When I turn on my computer the first thing that comes up is the Welcome Screen, I do not need it. How can I disable it so it will not come on and my computer can boot straight to windows. I am running winxp-sp2. Please help if you can. Thank You
I get this sometimes, you can use a program called Tweak UI - it's a microsoft "Power Toy". Can set it to automatically logon to which ever account you want, as well as disable shortcut icons, change visual settings, and a host of other things. Main Downloads Page Direct Download Link
You will need to make some changes in the registry. If you aren't confident with modifying to the registry, I recommend you don't carry out the follow steps: Start > Run > Type 'regedit' Navigate your way to: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] 1. Add a new string value named 'DefaultUserName' and set it to the username you wish to automatically logon as. 2. Add a new string value named 'DefaultPassword' and set this to the password for the user entered above. 3. Add a new string value named 'DefaultDomainName' and set this to the domain of the user. Ignore this value if the NT box is not participating in NT Domain security. 4. Add a new string value named 'AutoAdminLogon' and set it to either '1' to enable auto logon or '0' to disable it. Exit and restart, Windows should not ask for a password and automatically show the desktop of the user. Note: The password is stored in registry, which means anyone who has access to the machine has access to the password. EDIT: I was typing this before Waffle posted; I recommend you follow Waffles advice as it's easier
