Re: Remembering Password At Login Screen

From: Erol Balevi [MSFT] (erolb@online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/21/03 

From: "Erol Balevi [MSFT]" <erolb@online.microsoft.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 01:30:17 -0800

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315231

please read the article, but here is an excerpt:

You can also use the following steps to enable automatic logon without
editing the registry in Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional
(not joined to a domain):
  1.. Click Start, and then click Run.
  2.. In the Open box, type control userpasswords2, and then click OK.
  3.. In the dialog box that appears, clear the Users must enter a user name
and password to use this computer check box, and then click OK. 

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"Mike" <mscbuck@wi.rr.com> wrote in message
news:02df01c2d963$ccacedb0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> How can I set Windows to remember my password at the
> login screen, so I don't need to type it in everytime?
> (Windows XP Pro, btw)

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