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| Question: I have a Windows XP computer at home. I live alone and am not really concerned about someone else using the computer. I only have the one user account on the system. I'd like to be able to go straight into XP when I reboot, without having to type in a password. Is there a way to do this? Answer: Yes, you can set the system up to automatically log in your account when XP starts, as long as your computer is not a member of a Windows domain. Only XP Pro computers can be domain members, but they don't have to be. Here's the process for auto logon: 1. First, make sure the Welcome screen is being displayed at startup. If it's not, click Start | Control Panel and double click User Accounts. Click Change the way users log on or off, then select Use the Welcome screen for fast and easy logon and click OK. 2. Next, you have to turn off the Guest account if it's turned on. To do so, click Start | Control Panel and double click User Accounts. Select the Guest account and click Turn off Guest access. 3. Finally, you must set your account to have no password. To do so, click Start | Control Panel and double click User Accounts. Select your user account that you want to log on automatically. Select Remove my password. You'll be prompted to type your current password, then click Remove Password. |