Automatically log in to Windows XP

[shmokes]

I've got an XP box for a project I'm building for my inlaws.  I just put a clean install of XP on it and only set up a single non-password-protected account.  It's still booting up to the Welcome Screen, though, and I need it to automatically boot all the way to the desktop.  Can someone tell me how to force XP to do this?

[AtomSmasher]

XP sets up a fake user account for .net for some reason.  I always just delete the account and have never had a problem.  Go to control panel/ user accounts  then delete the .net account.

[boykster]

go to:

https://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

and grab tweakUI.exe...there's a logon tab there that lets you set the autologin account.  Also grab the imageresizer tool, that's a useful one -> right click on an image file and resize from there...

[ften]

You don't even have to go that far.
Got to run and Type "control userpasswords2"

Take the check out of the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" and hit apply. Type in your account and  password.

One of the programs I supported at work had issues with the Windows XP/2003 auto-login feature, that's the only reason i know that.

-FTen

[shmokes]

Thanks guys.  TweakUI did the trick, but that command to access the Windows 2000-style user account manager is going to come in really handy in the future.

[hnugz]

i have this exact same problem on one of the 4 pcs i run that have winxp, the only difference is this one runs winxp home.  i made sure to check the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" but it still boots straight in.  Ill check those other options.