logging in screen

How do you get rid of the logging in screen after you turned on your
computer. It ask to click owner then it goes to start up menu. How do you get
rid of the extra step. It does not have a place to check for remember
password to delete the extra step, to go directly to start up menu. It
started doing this after I downloaded an update. I do not know which update
it was.

Windows version?

Show Update History section at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com will list
all installed updates. What are the 5 or 6 most-recently installed updates?
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armwrestling girl wrote:
> How do you get rid of the logging in screen after you turned on your
> computer. It ask to click owner then it goes to start up menu. How do you
> get rid of the extra step. It does not have a place to check for remember
> password to delete the extra step, to go directly to start up menu. It
> started doing this after I downloaded an update. I do not know which
> update
> it was.

armwrestling girl wrote:
> How do you get rid of the logging in screen after you turned on your
> computer. It ask to click owner then it goes to start up menu. How
> do you get rid of the extra step. It does not have a place to check
> for remember password to delete the extra step, to go directly to
> start up menu. It started doing this after I downloaded an update.
> I do not know which update it was.

You want to automatically logon...
(Likely you installed a .NET Framework and it created its user account and
now you get the "Welcome" screen and clicking on the name sucks for you.)

Automatic Logons:
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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...
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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).

I know - you are the "only one who lives there, the only one who uses your
computer".. etc. Great. When your home gets broken into and computer
stolen (either physically or virtually) <- you may be thinking something
else, like "all of my (the only person who lives here, the only person who
uses that computer) records, pictures, emails, financial information, cached
passwords, contacts, etc.. are on that computer."

But that is an individual choice. You get to weigh the risks. =)

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