How Do You Remove A Windows XP Password During Boot-Up?
Windows XP is a Microsoft operating system that allows people to password protect the desktop. The user presses a familiar icon on the desktop, they are prompted for a password, and then they can log-in. For home computers, this may be cumbersome for someone who does not need to protect the machine from unauthorized, physical access. For that reason, a user can choose to automatically log-in and remove the password from the boot-up process. Click the Windows “Start button” in the Task bar. This opens a menu. Select “Run.” Enter “Control userpasswords2” into the text box that is displayed. This opens a configuration window for the user names and passwords on the Windows XP machine. Remove the check mark in the box labeled “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer.” This stops the password entry requirement when Windows starts up. Press the “Apply” button. Type the password used to automatically login the users that access the machine. In the second text box, enter
