Bella9550,

 

Depending on the version you have, it could also be "sgtray" in msconfig.

Ron

thanks so much! i will go try it now. Another question, how do I get my pc to go directly to windows when i turn it on, rather than going to log on menu or have to click on your name. I'm the only one who uses the pc and the guest thing is turned off. thanks

Bella9550,

To go directly to Windows on Startup:  (a) You cannot use a password on your account.  (b) Click on Start|Control Panel|User Accounts.  Select "Change the way users log on or off". Uncheck  Use Welcome screen.  Apply Change.

Tony 

Follwing Tony's advice will allow Bella to log in to Win XP automatically without her clicking anything.

Message Edited by hrova on 01-19-2006 01:34 PM

Bella,

Tony maybe right on this. It is on start/control panel/user accounts then click on change the way user logs on or off. then uncheck use the welcome screen then hit apply options and then restart for changes to be applied. Sorry for the confusion. My head gets rusty sometimes with all these new apps.

 

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TexasPinoy and Bella,

As stated earlier, this works only if one user account is active and has no password.  If, for instance, you uncheck the Welcome screen in a user account on a system with two or more active accounts, then you get the old Windows 2000 type logon where you have to press Ctrl-Alt-Del to login. 

Added note:  Had a system today with three active administrative accounts.  Original user1 downloaded music last night, then shut down.  Got up this morning.  Decided to transfer music to iPod.  Turned on computer. Logged in.  All documents, music, pictures and desktop icons for installed programs missing.  Examination of system found original user1 subdirectory intact with 14.5Gb of missing files still there.  User1's default directory was now named Temp.  Created new account for user1 and transferred all files in original user1 subdirectory to that account.  One file would not transfer.  NTuser.dat file reported data error (cyclic redundancy check) and failed to copy. Had to copy user2's NTuser.dat file to new user1 to avoid reinstalling MSOffice, etc.  Just thought I'd put this out as justification for having two administrative user accounts, even if one is kept turned off.  Without a second user's administrative account, there would have been no Administrator for Safe Mode.  When I rebooted in Safe Mode, there was no Administrator.  Only the Temp user1 and the new Administrator I created.

Tony

Tony and Bella,

You can still use this feature without clicking on your name. If there is only one account on the machine. Go to start/control panel/administrative tools/computer management/ click on the plus sign under Local users and group. when it expands go to the users folder. right click your name ( if this is the account you see on your screen to get to your desktop). then left click set password. Leave the password blank and click ok. Exit out of this then go to start/control panel/double click user accounts. Choose change the way users log on or off. Un-check use the welcome screen. then apply settings. Exit out and restart your machine, then it should go straight to your desktop.

 

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Message Edited by TexasPinoy on 01-19-2006 10:02 PM