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Kung Foo · 09-09-2006, 12:35 AM

After the WinXP splash screen, my computer goes to the blue screen and says Windows Starting Up and it takes about a minute for it to go to the actual blue login screen. Before I did a Recovery Console this didn't happen, is there a way to restore it how it was, just splash screen then right to login? Also, is there a way to set the blue screen so it just says Welcome and loads to the desktop without having me to click the icon because I didn't set a password what's the point of clicking it?

Will.Spencer · 09-09-2006, 09:33 AM

Have you looked at KB 282866:How to automatically log on to a user account in Windows XP?

Kung Foo · 09-09-2006, 11:05 PM

Both of them are already check marked.

Will.Spencer · 09-10-2006, 08:03 AM

The next place to look can be found by executing the command control userpasswords2.

In the window that pops up, uncheck "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer."

However, given the troubles you mentioned in the other thread -- I wouldn't bother trying to fix anything else manually. I would reinstall to get my machine back to a "known good" state. That could be a lot easier, in the long run, than fixing a large number of little problems.