Boot straight to your desktop in Windows XP

Do you find it annoying that Windows asks you to log in when you start your computer, even though you are the only user? Would you like to have Windows go straight to your desktop on startup?

Solution

• Click Start, Run, and enter control userpasswords2 .
• Clear the check box captioned Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer.
• Click OK.
• Enter the user name and password for the account you want to log in to at start-up.

Applies to

• Microsoft Windows XP

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seven comments:

Thanks!!!
Randy - 17 02 2007 - 20:39

Thanks.
brian () - 04 04 2007 - 18:58

Hey, I needed this to fix a friends computer. Worked perfectly. The first link I saw on Google, clicked it and BAM! I'm finished.
Thanks much!
Darren () - 22 12 2007 - 18:15

Same as Darren!

Thanks a lot!
Jeff () - 15 01 2008 - 21:49

Well, I used 'control userpasswords2', but now, it is logging into some unknown, brand new default profile, not my old one. Please advise. Thx.
[musicman] () - 16 02 2008 - 06:18

Thanks a lot too!
UK_John - 04 06 2008 - 20:36

This is great! Thanx so much. So annoying to have to hit return upon seeing that silly password prompt. Technology makes us so spoiled, but Oh well.
gothceltgirl () - 06 09 2008 - 18:53

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