Booting without logging on?

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How do you boot without logging in? TweaUI offers a way, but it doesn't
'stick' until a password is entered. That works for awhile then there is an
error on bootup and eventually the screen locks up and one has to do a
reinstall of Windows XP. There is another method that ivolves launching
"control userpasswords2". But that works exactly once and then becomes
deactivated,

 

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Here's what you need to do. Go to start, run type cmd. Then type format c:
and you should be all set.

 

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I assume that by c: you mean whatever drive WinXP is installed on? I'm
installed on d: so that is what I used. The next question is: is there a CR
between "type cmd" and "Then type format d:" It seems to me that with a CR
"drive d:" will be fomatted.

So I did it without a CR and it didn't work.

Don J

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"Carch" <d@sddf.com> wrote in message
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> Here's what you need to do. Go to start, run type cmd. Then type format c:
> and you should be all set.
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>> How do you boot without logging in? TweaUI offers a way, but it doesn't
>> 'stick' until a password is entered. That works for awhile then there is
>> an error on bootup and eventually the screen locks up and one has to do a
>> reinstall of Windows XP. There is another method that ivolves launching
>> "control userpasswords2". But that works exactly once and then becomes
>> deactivated,

I'm not sure what you asking, more detail would help, but PLEASE do not
follow Carch's advice!!

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Peace & happy computing,

Margaret E Labosh
"Don J" <dej8800@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> So I did it without a CR and it didn't work.
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> Don J
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> "Carch" <d@sddf.com> wrote in message
> news:%23Z8BXYK6EHA.1452@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Here's what you need to do. Go to start, run type cmd. Then type format
>> c:
>> and you should be all set.
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