I will tell you how to disable welcome screen. Windows XP gives the user a couple ways to log into the computer. You can use the traditional or classic method of typing in the user name and password to login or you can use what’s called the Welcome Screen to login.
What if you want to change the way your computer logs in, you can disable or enable this Welcome Screen. The Windows XP Welcome Screen is tied to another feature called “Fast User Switching”. This feature lets a user leave all his programs running if another user needs to use the computer. The first user can Log Off the session and Switch User back to the Welcome Screen so that another person can use the computer. When the second person is done, the user can switch back to his profile with all the programs still running where they left off. In order to use this feature, you have to use the Welcome Screen. However, if you don’t need or want this feature, follow the instructions below to remove/disable the Welcome Screen.
Remove the Welcome Screen
If you don’t want to use “Fast User Switching”, you may want to disable the Welcome Screen. You must be logged in as an Administrator to do this. Note: To do this follow the directions below:
1) Click on Start
2) Click on Control Panel
3) Double-click on User Accounts
4) Click on “Change the way users log on or off”
5) Uncheck “Use the Welcome Screen” (note: this will also disable “Fast User Switching”)
6) Click on Apply Options
7) Close the User Accounts window and the Control Panel
8.) The next time you reboot your computer, the classic login prompt will be used
What if you don’t want the Welcome Screen or the classic prompt? You can disable both.
And again just follow the steps. To Login automatically to a user account, follow the instructions below:
1) Click on Run
2) Type in the following command and click OK
control userpasswords2
3) Highlight the user you want to log into automatically, then uncheck the box for
“Users must enter a use name and password to use this computer”
4) Click on Apply and you’ll be asked to verify the user name and password to log in automatically.
5) Click OK and the next time you restart your computer, you’ll automatically be logged in without having the classic prompt or Welcome Screen.
