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Old 12-03-2007   #1 (permalink)
nunamoose


 
 

Boots to desktop, but from standby I must click user icon...?

This Vista Home Premium laptop runs great, but there's
one minor annoyance.

When it boots from a cold condition, it goes right to
the desktop with no logon, etc. That's what I want, as
no one uses this but me.

When I close the lid it quickly (3-5 seconds) goes to
Standby - that's just right. But when I open the lid,
there's a User icon (no password required) which must be
clicked to continue to the desktop.

Is there a way to get rid of that requirement? I want no
logon, passwords, etc. under any conditions.

THANKS!!

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 12-04-2007   #2 (permalink)
notaguru


 
 

Re: Boots to desktop, but from standby I must click user icon...?

This is a perfect solution. I cycled the laptop three
times and it goes from standby to desktop much more
rapidly. Perhaps I'm kidding myself, but that's how it
seems.

THANKS!


Rogue wrote:
Quote:

> I'm going to make an assumption that you haven't currently set a
> password for your computer. If that is the case what you can try is:
>
> 1. Go into the power options applet (or type "power options" in the
> search bar).
> 2. On the left side select "Require a password on wakeup".
> 3. Choose "Change settings that are currently unavailable".
> 4. You may have to accept the UAC prompt if it enabled.
> 5. At the bottom of the screen there are two radio button options.
> Select "Don't require a password".
> 6: Choose the "Save Changes" button, and you should be set.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> "nunamoose" <all@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:fj2kg9$cvh$1@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> This Vista Home Premium laptop runs great, but there's one minor
>> annoyance.
>>
>> When it boots from a cold condition, it goes right to the desktop with
>> no logon, etc. That's what I want, as no one uses this but me.
>>
>> When I close the lid it quickly (3-5 seconds) goes to Standby - that's
>> just right. But when I open the lid, there's a User icon (no password
>> required) which must be clicked to continue to the desktop.
>>
>> Is there a way to get rid of that requirement? I want no logon,
>> passwords, etc. under any conditions.
>>
>> THANKS!!
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 12-04-2007   #3 (permalink)
Rogue


 
 

Re: Boots to desktop, but from standby I must click user icon...?

I'm going to make an assumption that you haven't currently set a password
for your computer. If that is the case what you can try is:

1. Go into the power options applet (or type "power options" in the search
bar).
2. On the left side select "Require a password on wakeup".
3. Choose "Change settings that are currently unavailable".
4. You may have to accept the UAC prompt if it enabled.
5. At the bottom of the screen there are two radio button options. Select
"Don't require a password".
6: Choose the "Save Changes" button, and you should be set.

Hope this helps.

"nunamoose" <all@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:fj2kg9$cvh$1@xxxxxx
Quote:

> This Vista Home Premium laptop runs great, but there's one minor
> annoyance.
>
> When it boots from a cold condition, it goes right to the desktop with no
> logon, etc. That's what I want, as no one uses this but me.
>
> When I close the lid it quickly (3-5 seconds) goes to Standby - that's
> just right. But when I open the lid, there's a User icon (no password
> required) which must be clicked to continue to the desktop.
>
> Is there a way to get rid of that requirement? I want no logon, passwords,
> etc. under any conditions.
>
> THANKS!!
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 12-05-2007   #4 (permalink)
Ramesh, MS-MVP


 
 

Re: Boots to desktop, but from standby I must click user icon...?

Logon screen appears when resuming from Sleep or Screen saver:
http://www.winhelponline.com/article...een-saver.html

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"nunamoose" <all@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:fj2kg9$cvh$1@xxxxxx
This Vista Home Premium laptop runs great, but there's
one minor annoyance.

When it boots from a cold condition, it goes right to
the desktop with no logon, etc. That's what I want, as
no one uses this but me.

When I close the lid it quickly (3-5 seconds) goes to
Standby - that's just right. But when I open the lid,
there's a User icon (no password required) which must be
clicked to continue to the desktop.

Is there a way to get rid of that requirement? I want no
logon, passwords, etc. under any conditions.

THANKS!!
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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