How do I get rid of the "Welcome Screen" in Windows XP Home?
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You mean the login screen to windows?\n\nWhat you do is make sure there is only one user account and that the password is blank. Just add one space as the password and it should bypass the screen.\n\nIt worked for me, but now I keep the password because I'm on a network that requires it for security.
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just right click on the toolbars and uncheck the 'address bar' option.. why edit the registry ?
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Do you mean the Task Manager in windows? Right click an empty space on the taskbar (the bar where the start button is) and click "Task Manager". Or if you use XP and it is set to the welcome screen then press Ctrl + Alt together then press Del on the keyboard. You will see the Task Manager appear or a window. If a window then just click "Task Manager" on that.
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Go to 'Start' Choose "Run" type in "msconfig".\nThen a Dos windows will pop up. choose 'Startup" tab, unclick the browser box.
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Right-click on the taskbar\n\nChoose Properties\n\nMake sure Quick Launch is checked on\n\nMake sure Hide inactive Icons is checked off\n\nClick the Customize button\n\nClick Restore defaults
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Go to preferences and turn it off.\n\nOr\n\nEdit the registry and disable it.
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1. Ur start up .. is full with many program .. u have to delete the start up program and these are the steps\n\n1 Start menu/Run/ Commnd "mscoinfig" the hit Enter\n\nstart up tab program then check what u want on it or uncheck \n\nthen services \n\nand check on hid Microsoft services \nthen uncheck the program and dont uncheck anti virus program\n\n\nthen from the bad thing of Xp that the visual setting is taking a large memory so\n\nthere is the steps to adjust ur computer to ur best performance\n\nright click on ur computer Icon\nProperties\nAdvanced\nperformance Box\nclick on setting\nin visual effect tab choose adjust for best performance not appearance \n\nthen see the memory now after restarting \n\nbest luck ;)
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1. Start\n2. Open Control Panel\n3. Double Click on Add/Remove programs.\n4. Click on the Change/Remove Programs (Win XP)\n5. Scroll down till you see Yahoo! Toolbar.\n6. Click remove.
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Use Adaware SE to remove it. It's free and it works.
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If you are on XP, you simply (hah) need to "Set Program Access and Defaults"\nThe link to this may be in your start menu, your programs, or your accessories / system tools link.
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Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components > Uncheck Internet Explorer and click next
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click on <start> , <run> .. then type [ msconfig ] .. go to the startup tab .. and un check the stuff you don't want to load when starting windows .. but be careful not to un check system files
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right click just by the help button and uncheck toolbars you dont want
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In WinXP right click on the the task bar, click properties, start menu, customize, under properties click clear list. \nanother good way is to use a spybot or adaware.
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you delete the program at what it sais in top left corner when it pops up from controll panel
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you've might remove it... but to put it back simply\nGo to control Panel click Add and Remove Programs \nAnd clcik the Add/Remove Windows Component Double Click on\nAccessories And Utilities Then Select Games..\n\nHave Fun!
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█►Is the user name on the login Administrator? If not, might change it to admin and login.\n\n\n█►Domain or standalone\n▬♂http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;303594\n\n\n\n█►A recently installed program has disabled the Welcome screen and Fast User Switching. To restore these features, you must uninstall the program. The following file name might help you identify the program that made the change: C:&#92;WINDOWS&#92;system32&#92;BCMLogon.dll\n\nI couldn’t switch the logon screen, and I couldn’t access the internet. I ran to another PC and found the solution to this problem.\n\nTo resolve the problem and restore the Welcome Screen and Fast User Switching, you need to reset the GinaDLL entry using these steps:\n\n* Click Start, Run and type REGEDIT\n* Navigate to the following key:\nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE &#92; SOFTWARE &#92; Microsoft &#92; Windows NT &#92; CurrentVersion &#92; Winlogon\n* Backup the key by exporting to a file.\n* In the right pane, right-click GinaDLL, and then click Delete. (You need to remove the whole value, not just its Value Data)\n* Close Registry Editor\n\n\nit worked for me, but this time when i pressed Ctrl Alt delete to access the admin account on my laptop in welcome screen this is what solved getting the welcome screen back.\nIt might apply to others using or losing the welcome screen.\n\nhttp://www.pcmech.com/forum/printthread.php?t=139035