Self Inflicted wound using "userpasswords2" 1

[rdy4trvl]

I purchased a Dell Latitude D600 (Win XP Pro) which worked great until I got tired of seeing the log on screen. A (too) quick web search showed if I entered "userpasswords2" in the (Start/Run) Run window I would eliminate the sign on.

Initially, I though I really messed up my computer as I had to sign on as the Administrator and the original programs apparently were gone. Now just log off and sign on as User.

How do I get the computer to automatically boot/log in as "user"? Or better yet, can I convert the user programs, files to "Administrator". I am the sole user of this computer and there are no passwords required.

 

[rdy4trvl]

Sorry, problem solved for the most part. Any suggestions on where I can go for directions on eliminating some of the XP annoyances - eliminating signon screen, XP pop up messages, etc.
Thanks

 

[guitarzan]

Have a look at TweakUI. Will do the auto-login, plus other things you may be interested in:

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

 

[linney]

This might be useful for some of the non-XP annoyances?

The PC Decrapifier (originally titled, Introducing the Dell De-Crapifier…)

http://www.pcdecrapifier.com/

If you want to spend Dollars (30 of them) this is the best Reg Tweaking program around.

X-Setup Pro

http://www.x-setup.net/

And this is a useful free safety net too.

Registry Backup and Restore for Windows NT/2000/2003/XP

http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/