Xp update - now log on/off is old school

[firebirdude]

After an automatic Windows XP update, my computer restarted and now shows the old style log in page. Kinda like Windows NT where you have the box centered on the screen with the two lines for input. One for user name and the next to input password. It also shows this style box for the logoff/shutdown selection. It's not that I hate this look, it's that I now must press enter for the desktop to appear when booting up. How can I change this back?

 

[theAnimal]

Go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
Click on "Change the way users log on or off"
Check "Use the Welcome Screen"

 

[firebirdude]

Sweet. Thanks!

 

[neothe0ne]

Or, you can install TweakUI from the Microsoft XP Powertoys and turn on the Autologon option. You can even do that with a passworded account (so the only time the password needs to be entered is after you've locked your computer or resumed from standby / whatever).

I'm never using the Welcome screen as long as Ctrl+Alt+Del only brings up the Task Manager.