My sister wants to revert to single user machines (XPPro) with no login screen
at all, which is quite possible to have if the computer is setup that way from
the start, ie no passwords entered at installation, Administrator pw and user
left blank.
But I have never been able to revert to a perfectly clean startup direct from
switch-on once the machine has been used with any user login and password, not
that Ive tried very hard! Is it possible to do direct startup without XP
reinstallation from zero?? Just cleaning out and wiping the multiple users and
removing the password doesnt seem to do the trick, you just get the login screen
with a blank password accepted if your lucky!
Maybe one of the cleanup type programmes will do this?

Thaught others might have tried to do this and succeeded ? Anyone?!
Help wd be appreciated.
Charlie+

"Charlie+" <charlie@xxx.net> wrote in message
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> My sister wants to revert to single user machines (XPPro) with no login
> screen
> at all, which is quite possible to have if the computer is setup that way
> from
> the start, ie no passwords entered at installation, Administrator pw and
> user
> left blank.
> But I have never been able to revert to a perfectly clean startup direct
> from
> switch-on once the machine has been used with any user login and password,
> not
> that Ive tried very hard! Is it possible to do direct startup without XP
> reinstallation from zero?? Just cleaning out and wiping the multiple
> users and
> removing the password doesnt seem to do the trick, you just get the login
> screen
> with a blank password accepted if your lucky!
> Maybe one of the cleanup type programmes will do this?
>
> Thaught others might have tried to do this and succeeded ? Anyone?!
> Help wd be appreciated.
> Charlie+

Here are some simple recipes:
- To set the password for the current user to a blank:
* Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}
* Type this command:
net user "%UserName%" ""{Enter}
- To log in automatically:
* Type this command:
control userpasswords2{Enter}
* Click the desired user's logon name, then
click OK and enter the password when
prompted (which is probably a blank).

On Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:59:43 +0100, Charlie+ <charlie@xxx.net> wrote:

> My sister wants to revert to single user machines (XPPro) with no login screen
> at all, which is quite possible to have if the computer is setup that way from
> the start, ie no passwords entered at installation, Administrator pw and user
> left blank.
> But I have never been able to revert to a perfectly clean startup direct from
> switch-on once the machine has been used with any user login and password, not
> that Ive tried very hard! Is it possible to do direct startup without XP
> reinstallation from zero?? Just cleaning out and wiping the multiple users and
> removing the password doesnt seem to do the trick, you just get the login screen
> with a blank password accepted if your lucky!


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 Desktop Experience
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On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 11:34:02 +0200, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote as
underneath my scribble :

Many thanks for your kind reply - I will give your recipes a try!
Charlie+
>
>Here are some simple recipes:
>- To set the password for the current user to a blank:
> * Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}
> * Type this command:
> net user "%UserName%" ""{Enter}
>- To log in automatically:
> * Type this command:
> control userpasswords2{Enter}
> * Click the desired user's logon name, then
> click OK and enter the password when
> prompted (which is probably a blank).
>