out of standby.
Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks very much for your help!
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Thanks for your prompt reply red! I didn't think I had installed dotnet on there, I thought that it happened when I installed the video card driver software I required, though it could have been during the windows updates.
Does Autologin work for coming back from Standby mode also?
When I get home I will try it and post feedback.
run this
this should do the trick
http://notechlimit.com/Dow
put the user name and password in it
and reboot and test
I had this happen when I installed .net framework, windows did an update for this had a patch and the logon went away.
try running a windows update manually.
it installed this patch
Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1 Hotfix (KB8886903)
How to repair an existing installation of the .NET Framework
http://support.microsoft.c
Don't autologin as administrator, that opens the system to all kinds of malicious things. You should create a separate user and login to that, if necessary automatically.
You can use the XP powertoys (tweakui) to setup autologins and also setup your system individually.
http://www.microsoft.com/w
Enable automatic logon. Click start->run and type:
1 control userpasswords2
2 Deselect "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer"
3. Click ok, type in a username and password
Do not prompt for username and password during sceensaver
1 Right click on desktop and select properties
2 Click on the Screensaver tab
3 Uncheck "On resume, password protect
Do not prompt for username and password from standby
1 Right click on desktop and select properties
2 Click on the Screensaver tab
3 Click on the power button
4 Click on the Advanced tab
5 Uncheck "Prompt for password when computer resumes from standby"
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by: redseatechnologiesPosted on 2006-08-07 at 18:44:15ID: 17268248
Hi BennyM82,
This looks likely to have been the problem - a rogue update to .net
http://support.microsoft.c
There is a detailed fix on that page, or you can just edit the registry and force it to logon automatically
http://support.microsoft.c
Hope that helps,
-red