Yep, that's the same way you do it in Vista/Win7. --------------------------- 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 7:51 PM, FORC5 <fuf...@cox.net> wrote: > 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. > >
