TweakUI Auto Logon quirk

[terrypin]

On my (XP Pro) PC I use PowerToys TweakUI and I have enabled 'Log on automatically at system startup'. Occasionally when I reboot I still get the logon screen. And the TweakUI setting has become unchecked. Anyone have any idea why that might happen please? Never happened in 5/6 years with my last PC. Even if shut-down was in some way flawed, I'd still expect that setting to persist?

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK

[GatorBait]

Go to your User Accounts in the Control Panel and delete the ASP.NET user account. That should solve your auto login problem.

[Steve R Jones]

How often is "Occasionally?"

Do you have more then one user profile you use to log into windows?

[terrypin]

Go to your User Accounts in the Control Panel and delete the ASP.NET user account. That should solve your auto login problem.

Thanks. There is indeed such a User A/C. Presumably set up by the suppliers (MESH UK) of this new XP Pro PC? I'm a bit nervous of deleting it. What are the implications of that please?

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK

[terrypin]

How often is "Occasionally?"

Haven't kept records, but maybe 3 times in last month.

Do you have more then one user profile you use to log into windows?

No.

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK

[Midknyte]

you probably won't miss the asp.net account.

http://www.mvps.org/marksxp/WindowsXP/aspdot.php

[GatorBait]

^^^ Good information there. Explains what the ASP.NET user account is for, how it got installed, and the potential downfalls of getting rid of it.

[terrypin]

Thanks both, will study that carefully.

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK