in xp control userpasswords2 from the run line, uncheck the appropriate box.
may work, forgot about that. At 04:22 PM 6/8/2009, Brian Weeden Poked the stick with: >I had a similar issue with trying to get the monitor to come up after it >auto shuts off due to inactivity. I found that by giving it the >ctrl-alt-del salute and then hitting esc it woke up the monitor. > >That Tweakui problem is weird - I used it to do the same thing for years on >my XP systems and never saw that. Is fast user switching disabled? I >always had that off, maybe it makes a difference. I know under Vista/Win7 >you enable autologon a different way, by going through the advanced user >accounts settings and turning off "users must enter a login/password". That >might be the ultimate setting that TweakUI is accessing, although I'm not >sure. > >--------------------------- >Brian Weeden >Technical Advisor >Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundation.org> >+1 (514) 466-2756 Canada >+1 (202) 683-8534 US > > >On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 4:50 PM, Steve Tomporowski <didym...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I've got three minor problems with XP that aren't show stoppers but >> annoying. >> >> First, I mentioned this in a previous message to the list. I have a >> folder, C:\Documents, which opens at startup. This is not a M$ created >> folder, I created it. I have been through some 200 webpages and nothing has >> worked. I also searched completely through the registry for that exact >> folder. Startup and Run keys were examined long ago. Don't know where to >> look for this one now. >> >> Second, The MB is a Gigabyte Ultra-durable P45 and if I do not turn on the >> monitor (powered off via power strip) and boot up the system, it will show a >> black screen/monitor going to sleep. Nothing will change that (mouse, >> keyboard, yelling, screaming). All I can do it either hit the power or >> reset buttons to reboot. I've been through the Power Options in Windows >> (all at Never) and nothing in the BIOS seems to apply. >> >> Third, I have Tweak UI installed and if I set it for one account to boot >> up, it will do that on the next boot, but thereafter, back to the .net >> choose your account screen. I go back to Tweak UI and the box has been >> unchecked. How do I get it to stray? >> >> This is plain vanilla XP, fully patched, no tweaks of services or anything >> else. >> >> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! >> >> Thanks....Steve >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature >> database 4139 (20090608) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Senility means never having to drink just to forget.
