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| Thread ID: 83188 | 2007-09-22 20:59:00 | How to bypass Win XP login | Morpheus1 (186) | Press F1 |
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| 594071 | 2007-09-22 20:59:00 | Basic question :p. When booting up, I now get the login page "To begin click on your user name". Did not have this before. Have updated Windows and restarted WinXP and now get the login page. How do I get rid of it so it goes right into XP and my startup programs? Tried googling, tried looking in Administrative Tools from Control Panel. :help: Thanks. :stare: | Morpheus1 (186) | ||
| 594072 | 2007-09-22 21:04:00 | Control panel / user accounts. Change the way users log on or off. Tick use the welcome screen. And kill the pw if it doesnt come up. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 594073 | 2007-09-22 21:15:00 | Speedy, he has the welcome screen, he wants it to login automatically. It is really rather simple (support.microsoft.com) and BTW that was found by Googling "xp auto login" and was the first entry :rolleyes: |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 594074 | 2007-09-22 21:19:00 | Hmm thats how mine is setup, and it logs into XP. It doesnt ask to select a name. Altho, mine maybe different, coz there's no other users on it besides me. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 594075 | 2007-09-22 21:39:00 | And kill the pw if it doesnt come up. OK, did that, rebooted, no login page but now asks for a password - so I just hit Enter and Windows started. But I don't want the pw page at all. Went to link EndofReality gave, and will do the following later today (must leave house now): You can also use turn on automatic logon without editing the registry in Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition and in Microsoft Windows XP Professional on a computer that is not joined to a domain. To do this, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Open box, type control userpasswords2, and then click OK. Note When users try to display help information in the User Accounts window in Windows XP Home Edition, the help information is not displayed. Additionally, users receive the following error message: Cannot find the Drive:\Windows\System32\users.hlp Help file. Check to see that the file exists on your hard disk drive. If it does not exist, you must reinstall it. 3. Clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" check box, and then click Apply. 4. In the Automatically Log On window, type the password in the Password box, and then retype the password in the Confirm Password box. 5. Click OK to close the Automatically Log On window, and then click OK to close the User Accounts window. ------------------- correct ? |
Morpheus1 (186) | ||
| 594076 | 2007-09-22 21:51:00 | Well no coz you dont want a password do you. Shouldnt you just go to control panel / user accounts, click on whatever name and select remove password / whatever is there. Type in whatever password was here so it removes it. if you just clicked on enter to get into XP, do it here (twice). To remove it. I cant tell u what shows after u click the username here, as I havent got a pw on these. Since there's only 2 people here. All I've got is 1 user on each, if I go into my username under change the way users log on or off, use the Welcome screen is ticked, so is fast user switching. I get no logon screen / pw prompt, when I reboot. I log straight into XP. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 594077 | 2007-09-22 22:16:00 | If you have no password then only enter your username, that should work ...testing... one moment please... :D EDIT: just tested and it works without a password being entered (assuming you don't have a password) |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 594078 | 2007-09-22 22:16:00 | Another safer and easier way to avoid going into the reg is to start in safe mode - log in as administrator (this normally wont be shown in standard windows startup) go to the control panel /user accounts/ remove password. This way you don't need to know the password, Administrator rights bypass it - and it will then also remove it at normal startup - straight into windows. This only works for a single account, if you have more than 1 you will still need to select your name on startup. (guest don't count) Its a good way to bypass startup protected accounts when people forget their passwords,XP Pro may have an admin password applied, then its slightly more time consumimg to remove - but doable. all data is left alone, just password required on startup removed = Not So Secure XP eh!:lol: |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 594079 | 2007-09-23 00:29:00 | TweakUI (www.microsoft.com) | jermsie (6820) | ||
| 594080 | 2007-09-23 03:03:00 | TweakUI (www.microsoft.com) :thumbs: Thanks mate! :lol: :lol: I have to laugh at myself cuz I have had Tweak UI for ages but completely forgot about its Logon facility. :p (So THATS how I did it previously!) |
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