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More info?)
Hi,
Right-click "My Computer", look on the computer name tab, are you listed as
being part of a domain or as a workgroup. Unless you are part of a domain
(generally a work environment), then you should be on a workgroup. If you
are on a domain, you can't use the autologon.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"biggieG" <biggieG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4A85B1E6-6C4B-47C6-8A4A-D3FEE5A7BFBD@microsoft.com...
> Unfortunately, that didn't work. I get a messsage that states that the
> "system couldn't log you on" "Make sure that the user name and domain
> name
> are identical, etc." I am typing user name exactly as it is, but I don't
> have any domain name. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Yes, you can use any existing account as the default account, or you can
>> create one and use it.
>>
>> To set up the autologon: Click start/run, type "control userpasswords2"
>> (without the quotes) and click ok. Uncheck the box requiring a username
>> and
>> password, click apply/ok and follow the prompts to set up a default
>> logon.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "biggieG" <biggieG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B0B53276-B31E-4C6E-8FDB-840659B21FF1@microsoft.com...
>> >I want to avoid having to pick a specific user when XP boots. Isn't
>> >there a
>> > way to create a default user, so that XP opens to that desktop?
>>
>>
>>
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