Boot to Desktop? "Rob" <qwerty2222[ at ]email.com> 10/12/2008 7:18:43 PM Is it possible to boot directly to Desktop without having to go through the Welcome screen? This is assuming there is no need for multiple users. TIA Rob

Re: Boot to Desktop? Big_Al <BigAl[ at ]md.com> 10/12/2008 7:25:30 PM Rob wrote: [Quoted Text] > Is it possible to boot directly to Desktop without having to go through the > Welcome screen? This is assuming there is no need for multiple users. > > TIA Rob > > If you have a password on your login, download tweakui from microsoft. There is a setting in it to allow you to force a login for a specific user.

Re: Boot to Desktop? "Rob" <qwerty2222[ at ]email.com> 10/12/2008 8:32:25 PM "Big_Al" <BigAl[ at ]md.com> wrote in message news:%23lqjMBKLJHA.5164[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Rob wrote: >> Is it possible to boot directly to Desktop without having to go through >> the Welcome screen? This is assuming there is no need for multiple users. >> >> TIA Rob > If you have a password on your login, download tweakui from microsoft. > There is a setting in it to allow you to force a login for a specific > user. > Thanks for reply. I have not set a password. Concept is I turn on the computer, walk away for a minute, and it ends up in Desktop, auto downloading any updates and email. When I come back, it's ready to use. Would the setting you are referring to in Tweak UI be the 'Autologon' feature? http://lifehacker.com/photogallery/tweakui/2831722 If so, I'll download and give it a try.

Re: Boot to Desktop? Big_Al <BigAl[ at ]md.com> 10/12/2008 8:46:24 PM Rob wrote: [Quoted Text] > "Big_Al" <BigAl[ at ]md.com> wrote in message > news:%23lqjMBKLJHA.5164[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Rob wrote: >>> Is it possible to boot directly to Desktop without having to go through >>> the Welcome screen? This is assuming there is no need for multiple users. >>> >>> TIA Rob >> If you have a password on your login, download tweakui from microsoft. >> There is a setting in it to allow you to force a login for a specific >> user. >> > Thanks for reply. I have not set a password. Concept is I turn on the > computer, walk away for a minute, and it ends up in Desktop, auto > downloading any updates and email. When I come back, it's ready to use. > > Would the setting you are referring to in Tweak UI be the 'Autologon' > feature? http://lifehacker.com/photogallery/tweakui/2831722 If so, I'll > download and give it a try. > > No, Tweak UI requires a password. If you don't set the login password, then you can simply try going into user accounts, change way users login, and remove the check box for "use welcome screen". I don't login, and I don't have tweakUI any longer so its all done via the control panel or maybe a registry hack, but try the above first. Also I don't have the fast user switching set either (its grayed out).

Re: Boot to Desktop? "Twayne" <nobody[ at ]devnull.spamcop.net> 10/12/2008 8:58:51 PM [Quoted Text] > Is it possible to boot directly to Desktop without having to go > through the Welcome screen? This is assuming there is no need for > multiple users. > TIA Rob Go to the Start menu, click Run, and type in the following: control userpasswords2 Uncheck the box that says "Users must enter a user name and ... " , and click the OK button. You will be presented with a password dialog for the currently logged in user. Now when you reboot your system, you will automatically be logged in. This can be very useful when you are installing a bunch of software or testing out configurations. Twayne

Re: Boot to Desktop? "Rob" <qwerty2222[ at ]email.com> 10/12/2008 9:34:52 PM "Big_Al" <BigAl[ at ]md.com> wrote in message news:ej6zbuKLJHA.1308[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Rob wrote: >> "Big_Al" <BigAl[ at ]md.com> wrote in message >> news:%23lqjMBKLJHA.5164[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>> Rob wrote: >>>> Is it possible to boot directly to Desktop without having to go through >>>> the Welcome screen? This is assuming there is no need for multiple >>>> users. >>>> >>>> TIA Rob >>> If you have a password on your login, download tweakui from microsoft. >>> There is a setting in it to allow you to force a login for a specific >>> user. >>> >> Thanks for reply. I have not set a password. Concept is I turn on the >> computer, walk away for a minute, and it ends up in Desktop, auto >> downloading any updates and email. When I come back, it's ready to use. >> >> Would the setting you are referring to in Tweak UI be the 'Autologon' >> feature? http://lifehacker.com/photogallery/tweakui/2831722 If so, I'll >> download and give it a try. >> >> > No, Tweak UI requires a password. If you don't set the login password, > then you can simply try going into user accounts, change way users login, > and remove the check box for "use welcome screen". > > I don't login, and I don't have tweakUI any longer so its all done via the > control panel or maybe a registry hack, but try the above first. > Also I don't have the fast user switching set either (its grayed out). Okay, so with your 3 options: 1.If I uncheck the 'use welcome screen' box User options says that login will default to Classic login prompt which requires a login name. This defeats my purpose. Correct? 2. If I understand correctly, Tweak UI will work if I set a password and boot will bypass the Welcome screen. Although this is not perfectly clear. 3. Registry hack - I don't see any topic to help on this. So I deduce Tweak UI is the option to take. Let me know if I'm missing anything here.

Re: Boot to Desktop? Big_Al <BigAl[ at ]md.com> 10/12/2008 10:13:59 PM Rob wrote: [Quoted Text] > "Big_Al" <BigAl[ at ]md.com> wrote in message > news:ej6zbuKLJHA.1308[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Rob wrote: >>> "Big_Al" <BigAl[ at ]md.com> wrote in message >>> news:%23lqjMBKLJHA.5164[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>> Rob wrote: >>>>> Is it possible to boot directly to Desktop without having to go through >>>>> the Welcome screen? This is assuming there is no need for multiple >>>>> users. >>>>> >>>>> TIA Rob >>>> If you have a password on your login, download tweakui from microsoft. >>>> There is a setting in it to allow you to force a login for a specific >>>> user. >>>> >>> Thanks for reply. I have not set a password. Concept is I turn on the >>> computer, walk away for a minute, and it ends up in Desktop, auto >>> downloading any updates and email. When I come back, it's ready to use. >>> >>> Would the setting you are referring to in Tweak UI be the 'Autologon' >>> feature? http://lifehacker.com/photogallery/tweakui/2831722 If so, I'll >>> download and give it a try. >>> >>> >> No, Tweak UI requires a password. If you don't set the login password, >> then you can simply try going into user accounts, change way users login, >> and remove the check box for "use welcome screen". >> >> I don't login, and I don't have tweakUI any longer so its all done via the >> control panel or maybe a registry hack, but try the above first. >> Also I don't have the fast user switching set either (its grayed out). > > Okay, so with your 3 options: > 1.If I uncheck the 'use welcome screen' box User options says that login > will default to Classic login prompt which requires a login name. This > defeats my purpose. Correct? > 2. If I understand correctly, Tweak UI will work if I set a password and > boot will bypass the Welcome screen. Although this is not perfectly clear. > 3. Registry hack - I don't see any topic to help on this. > So I deduce Tweak UI is the option to take. Let me know if I'm missing > anything here. > > See Twayne's input. That was the piece of the puzzle I forgot that I had done to get past the password issue.

Re: Boot to Desktop? "Rob" <qwerty22[ at ]email.com> 10/12/2008 10:47:53 PM "Twayne" <nobody[ at ]devnull.spamcop.net> wrote in message news:ujoLV1KLJHA.5904[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] >> Is it possible to boot directly to Desktop without having to go >> through the Welcome screen? This is assuming there is no need for >> multiple users. >> TIA Rob > > > > Go to the Start menu, click Run, and type in the following: > > control userpasswords2 > > Uncheck the box that says "Users must enter a user name and ... " , and > click the OK button. You will be presented with a password dialog for the > currently logged in user. > > Now when you reboot your system, you will automatically be logged in. > > This can be very useful when you are installing a bunch of software or > testing out configurations. > > Twayne > Okay, it works BUT I loose all my previous User settings - how do I reverse the change or get them back? Sorry, I neglected to say that I wanted to keep my original settings rather than starting fresh.

Re: Boot to Desktop? "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper[ at ]gmail.com> 10/12/2008 11:14:29 PM Rob wrote: [Quoted Text] > Is it possible to boot directly to Desktop without having to go > through the Welcome screen? This is assuming there is no need for > multiple users. What you want is an automatic logon. Automatic Logons: ------ 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/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.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... ------ Hopefully that gets you where you are wanting to be. 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). -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Re: Boot to Desktop? "Rob" <qwerty2222[ at ]email.com> 10/13/2008 6:09:37 AM "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message news:%23W23cBMLJHA.1156[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Rob wrote: >> Is it possible to boot directly to Desktop without having to go >> through the Welcome screen? This is assuming there is no need for >> multiple users. > > What you want is an automatic logon. > > Automatic Logons: > ------ > 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/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.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... > ------ > > Hopefully that gets you where you are wanting to be. > > 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). > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > All's okay now. Picked the wrong account at first. Picked the right one and got my settings. Thanks to all for the assistance. Rob