no welcome blue screen but logon window?!?!

[odiumragnarok]

After uninstalling a program (stylexp), the typical blue welcome screen of windows xp didn't appear. Instead, a little window appeared, the logon window, asking me to type the password for the owner account. I believe this happened in windows 98 when in networks, you changed the different log-on options like family logon, microsoft logon, etc. This is the screen I get when I shut down windows, the old little window with the 3 buttons (standby, shut down, and restart) didn't appear anymore.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/odiumragnarok/shutdown.jpg

Anyway, I wanted to start up windows like it always did, I turned on the computer and windows started. So I found this resolution:

Configure for Auto-Logon

If you are the only person using the computer and what to have it automatically log you on,

1. Start / Run / "control userpasswords2" - no quotes
2. Uncheck User must enter a user name and password to use this computer

And it works, however, I don't get the blue welcome screen, but rather the little logon windows loading my settings automatically. Now, when I press ALT+CTRL+DELETE to bring up the task manager, I get this "windows security" window that has the following buttons: shutdown, logoff..., task manager, etc etc.. I just want it to bring forth the task manager.

How can I get my old settings back? I don't want any logon window nor that windows security one, just the ask manager! argh!! Thanks!

 

[bcastner]

You did the first part of Autologon correctly.
Check:

. Start, Run, control userpassword2, Advanced
Check that the bottom box for Secure logon is unchecked.

. Check the settings for the Welcome Screen:
In Control Panel, click User Accounts.
Click Change the way users log on or off.
Click to set the "Use the welcome screen for fast and easy logon check box."
Click OK.

. Special case of autologon: There is only one user defined for the computer. To make this case work with XP you need to be certain of the setting of a few items:

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...port/kb/articles/q282/8/66.asp&NoWebContent=1

. The Microsoft powertoy TweakUI can do most of the work for enabling autologon:

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

. See Kelly Theriot's troubleshooting notes:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_wel_screen.htm