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How to bypass the Windows XP user log on screen

Sometimes, after updating Windows XP, the user log on screen appears and forces you to click on your name to proceed to Windows.  This is really aggravating if you only have one user and no password on your computer.  This is how you fix it.

1. Click on run and type in regedit.
2. Locate the following registry key- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
3. Double click the AutoAdminLogon entry and type 1 in the Value Data box, then click OK
4. If there is no AutoAdminLogon entry:
   1. click Edit, New, and then String Value
   2. Type AutoAdminLogon and the value name and then press ENTER.
   3. Double click the AutoAdminLogon entry and type 1 in the Value Data box, then click OK
5. Quit Regedit
6. Restart your computer