When starting windows XP, how can I bypass the welcome screen?

When I start my PC it used to just open windows XP directly, but for some unknown reason it has now begun to take me to the welcome screen where I have to click my account then it will start windows XP, I'm the only person on this PC so I would like to bypass that screen and have windows XP open directly when powering up the system. I have tried the user accounts menu, there is nothing available there to prevent that welcome screen from appearing, besides switching to the log in with a password screen. Thanks for any help someone can offer =)

2006-07-19T16:27:14Z

no, that first suggestion did not work, even with no password unchecking the welcome screen in the user accounts menu will still take you to the log in with a password screen, I tried it and I didnt have a password, which was interesting because I thought I would be locked out of my computer but somehow it opened by just typing random things, now I have the password and still have the welcome screen that I want to bypass. I know it can be done, it used to work on this PC before, although I didnt know how it performed that action and the PC's at my school also will start up without the welcome screen.

Kamran2006-07-19T15:47:27Z

Favorite Answer

Go to Start.
Control Panel.
User Accounts

Click "Change the way users log on and off"
Uncheck "Use Welcome Screen"

As long as you dont have a password it will automatically log in.

?2016-11-02T13:05:17Z

you may attempt get entry to the stress settings etc with the aid of back and back pushing the F8 key as quickly as u boot computing gadget on. you're able to do a variety of of assorted issues there without going previous Xp's demonstrate screen.