windows auto login

[Grimmy]

So I reformatted and am trying to get it set where I can just turn my rig on and it will automaticly login and go to my desktop. I have set it in users, in the control panel. I also have powertoys for xp, and set it in there. Once I do both of those, it might work a few times, but this morning when I fired up, there it was waiting for me to click my name before logging in.

Not sure, but maybe I am missing something, it keeps reverting back to having to click my name.

Any ideas?

[BobtheCkroach]

Here's an article describing what to do in User Accounts, but it sounds like you've already tried that.

http://8help.osu.edu/2063.html

Here's an article that describes how to do this directing in the registry...maybe the User Acct GUI isn't actually doing this, for some reason?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231

Sorry I can't help you more, but thanks to profs in college, I always lock my computers with super oddball passwords. I've never had a machine with more than 1 user, but the first thing I do is turn it on so that I have to log in.

[Grimmy]

Thanks Bob. I tried a few things and well atm it seems to be working. Hope it stays that way :)

[Caged Anger]

i believe its a security policy enacted through a windows update

noticed my system would boot straight up after a format, but after i updated it started asking for a PW