How do you get Win XP Pro to stop asking for user password upon boot-up?

[imported_Doughboy]

I want it to boot up and go straight to desktop, not stop and ask me for the Admin password. How can I do this?

 

[ghidu]

Use TweakUI and enter the credentials in Logon tab

Edit: here is the link for tweakui http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

 

[nweaver]

or...

open the run windows and do
"control userpasswords2" and it will give you the option to do this. I think this goes away if the computer is on a domain.

 

[TGS]

That's correct, you lose that option when you join a domain. Invaluable for the single xp user though.

Unless you have notions against it, log in as a regular user and just shift-right click and runas for installables.

Running a user in the admin group works as well, but the first route saves you some headache in the case of malicious auto-installers.