How to Auto Logon to Windows XP

Auto Logon to Windows XP
Published: March 18, 2002
You can configure Windows XP to automate the logon process if your computer is not part of a domain.
1. Click Start, click Run, and type control userpasswords2.
2. Clear the Users must enter a username and password to use this computer check box.
3. Click Apply.
4. Enter the user name and password you wish to automatically log on with, and then click OK.
5. Click OK again and you're all done.
This feature allows other users to start your computer and use the account that you establish to automatically log on. Enabling auto logon makes your computer more convenient to use, but can pose a security risk

How to Change Wel Come Screen

Question:-How I can change Welcome Screen in Windows XP?
Answer:-Change Welcome Screen in Windows XP
I personally prefer the "Log On" screen - (NB - If you are using Windows XP Professional on a "domain" based network then the "Welcome Screen" is not an option for you to use...)
If you wish to turn off the "Welcome Screen"
1) Start > Control Panel > User Accounts
2) Select "Change the way users log on or off"
3) Uncheck the "Welcome Screen" option
4) Click "Apply Options"
5) The settings will take effect when you log off.
The "Log On" option also changes the way "Ctrl Alt Del" works...
Under the "Welcome Screen" option you are taken into the "Task Manager" dialog box.
Under the "Log On Screen" you are given the Windows Security dialog box, which gives you far more options!
The "Log On Screen" also renames "Turn Off Computer" on the Start menu to "Shut Down".
The other main feature you get is the ability to log on to ANY user account, whereas under the "Welcome Screen" you can NOT access hidden users.
So, as you can see there are benefits to using the "Log On Screen" over the "Welcome Screen" option.

How To Change Log On wallpaper

Question:- How I can change Log On Wallpaper in Windows XP?
Answer:-Change Log On Wallpaper in Windows XP

Windows XP Tip 11 shows you how to change the background colour of the XP Logon screen... This tip shows you how to add a Windows XP Logon Wallpaper option...

This could be your favourite image or picture as long as it is a .bmp or .jpg

To Add A Windows XP Logon Wallpaper...
1) Navigate to:
HKEY USERS\Control Panel\Desktop
2) Double click the wallpaper value, and type in the full path of your image and the filename.
3) To tile the image set "TileWallPaper" to 1
4) To Stretch the wallpaper set "WallPaperStyle" to 2
5) Close the registry editor and the changes will take place when you Log off.

IMPORTANT: This procedure contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article numbers to view the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

How To Change XP Log On

Question:-How I can change LOG ON WINDOW in XP?
Answer:-Change LOG ON WINDOW in XP

Well as the colours used by Windows XP are expressed as RGB values (Red Blue Green), we have to establish what Lime Green's RGB value is.

To do this:

1) Right click on the desktop and then select "Properties" from the Menu.
2) On the resulting window select the "Appearance" Tab then click the "Advanced" button.
3) On the next window select "Colour " then "Other".
4) Now on the new window select a colour you like and note its RGB as shown in the bottom right hand corner of the new window.
For example I have chosen is:
R63 G270 B76 or simply 63 270 76
5) Once you have your RGB values you can close down all the open windows.
6) Now navigate to:
HKEY USERS\ DEFAULT\Control Panel\Colours.

7) The default value should be: 0 78 152
You can change this now to your chosen RGB value.
The changes will not take place until you log off.

IMPORTANT: This procedure contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs