Start up screen problem

Renee

Before I had some new hardware fitted,the desktop automatically came on. Now I get a screen saying, To begin,click your name.
Is there any way I can get the old desktop back
Thanks

derrick

Renee wrote:

Before I had some new hardware fitted,the desktop automatically came on. Now I get a screen saying, To begin,click your name.
Is there any way I can get the old desktop back
Thanks

You can try this

Go to control panel, User Accounts, click on "change way log on or off" tick the box "use the welcome screen", click apply options.

hopefully this will work

user1234_2

It might be that you now have more than one user account on your PC. Check out http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm and see if method 1 answers your question.

derrick wrote:

You can try this

Go to control panel, User Accounts, click on "change way log on or off" tick the box "use the welcome screen", click apply options.

hopefully this will work

I think that just means it uses the Windows NT login screen rather than the XP login welcome screen. So same problem.

Renee

Thanks Derrick and 1234
I've tried both ways.
I now get a message saying 'The system could not log you on,make sure your username and domain are correct and then type password again' When I click OK I get the screen with my name on.
When I type 'control userpasswords2' I seem to have 3 user names.
1. Administrator
2 ASPNET
3 Me as an administrator.

Is this a hopeless case

-TangleFoot-

Renee wrote:

When I type 'control userpasswords2' I seem to have 3 user names.
1. Administrator
2 ASPNET
3 Me as an administrator.

All of those are perfectly normal; nothing to worry about.

Normally, the welcome screen only appears if you have other user accounts in addition to the above, have enabled the so-called 'Guest' account, or have protected your account with a password. Whether the cause is one of the above or something weirder, the solution should be the same: disable Fast User Switching.

user1234_2

Renee wrote:

I now get a message saying 'The system could not log you on,make sure your username and domain are correct and then type password again' When I click OK I get the screen with my name on.

Are you sure you typed in the username and password correctly in userpassword2?

Renee

Hi Tanglefoot and 1234
I've double checked and I've done what you suggested but no luck
Thanks for your help anyway

Toxteth_OGrady

Use TweakUI to logon automatically.

:cool:

TOG

Renee

Tog
I've just downloaded Tweak ui.
Should I run it.

Toxteth_OGrady

Yep, then go to 'Logon' in the Tweakui menu and select 'Logon Automatically'

:cool:

TOG

Renee

Tog
Did what you suggested but I'm still getting getting the unable screen.
Would a system restore from way back help.