Re: Wait...it only partially worked!

From: John E. Carty (jcarty_at_NOSPAM.austin.rr.com)
Date: 12/01/03


Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 13:33:03 GMT


"Kathy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:050501c3b7d3$c51c3b10$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi Kevin,
>
> Hey, the previous message you posted helped me with
> booting the system...I can now boot the system just fine
> without that prompt.
>
> However, still, when I leave my system idle for a few
> minutes and my screen saver intializes, so does that same
> security message. So, I must click on my name in order
> to re-activate the screen I was working on. Do you know
> how I can also get rid of that in this situation?

Right-click the desktop and click on Properties. On the Screen Saver tab
uncheck the box that says "On resume, display Welcome Screen" :-)

>
> Thanks in advance - you have helped a lot already!
>
> Kathy
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi Kathy,
> >
> >Try this:
> >
> >1. Download and install the Tweak UI powertoy from
> Microsoft from
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoy
> s.asp
> >
> >2. Open Tweak UI and expand logon (click on the +)
> >
> >3. Click on Autologon
> >
> >4. Click in the box next to "log on automatically..."
> >
> >5. In the User Name box type the user name you want the
> computer to logon
> >with
> >
> >6. If the account has a password, click set password and
> type it in the
> >first box and type it again in the second box to confirm.
> >
> >7. Click OK
> >
> >8. Click OK again
> >
> >--
> >Kevin
> >Please reply to newsgroup so that all may benefit
> >
> ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >news:013701c3b772$67c6c360$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >>
> >> What you stated was only part 1 of what I need...when I
> >> did what you stated below I rebooted and a pop-up
> window
> >> appeared with "administrator" as the user and it asked
> >> for a password to continue to logon. I didn't have a
> >> password so it did not let me log on and brought me
> back
> >> to that user name headshot icon where I had to select
> my
> >> name. I want to not have that "administrator" pop-up
> >> window to appear either - I want to merely turn on the
> >> system to boot and let it completely boot without me
> >> having to stand over it and enter user names or
> passwords
> >> (not the head icon or the "administrator" prompt).
> >>
> >> Any ideas on what I need to do now?
> >>
> >> Thanks!!!
> >> Kathy
> >
> >
> >.
> >



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