Bootup Setup

Is there a way of avoiding the startup process, which currently presents me
with the necessity of clicking on either my name or Owner to complete the
bootup programe and reverting to the old way of startup ending directly at
the desktop?

Zygy wrote:
> Is there a way of avoiding the startup process, which currently presents
> me with the necessity of clicking on either my name or Owner to complete
> the bootup programe and reverting to the old way of startup ending
> directly at the desktop?

Sure. You do it the same way as in XP:

Configure Windows to Automatically Login (MVP Ramesh) -
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Zygy;438494 Wrote:
> Is there a way of avoiding the startup process, which currently presents
> me
> with the necessity of clicking on either my name or Owner to complete
> the
> bootup programe and reverting to the old way of startup ending directly
> at
> the desktop?

Hi Zygy,

This will show you how to logon automatically in Vista.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66...matically.html

Shawn


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Thank you for the reply, but where do I find in Vista "Run" it is not there
in Start? Or do I use an alternative, in which case what?
"Malke" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Zygy wrote:
>> Is there a way of avoiding the startup process, which currently presents
>> me with the necessity of clicking on either my name or Owner to complete
>> the bootup programe and reverting to the old way of startup ending
>> directly at the desktop?
>
> Sure. You do it the same way as in XP:
>
> Configure Windows to Automatically Login (MVP Ramesh) -
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Zygy;438504 Wrote:
> Thank you for the reply, but where do I find in Vista "Run" it is no
> ther
> in Start? Or do I use an alternative, in which case what
>
>

Zygy

This will show you how to get "Run" back in the Start Menu

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/74788-run-command.htm

Shaw

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Hi, Thank you for the replies. I did as per the link and now I have THREE
choices to chose from on bootup. I also had a notice that the Password is
incorrect, but how can that be when I just entered it and confirmed it. How
do I get out of this now?
"brink" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Zygy;438494 Wrote:
>> Is there a way of avoiding the startup process, which currently presents
>> me
>> with the necessity of clicking on either my name or Owner to complete
>> the
>> bootup programe and reverting to the old way of startup ending directly
>> at
>> the desktop?
>
> Hi Zygy,
>
> This will show you how to logon automatically in Vista.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66...matically.html
>
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> _http://www.Vistax64.com (\"http://www.Vistax64.com\")_
> *Please post feedback to help others.*

Zygy;438533 Wrote:
> Hi, Thank you for the replies. I did as per the link and now I have
> THREE
> choices to chose from on bootup. I also had a notice that the Password
> is
> incorrect, but how can that be when I just entered it and confirmed it.
> How
> do I get out of this now?
> "brink" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>

Zygy,

How many accounts do you have setup? You might check in "User
Accounts" in the Control Panel (Classic View) to see. If you have
multiple accounts that you do not want, then delete all of them except
for the Administrator account that is working properly.

Shawn


--
brink

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brink wrote:
> Zygy;438533 Wrote:
>> Hi, Thank you for the replies. I did as per the link and now I have
>> THREE
>> choices to chose from on bootup. I also had a notice that the Password
>> is
>> incorrect, but how can that be when I just entered it and confirmed it.
>> How
>> do I get out of this now?
>> "brink" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>
>
> Zygy,
>
> How many accounts do you have setup? You might check in "User
> Accounts" in the Control Panel (Classic View) to see. If you have
> multiple accounts that you do not want, then delete all of them except
> for the Administrator account that is working properly.
>
> Shawn
>
>

Shawn - With all due respect for your knowledge (which I admire
greatly), I don't think it is a good idea to have only one user account
with administrative privileges on Vista. Because the System
Administrator (root) is disabled by default, if something goes wrong
with the one account it may not be possible to get back into Windows.
See MVP Jimmy Brush's tutorial about that here:

http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Administ..._of_admin.aspx

For our clients running Vista, we are setting up at least one extra
administrative user account for emergencies.


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Just type run in your start/search right click on the item that
appears above and select run as administrator and follow the link by malke

"Zygy" <> wrote in message
news:uNdA$...
> Thank you for the reply, but where do I find in Vista "Run" it is not
> there in Start? Or do I use an alternative, in which case what?
> "Malke" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Zygy wrote:
>>> Is there a way of avoiding the startup process, which currently presents
>>> me with the necessity of clicking on either my name or Owner to complete
>>> the bootup programe and reverting to the old way of startup ending
>>> directly at the desktop?
>>
>> Sure. You do it the same way as in XP:
>>
>> Configure Windows to Automatically Login (MVP Ramesh) -
>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm
>>
>>
>> Malke
>> --
>> Elephant Boy Computers
>> www.elephantboycomputers.com
>> "Don't Panic!"
>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

Hi, Thank you for the additional information, but I would appreciate someone
to advise me how to remove the three names I get before I can proceed with
the bootup and what I should do, so that I get to the Desktop without the
necessity of any clicks! The link I followed does NOT do the job!
"Malke" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> brink wrote:
>> Zygy;438533 Wrote:
>>> Hi, Thank you for the replies. I did as per the link and now I have
>>> THREE
>>> choices to chose from on bootup. I also had a notice that the Password
>>> is
>>> incorrect, but how can that be when I just entered it and confirmed it.
>>> How
>>> do I get out of this now?
>>> "brink" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>
>>
>> Zygy,
>>
>> How many accounts do you have setup? You might check in "User
>> Accounts" in the Control Panel (Classic View) to see. If you have
>> multiple accounts that you do not want, then delete all of them except
>> for the Administrator account that is working properly.
>>
>> Shawn
>>
>>
>
> Shawn - With all due respect for your knowledge (which I admire greatly),
> I don't think it is a good idea to have only one user account with
> administrative privileges on Vista. Because the System Administrator
> (root) is disabled by default, if something goes wrong with the one
> account it may not be possible to get back into Windows. See MVP Jimmy
> Brush's tutorial about that here:
>
> http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Administ..._of_admin.aspx
>
> For our clients running Vista, we are setting up at least one extra
> administrative user account for emergencies.
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User