Can win startup login be eliminated?

New to using Win 7 Home Premium. I am the sole user of the PC and see
no purpose in clicking a user login each time I start windows. Is
there a way to go directly to windows without the login?

TIA

Mary

"ECLiPSE 2002" <> wrote in message
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> New to using Win 7 Home Premium. I am the sole user of the PC and
> see
> no purpose in clicking a user login each time I start windows. Is
> there a way to go directly to windows without the login?
>

Click the start "orb", type NETPLWIZ and press enter. In the list of
users, click the one you want to log in automatically, then un-check
the box at the top that says "Users must enter a username and password
to use this computer". Click OK, and you'll be asked to put in the
password for the account. That should do it.

--
Zaphod

Arthur Dent, speaking to Trillian about Zaphod:
"So, two heads is what does it for a girl?"
"...Anything else he's got two of?"

"ECLiPSE 2002" <> wrote in message
news:...
> New to using Win 7 Home Premium. I am the sole user of the PC and see
> no purpose in clicking a user login each time I start windows. Is
> there a way to go directly to windows without the login?
>
> TIA
>
> Mary

Works for XP perhaps it will for Win7
http://wiki.ljackson.us/Control_Userpasswords2

ECLiPSE 2002 wrote:
> New to using Win 7 Home Premium. I am the sole user of the PC and see
> no purpose in clicking a user login each time I start windows. Is
> there a way to go directly to windows without the login?
>
> TIA
>
> Mary


When I boot my computer with Windows 7, I am taken directly into
Windows 7. No login screen. There must be a way to eliminate your
login screen. I'm sorry, I don't know offhand what it might be,
but I'm sure you can fix this problem.

-Al-

"Al Smith" <> wrote in message
news:hm3qs9$8o7$...
> ECLiPSE 2002 wrote:
>> New to using Win 7 Home Premium. I am the sole user of the PC and see
>> no purpose in clicking a user login each time I start windows. Is
>> there a way to go directly to windows without the login?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Mary
>
>
> When I boot my computer with Windows 7, I am taken directly into Windows
> 7. No login screen. There must be a way to eliminate your login screen.
> I'm sorry, I don't know offhand what it might be, but I'm sure you can fix
> this problem.
>
> -Al-
>
With mine I have never set up User accounts, so it just goes to Win. When I
am using one of them at work I do change it to require a password, so if
someone is casually trying to look, they will not be able to. This is not
real secure, but keeps honest people honest so to speak. I go in and out of
this in the control panel, user accounts. When I have it at home I just
remove the password, then at start up, or wake up, it just goes to Windows.
--
There are three kinds of men: The ones that learn by reading. The few who
learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and
find out for themselves.
Will Rogers

"ECLiPSE 2002" <> wrote in message
news:...
> New to using Win 7 Home Premium. I am the sole user of the PC and see
> no purpose in clicking a user login each time I start windows. Is
> there a way to go directly to windows without the login?
>
> TIA
>
> Mary
---------------
Yes its...Start/Control panel/user account/add remove account/ you will see
it there

Thanks to all responders for their kindness in offering suggestions.

Mary


On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:15:43 -0500, ECLiPSE 2002 <>
wrote:

>New to using Win 7 Home Premium. I am the sole user of the PC and see
>no purpose in clicking a user login each time I start windows. Is
>there a way to go directly to windows without the login?
>
>TIA
>
>Mary

Tried methods suggested here and for some reason I still get a square
box like icon the appears that gives my user name and says locked.
Qindows won't start until I click on the icon. Why or how it is locked
is confusing to me.

"The Start/Control panel/user account/add remove account/ you will see
there" suggestion doesn't work for me - there is no add remove account
that I can find under user account?

Mary




On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:48:24 -0000, "jsmith" <>
wrote:

>
>
>"ECLiPSE 2002" <> wrote in message
>news:...
>> New to using Win 7 Home Premium. I am the sole user of the PC and see
>> no purpose in clicking a user login each time I start windows. Is
>> there a way to go directly to windows without the login?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Mary
>---------------
>Yes its...Start/Control panel/user account/add remove account/ you will see
>it there

"ECLiPSE 2002" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Tried methods suggested here and for some reason I still get a square
> box like icon the appears that gives my user name and says locked.
> Qindows won't start until I click on the icon. Why or how it is locked
> is confusing to me.
>
> "The Start/Control panel/user account/add remove account/ you will see
> there" suggestion doesn't work for me - there is no add remove account
> that I can find under user account?
>
> Mary
>
>
>

Ok, it's been a while since I changed it, so I just did again to make sure I
am remembering this right. <G>
When I removed my password that I added, it boots to Win. if I boot cold,
from a complete shut down. This was done from the User accounts in control
panel, remove password.
Now when I put it to sleep, then woke it, it had that box I had to click,
saying it was locked, since it had, had a password before. Nothing to enter
any more, just click the box. To remove that I had to go to power options in
control panel, click require password on wakeup, then click change setting
that are currently available, and it would allow me to check a box saying
don't require a password. Then when I put it to sleep, and woke it, it went
strait to Windows nothing to click.
--
Things get better with age. I'm approaching magnificent!!

"Alex Clayton" <> wrote in message
news:...
> "ECLiPSE 2002" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>
>> Tried methods suggested here and for some reason I still get a square
>> box like icon the appears that gives my user name and says locked.
>> Qindows won't start until I click on the icon. Why or how it is locked
>> is confusing to me.
>>
>> "The Start/Control panel/user account/add remove account/ you will see
>> there" suggestion doesn't work for me - there is no add remove account
>> that I can find under user account?
>>
>> Mary
>>
>>
>>
>
> Ok, it's been a while since I changed it, so I just did again to make sure
> I am remembering this right. <G>
> When I removed my password that I added, it boots to Win. if I boot cold,
> from a complete shut down. This was done from the User accounts in control
> panel, remove password.
> Now when I put it to sleep, then woke it, it had that box I had to click,
> saying it was locked, since it had, had a password before. Nothing to
> enter any more, just click the box. To remove that I had to go to power
> options in control panel, click require password on wakeup, then click
> change setting that are currently available, and it would allow me to
> check a box saying don't require a password. Then when I put it to sleep,
> and woke it, it went strait to Windows nothing to click.
> --
> Things get better with age. I'm approaching magnificent!!
>
>

When will Windows Users get out of this "I don't need a password but I need
to run as Admin" mindset?

Is it co-incidence that the Operating Systems least affected by hackers and
viruses are run a) as a User and not Admin (aka Root) and b) have passwords?