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pingpong asked in Computers & InternetSoftware · 1 decade ago

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 =)

Update:

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.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    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.

  • 4 years ago

    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.

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