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#231563 - Mon Jun 21 2004 09:39 AM Welcome Screen
Bossyboots Enthusiast Registered: Wed Jun 19 2002 Posts: 380 Loc: Dorset England UK	How do you get rid of the XP blue Welcome screen on startup?
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#231564 - Mon Jun 21 2004 12:52 PM Re: Welcome Screen
pegazus999 Forum Adept Registered: Sun Jun 13 2004 Posts: 158 Loc: Madrid, Spain	Quote: How do you get rid of the XP blue Welcome screen on startup? As far as I know that is not exactly an easy thing to do. I do believe there is a program called Logon Loader that might help with this ... should be freeware ... maybe someone knows more about this. _________________________ "In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer." ~ A.Camus
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#231565 - Mon Jun 21 2004 01:00 PM Re: Welcome Screen
Leau Forum Champion Registered: Sun Jun 16 2002 Posts: 5337 Loc: Nijmegen/Brisbane	I found an article about the program pegazus suggested. It includes a link to the site where you can download Logon Loader. I have never tried to change the welcome screen myself, so I can't really give any advice... If you decide to use the program, let us know if it works! _________________________ The cost of living has not affected its popularity - Loesje
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#231566 - Mon Jun 21 2004 01:24 PM Re: Welcome Screen
ladymacb29 Moderator Registered: Wed Mar 15 2000 Posts: 16214 Loc: The Delta Quadrant	I don't know about XP, but for older versions all you had to do was find the image on your computer and then replace it with another one that you liked (using the SAME file name). _________________________ "Without the darkness, how would we see the light?" ~ Tuvok Editor for Television Category
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#231567 - Wed Jun 23 2004 12:05 AM Re: Welcome Screen
sue943 Administrator Registered: Sun Dec 19 1999 Posts: 38005 Loc: Jersey Channel Islands	We are not talking about that horrible screen with the rolling hills and blue skies that XP uses? I have just got rid of mine and put up a picture that I prefer as I was fed up with looking at it. _________________________ Many a child has been spoiled because you can't spank a Grandma!
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#231568 - Wed Jun 23 2004 12:16 AM Re: Welcome Screen
Leau Forum Champion Registered: Sun Jun 16 2002 Posts: 5337 Loc: Nijmegen/Brisbane	Quote: that horrible screen with the rolling hills and blue skies Lol, Sue, you mean the Teletubbies landscape? We're talking about something else...I think. _________________________ The cost of living has not affected its popularity - Loesje
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#231569 - Wed Jun 23 2004 12:17 AM Re: Welcome Screen
sue943 Administrator Registered: Sun Dec 19 1999 Posts: 38005 Loc: Jersey Channel Islands	Is that what it is supposed to be. _________________________ Many a child has been spoiled because you can't spank a Grandma!
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#231570 - Wed Jun 23 2004 12:24 AM Re: Welcome Screen
Leau Forum Champion Registered: Sun Jun 16 2002 Posts: 5337 Loc: Nijmegen/Brisbane	I don't know, but I thought the similarities were striking. _________________________ The cost of living has not affected its popularity - Loesje
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#231571 - Wed Jun 23 2004 02:26 AM Re: Welcome Screen
Bossyboots Enthusiast Registered: Wed Jun 19 2002 Posts: 380 Loc: Dorset England UK	No I meant that blue screen which has the word Welcome on it. Totally unnecessary after the first time I would have thought. However, getting rid of it to gain a second or two hardly seems worth the rather complicated procedure to get rid of it, so I shall just put it into that other annoying category of "have a nice day" and be glad it doesn't say that as well.... many thanks for the help and suggestions.
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#231572 - Thu Jun 24 2004 10:53 AM Re: Welcome Screen
sue943 Administrator Registered: Sun Dec 19 1999 Posts: 38005 Loc: Jersey Channel Islands	Ah, I am with you now, it annoys the heck out of me too. My daughter has XP and you don't have that on her computer, there is just an icon for each person on the desktop. It has just occurred to me, I will be having XP on my new office computer when it arrives shortly, I will try to get the engineer to remove the wretched screen if it is not too time consuming, I really don't want it. Edited by sue943 (Thu Jun 24 2004 10:54 AM) _________________________ Many a child has been spoiled because you can't spank a Grandma!
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#231573 - Thu Jun 24 2004 01:07 PM Re: Welcome Screen
sue943 Administrator Registered: Sun Dec 19 1999 Posts: 38005 Loc: Jersey Channel Islands	Ah ha! Unless I am misunderstanding it is just a question of unticking a check box! Quote: To turn the Welcome screen on or off You must have a computer administrator account to turn the Use the Welcome screen feature on or off. Open User Accounts in Control Panel. Click Change the way users log on or off. Do one of the following: To specify that users log on to the computer using the Welcome screen, select the Use the Welcome screen check box. A user logs on to the computer by clicking his or her user account name on the Welcome screen. If a password is assigned to the account, the user is prompted to type it. To specify that users log on to the computer without using the Welcome screen, clear the Use the Welcome screen check box. The Welcome screen will no longer appear when you start the computer. To log on to the computer, type your user name (and password, if you have one) in the standard Log On to Windows dialog box. I have just done it myself so hopefully it will work. Edited to add that I went to Help and typed 'Welcome screen' in the search box. Edited by sue943 (Thu Jun 24 2004 01:09 PM) _________________________ Many a child has been spoiled because you can't spank a Grandma!
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#231574 - Fri Jun 25 2004 01:14 AM Re: Welcome Screen
Bossyboots Enthusiast Registered: Wed Jun 19 2002 Posts: 380 Loc: Dorset England UK	Hurrah, thank you Sue. That did it. I don't use a password seeing as it is just me uses this computer, so it was even easier....
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#231575 - Fri Jun 25 2004 01:41 AM Re: Welcome Screen
tellywellies Forum Champion Registered: Sat Apr 13 2002 Posts: 5473 Loc: South of England	Quote: Edited to add that I went to Help and typed 'Welcome screen' in the search box. Steady on Sue. If everyone starts using the Help Files we won't have so much to talk about in here. _________________________ Error: Keyboard not attached. Press any key to continue..
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#231576 - Fri Jun 25 2004 10:45 AM Re: Welcome Screen
sue943 Administrator Registered: Sun Dec 19 1999 Posts: 38005 Loc: Jersey Channel Islands	Mine has gone too, hurray. What was nasty was when I got home from work today I got a message from MS saying that it had fixed a serious problem and could it send MS a message as it would help them with Windows in the future - I wonder what the problem could have been. _________________________ Many a child has been spoiled because you can't spank a Grandma!
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#231577 - Sat Jun 26 2004 04:32 AM Re: Welcome Screen
Bossyboots Enthusiast Registered: Wed Jun 19 2002 Posts: 380 Loc: Dorset England UK	That could ring alarm bells as I thought I read that Microsoft never send you messages - was it an email?
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#231578 - Sat Jun 26 2004 08:44 AM Re: Welcome Screen
sue943 Administrator Registered: Sun Dec 19 1999 Posts: 38005 Loc: Jersey Channel Islands	No, not an email, it was a window and I have had it again today. I am wondering if I need to remove my broadband and re-install it as I have had several reports of being out of virtual memory too. I have asked an engineer and he said it might be wise to uninstall and do it again. _________________________ Many a child has been spoiled because you can't spank a Grandma!
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#231579 - Sat Jun 26 2004 09:42 AM Re: Welcome Screen
tellywellies Forum Champion Registered: Sat Apr 13 2002 Posts: 5473 Loc: South of England	If it's something that has only just started can you tie it down to any specific changes you have made? I can't see that turning the Welcome Screen would have anything to do with it but was there anything else? Perhaps you could try using a Restore Point to take the computer back to a time before the trouble started. _________________________ Error: Keyboard not attached. Press any key to continue..
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#231580 - Sat Jun 26 2004 10:01 AM Re: Welcome Screen
sue943 Administrator Registered: Sun Dec 19 1999 Posts: 38005 Loc: Jersey Channel Islands	Downloaded a newer version of MSN which wouldn't work today as it said there was a problem with a driver, I downloaded it last week and it was working then. _________________________ Many a child has been spoiled because you can't spank a Grandma!
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#231581 - Sat Jun 26 2004 10:45 AM Re: Welcome Screen
tellywellies Forum Champion Registered: Sat Apr 13 2002 Posts: 5473 Loc: South of England	There could be a few reasons for low virtual memory messages and they can be found at the bottom of this page. Unfortunately, the suggested cures are only for the brave. The sort of steps that might lead to trouble perhaps. Regarding MSN, you would have to reinstall the later version again if you did a system restore. Although if the earlier version was working OK perhaps you could just leave it at that. Sometimes, upgrading isn't always necessary and may not even be for the best. Has the 'GDI+' mentioned in the other thread always been there? _________________________ Error: Keyboard not attached. Press any key to continue..
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#231582 - Sat Jun 26 2004 12:24 PM Re: Welcome Screen
sue943 Administrator Registered: Sun Dec 19 1999 Posts: 38005 Loc: Jersey Channel Islands	Yes it has always sat there next to the Start button, takes up space on the bar. _________________________ Many a child has been spoiled because you can't spank a Grandma!
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