Booting straight to Desktop in XP
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:12 pm
For those of you that have a WinXP machine that you use for a server, it can be pretty annoying when booting WinXP to have to click on a user account to get to the desktop. I use UltraVNC to remotely control my server which is in a different room than the one that I fly in and I want to be able to just hit the power button and walk away knowing that it will be ready for me to log in via UVNC from my pit so I can start my LockOn server.
Unfortunately, my machine, even though it only has one user acocunt, boots to a login screen which requires me to sit around and wait for it to boot up, turn on a monitor, click on my user account, etc. before I can go upstairs to my mancave. If you've had a similar problem this will be of interest to you.
I have found two solutions. One requires downloading a program called "Powertoys", installing it and configuring it to make your machine do your bidding, which is in this case, booting directly to your desktop.
The other solution is far simpler and less time consuming and requires no software to be downloaded or installed. The instructions are below and I wll post a link to the website where I found this handy information as well.
It's a really simple fix that will make your life as a LockOn Server admin much easier because you can power on your server and walk away or "fire and forget"!
@LD would you mind adding a link to this post to the "Mother of All Stickies"?
Unfortunately, my machine, even though it only has one user acocunt, boots to a login screen which requires me to sit around and wait for it to boot up, turn on a monitor, click on my user account, etc. before I can go upstairs to my mancave. If you've had a similar problem this will be of interest to you.
I have found two solutions. One requires downloading a program called "Powertoys", installing it and configuring it to make your machine do your bidding, which is in this case, booting directly to your desktop.
The other solution is far simpler and less time consuming and requires no software to be downloaded or installed. The instructions are below and I wll post a link to the website where I found this handy information as well.
Boot straight to your desktop in Windows XPthe-pc-guru.com wrote: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.
It's a really simple fix that will make your life as a LockOn Server admin much easier because you can power on your server and walk away or "fire and forget"!
@LD would you mind adding a link to this post to the "Mother of All Stickies"?