Need to select myself on startup since installation of .NET

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speedy_mike

Since I installed .NET, I am now required to click on my name as part of the
booting process. My name is the only one there and I'm the only user on my
system. How can I circumvent this requirement? I'm running XP Pro.

Thanks much in advance.

Mike
 
Hi speedy_mike,

You could either follow the instructions here:

Skip the Welcome Screen and Logon Automatically
http://mvps.org/marksxp/WindowsXP/welskip.php

or

D/load and install TweakUI, open TweakUI and uncheck ASP.NET in the Login
section or tab (I don't use TweakUI, so I can't picture its interface in
order to tell you exactly where to find the Login section). TweakUI can be
d/loaded from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

Although I have never personally experienced a problem using the first
method I posted for you, one newgroup poster to whom I posted that fix stated
that he then found that his computer froze at the "Windows is starting up"
screen.



Regards,

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User


"speedy_mike" wrote:

> Since I installed .NET, I am now required to click on my name as part of the
> booting process. My name is the only one there and I'm the only user on my
> system. How can I circumvent this requirement? I'm running XP Pro.
>
> Thanks much in advance.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
 
On 7/11/2007 2:46 PM On a whim, speedy_mike pounded out on the keyboard

> Since I installed .NET, I am now required to click on my name as part of the
> booting process. My name is the only one there and I'm the only user on my
> system. How can I circumvent this requirement? I'm running XP Pro.
>
> Thanks much in advance.
>
> Mike
>
>

Hi Mike,

Start, Run, type control userpasswords2 and click OK. Under the Users
tab, uncheck "Users must enter a user name and password to use this
computer." Don't do anything else. Click OK and reboot.

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Terry R.

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"speedy_mike" <mike@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:46954fa0$0$504$815e3792@news.qwest.net...

> Since I installed .NET, I am now required to click on my name as part of
> the booting process. My name is the only one there and I'm the only user
> on my system. How can I circumvent this requirement? I'm running XP Pro.


Start | Run, type "control userpasswords2" Select the account you want to
logon to automatically. Then uncheck the box "Users must enter a user name
and password to use this computer."

Or do the same thing with TweakUI.


--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup
 
Bingo! The "Start | Run, type "control userpasswords2"" method did the
trick. Thank all of you!

Mike


"Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
news:uNxu3wAxHHA.4800@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> "speedy_mike" <mike@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:46954fa0$0$504$815e3792@news.qwest.net...
>
>> Since I installed .NET, I am now required to click on my name as part of
>> the booting process. My name is the only one there and I'm the only user
>> on my system. How can I circumvent this requirement? I'm running XP
>> Pro.
>
>
> Start | Run, type "control userpasswords2" Select the account you want to
> logon to automatically. Then uncheck the box "Users must enter a user name
> and password to use this computer."
>
> Or do the same thing with TweakUI.
>
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
 
On 7/11/2007 6:19 PM On a whim, speedy_mike pounded out on the keyboard

> Bingo! The "Start | Run, type "control userpasswords2"" method did the
> trick. Thank all of you!
>
> Mike
>
>
> "Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:uNxu3wAxHHA.4800@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> "speedy_mike" <mike@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:46954fa0$0$504$815e3792@news.qwest.net...
>>
>>> Since I installed .NET, I am now required to click on my name as part of
>>> the booting process. My name is the only one there and I'm the only user
>>> on my system. How can I circumvent this requirement? I'm running XP
>>> Pro.
>>
>> Start | Run, type "control userpasswords2" Select the account you want to
>> logon to automatically. Then uncheck the box "Users must enter a user name
>> and password to use this computer."
>>
>> Or do the same thing with TweakUI.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>>
>>
>
>

You're welcome.

--
Terry R.

***Reply Note***
Anti-spam measures are included in my email address.
Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.
 
Ooh! another chance to spam this:
http://xenomorph.net/xdntweaker/

installing .NET 1.x adds a hidden user "ASP.NET".

even though they are not displayed on the welcome screen, you still have to
chose your name.

my XdN Tweaker has an easy 1 button feature to disable the account (or
re-enable it)




"speedy_mike" <mike@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:46954fa0$0$504$815e3792@news.qwest.net...
> Since I installed .NET, I am now required to click on my name as part of
> the booting process. My name is the only one there and I'm the only user
> on my system. How can I circumvent this requirement? I'm running XP Pro.
>
> Thanks much in advance.
>
> Mike
>
 
You're welcome :-)



Regards,

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User


"speedy_mike" wrote:

> Bingo! The "Start | Run, type "control userpasswords2"" method did the
> trick. Thank all of you!
>
> Mike
 
there was a hotfix to .net 1.1 a long time ago that fixed this issue - run
winupdate, it should offer it to you.

as stated, the issue is the ASP.NET account created; the tweakui fix is
the most straight forward: uncheck "show ASPNET account on welcome
screen".
 
"speedy_mike" <mike@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:46958198$0$10309$815e3792@news.qwest.net...

> Bingo! The "Start | Run, type "control userpasswords2"" method did the
> trick. Thank all of you!


You're welcome. Glad to help.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup


> "Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:uNxu3wAxHHA.4800@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> "speedy_mike" <mike@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:46954fa0$0$504$815e3792@news.qwest.net...
>>
>>> Since I installed .NET, I am now required to click on my name as part of
>>> the booting process. My name is the only one there and I'm the only
>>> user on my system. How can I circumvent this requirement? I'm running
>>> XP Pro.
>>
>>
>> Start | Run, type "control userpasswords2" Select the account you want to
>> logon to automatically. Then uncheck the box "Users must enter a user
>> name and password to use this computer."
>>
>> Or do the same thing with TweakUI.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>>
>>
>
>
 

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