Quick and simple XP question

tb2000 · 14 Apr 2006 at 15:33

Hi,

I have a problem with my sisters laptop (running XP Pro) which I can't work out how to fix as I only run 98SE on my pc (I have XP on my laptop but don't have the problem as on my sisters!). I searched but couldn't really find anything certain. The problem is this: up until recently, the laptop just boots into windows without asking for passwords and administrators etc.
Now for some reason it boots up and you have to click on the administrator icon on the welcome screen to get into windows. She reckons it was fine then one day came up with this screen so doesn't know how she might've changed a setting. As she is the only user of the laptop she doesn't need any user accounts etc, so if anyone can tell me how you turn as this off it would be appreciated!

Cheers, Tony

UKDTweak · 14 Apr 2006 at 15:34

Control panel > user acounts, untick the "use welcome screen" option.

SiriusB · 14 Apr 2006 at 15:36

Start>Control Panel>User Accounts>Change the way users log on

Uncheck the top box and hit apply. It should just boot straight into windows if you have only one account.

SiriusB

tb2000 · 14 Apr 2006 at 15:40

Hmm, tried both those ways and instead it just them brings up a more Win 98 looking logon asking for a password. If you just click ok in then loads up! It looks like there's some other account on there but she's certainly never added an account and as I say it just used to boot straight into Windows. I'm a bit confused to say the least :confused:

UKDTweak · 14 Apr 2006 at 15:43

Can you see any other accounts listed in the user accounts section, make sure the Guest account is disabled.

Has the pc had a network card recently add, or have you recently joind the rig to a network ?

tb2000 · 14 Apr 2006 at 15:48

Guest account is disabled, although there is some other account on there that says it's a limited account, password protected. I've never seen it before.
It's a laptop, and although it has a built in network card, she's not connected to any networks.

UKDTweak · 14 Apr 2006 at 15:52

Its the limited accout causing the problem i think, whats it called ?

tb2000 · 14 Apr 2006 at 15:56

UKDTweak said:
Its the limited accout causing the problem i think, whats it called ?

ASP.NET Machine A....
Could it be something to do with what she's installed? She's put a few different app's on there (Webshots, etc) so perhaps one of these might've done it.

chriscpritchard · 14 Apr 2006 at 15:58

tb2000 said:
ASP.NET Machine A....
Could it be something to do with what she's installed? She's put a few different app's on there (Webshots, etc) so perhaps one of these might've done it.

that comes with the .net runtime iirc, download tweakui and open it, then in go down to autologin and set that up

tb2000 · 14 Apr 2006 at 16:02

brainiac ghost said:
that comes with the .net runtime iirc, download tweakui and open it, then in go down to autologin and set that up

Ok thanks for that, and to everyone else so far! I'll try that in a while as she's using the laptop at the minute.

bledd · 15 Apr 2006 at 04:53

start, run

control userpasswords2

untick users must enter a password to use this computer

it'll then ask you for autologin details

Celestial Caravan · 15 Apr 2006 at 05:24

this has happened because of a recent windows update. Control Panel/Users and remove the newly acquired asp.net account.

tb2000 · 15 Apr 2006 at 22:57

Fixed it, thanks for all the help everyone!