how to stop the welcome srceen coming up?

Question

The other week i manged to turn off the user log in screenn (welcome screen on my xp home sp2)

only trouble is it's noe come back and it's bloody stuiped as i'm the only user. is there a way to fix so it never returns?

many thanks rusty

Answer 1

You can configure Windows XP to automate the logon process if your computer is not part of a domain.

• Click Start, click Run, and type ‘control userpasswords2’.

• Clear the ‘Users must enter a username and password to use this computer’ check box.

• Click ‘Apply’.

• Enter the user name and password you wish to automatically log on with, and then click OK.

• Click OK again and you're all done.

This feature allows other users to start your computer and use the account that you establish to automatically log on. Enabling auto logon makes your computer more convenient to use, but can pose a security risk.

Answer 2

To turn the Welcome Screen on or off:



You must have a computer administrator account on a computer that is a member of a workgroup or is a stand-alone computer to turn on or turn off the Use the Welcome screen feature. Logging on at the Welcome screen is not available on computers that are members of a network domain.

Open User Accounts in Control Panel.

Click Change the way users log on or off.



Do one of the following:

To specify that users log on to the computer using the Welcome screen, select the Use the Welcome screen check box. A user logs on to the computer by clicking his or her user account name on the Welcome screen. If a password is assigned to the account, the user is prompted to type it.

To specify that users log on to the computer without using the Welcome screen, clear the Use the Welcome screen check box. The Welcome screen will no longer appear when you start the computer. To log on to the computer, type your user name (and password, if you have one) in the standard Log On to Windows dialog box.



Note: To open User Accounts, click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click User Accounts. Fast User Switching is available only when the Welcome screen is turned on.


Note: To disable the Welcome screen you can also open the Registry editor and go to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\WinLogon

In the right pane, remove the entry for Gina.DLL.

Answer 3

Follow ilans instructions, but you will still have to wait, it's no quicker.