"Robert Bodling" <robertbodling@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:4799c489$0$6141$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> When I start my Windows XP it starts up waiting for me to point and click
> on my user profile (or picture) to get it to continue loading and start. I
> would rather boot up, and have it go straight into the desktop and load
> all the drivers and everything on its own instead of waiting for me to
> tell it to continue. Sometimes I want to reset or restart and continue on
> with something else in my busy day and not have to wait for it to ask me
> if this is who I am and to continue, then wait for it to complete it's
> loading... what can I change and not screw it up???

Open a command window and type 'control userpasswords2'. A dialogue box
will open. Clear the box that requires users to enter a username and
password. You will be asked for username and password. Next time you boot,
you will go straight to that account.

Alternatively, if you have the TweakUI powertoy loaded, this can be achieved
via that.