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Disable The Welcome Screen OR The Classic Prompt.

To Login automatically to a user account, follow the instructions below:

1. Click on Start and then Run.
2. Type in the following command and click OK

control userpasswords2

3. Highlight the user you want to log into automatically, then uncheck the box for

"Users must enter a username and password to use this computer"

4. Click on Apply and you'll be asked to verify the username and password to log in automatically
5. Click OK and the next time you restart your computer, you'll automatically be logged in without having the classic prompt or Welcome Screen.

You can also download a utility for Windows XP called TweakUI that will allow you to change the way you log into Windows XP, along with allowing you to change allot of other features.

You can download TweakUI for Windows XP from the Microsoft Powertoys web page.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

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