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Is there a way to delay the power to my monitor?
CpCaveman:
Sorry have had a lot of stuff on, so havent replied to the replies thanks for the ideas everyone can see the timer thing working but seems a bit awkward (not difficult just awkward) in the meantime I actually found a way of getting rid of the welcome and start up (cant believe there are actually options for this thought windows HAD to show itself ) heres how i did it incase anyone else wants to do it, copied this off the website i found:
--- Quote --- If you don't want to use "Fast User Switching", you may want to disable the Welcome Screen. You must be logged in as an Administrator to do this.
Note: To do this follow the directions below:
1) Click on Start
2) Click on Control Panel
3) Double-click on User Accounts
4) Click on "Change the way users log on or off"
5) Uncheck "Use the Welcome Screen" (note: this will also disable "Fast User Switching")
6) Click on Apply Options
7) Close the User Accounts window and the Control Panel
8) The next time you reboot your computer, the classic login prompt will be used
What if I dont want the Welcome Screen OR the classic prompt? Can I disable both?
To Login automatically to a user account, follow the instructions below:
1) Click on Run
2) Type in the following command and click OK
control userpasswords2
3) Highlight the user you want to log into automatically, then uncheck the box for
"Users must enter a username and password to use this computer"
4) Click on Apply and you'll be asked to verify the username and password to log in automatically
5) Click OK and the next time you restart your computer, you'll automatically be logged in without having the classic prompt or Welcome Screen.
--- End quote ---
This is for Windows XP which is (obviously now) whats in my machine, i end up with a blank screen then two lines of text pop up for a second giving a quick chance to change boot options then it goes straight to desktop, I then changed my destop wallpaper to the same as my mala background with a welcome message (after hiding all the icons) so it acts like a sort of "splash screen" before mala starts, not perfect I know but has finally stopped the look and feel of just starting up a computer in a box.
Thanks again everyone though.
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