Where is setting for auto login, which allows MCE to start right u

Hello. We have two Media Center PCs, an HP and a Gateway. The HP had a
setting, somewhere in MCE as I recall, which allowed it to log the 'user' on
and then start itself up. This is userful in case you lose power while on
vacation, and want a reboot to occur and MCE to run.
I cannot for the life of me find this setting on the Gateway, in MCE. Can
anyone help? It occurs that if there were more than one user, this could be
the issue - can anyone confirm?
Thank you!

ont the run dialog box enter;
control userpasswords2

untick the option that states that 'Users must enter a username and
password...'

You will then be prompted to enter the username and password that you wish
to have automatically logged on at startup.




"lomlfoml" <lomlfoml@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello. We have two Media Center PCs, an HP and a Gateway. The HP had a
> setting, somewhere in MCE as I recall, which allowed it to log the 'user'
> on
> and then start itself up. This is userful in case you lose power while on
> vacation, and want a reboot to occur and MCE to run.
> I cannot for the life of me find this setting on the Gateway, in MCE. Can
> anyone help? It occurs that if there were more than one user, this could
> be
> the issue - can anyone confirm?
> Thank you!

Thank you so much - it worked like a charm! But I cannot remember the HP
needing to be handled this way. Oh well. Again, thanks.

"Buellpilot" wrote:

> ont the run dialog box enter;
> control userpasswords2
>
> untick the option that states that 'Users must enter a username and
> password...'
>
> You will then be prompted to enter the username and password that you wish
> to have automatically logged on at startup.
>
>
>
>
> "lomlfoml" <lomlfoml@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4AB2393B-B6F6-4483-98B5-53EF4DC448BB@microsoft.com...
> > Hello. We have two Media Center PCs, an HP and a Gateway. The HP had a
> > setting, somewhere in MCE as I recall, which allowed it to log the 'user'
> > on
> > and then start itself up. This is userful in case you lose power while on
> > vacation, and want a reboot to occur and MCE to run.
> > I cannot for the life of me find this setting on the Gateway, in MCE. Can
> > anyone help? It occurs that if there were more than one user, this could
> > be
> > the issue - can anyone confirm?
> > Thank you!
>
>
>

That's the procedure for logging the user in, automatically. If you only
have one user, with no password, this setting isn't necessary. The option
for MCE to autostart at log on is in Media Center's Settings, General,
Startup and Window Behavior.

--
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Display\Security
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"lomlfoml" <lomlfoml@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D9C5E7D9-A78A-46FE-A29C-45D5DE5B79F3@microsoft.com...
> Thank you so much - it worked like a charm! But I cannot remember the HP
> needing to be handled this way. Oh well. Again, thanks.
>
> "Buellpilot" wrote:
>
>> ont the run dialog box enter;
>> control userpasswords2
>>
>> untick the option that states that 'Users must enter a username and
>> password...'
>>
>> You will then be prompted to enter the username and password that you
>> wish
>> to have automatically logged on at startup.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "lomlfoml" <lomlfoml@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:4AB2393B-B6F6-4483-98B5-53EF4DC448BB@microsoft.com...
>> > Hello. We have two Media Center PCs, an HP and a Gateway. The HP had a
>> > setting, somewhere in MCE as I recall, which allowed it to log the
>> > 'user'
>> > on
>> > and then start itself up. This is userful in case you lose power while
>> > on
>> > vacation, and want a reboot to occur and MCE to run.
>> > I cannot for the life of me find this setting on the Gateway, in MCE.
>> > Can
>> > anyone help? It occurs that if there were more than one user, this
>> > could
>> > be
>> > the issue - can anyone confirm?
>> > Thank you!
>>
>>
>>

That's where I must have set the HP; but the Gateway and HP currently have
nothing there that is for this - under Startup & Window Behavior, there are 5
possibilities -
1. MC always on top
2. Show "not designed..."
3. Start MC when Windows Starts
4 Show taskbar notif.
5. TV Tips

???

Thank you

"Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" wrote:

> That's the procedure for logging the user in, automatically. If you only
> have one user, with no password, this setting isn't necessary. The option
> for MCE to autostart at log on is in Media Center's Settings, General,
> Startup and Window Behavior.
>
> --

Hi lomlfoml:
Just to be safe, if you want the pc to start back up after a power
failure, you might want to check your motherboard bios settings. On some
motherboards, there is a setting you need to select for the motherboard to
enable re-starting after a power failure. On mine the choice includes
re-start after power failure or do not re-start after power failure. I think
the default on mine was "do not re-start" after power failure. If you don't
want to go into the bios to check, you can unplug the pc while running or
switch off the power on the surge protector if it has a switch. When you
turn the power back on, you'll find out if the pc is set to re-start after a
power outage.

xiowan............in tucson

"lomlfoml" wrote:

> Hello. We have two Media Center PCs, an HP and a Gateway. The HP had a
> setting, somewhere in MCE as I recall, which allowed it to log the 'user' on
> and then start itself up. This is userful in case you lose power while on
> vacation, and want a reboot to occur and MCE to run.
> I cannot for the life of me find this setting on the Gateway, in MCE. Can
> anyone help? It occurs that if there were more than one user, this could be
> the issue - can anyone confirm?
> Thank you!

It may be under another sub-menu. I'm running all Vista machines, now. In
Vista its under General, Startup and Window Behavior, Start Windows Media
Center when Windows starts. Should be the same.

You can also create a shortcut to C:\Windows\Ehome\ehshell.exe and place it
in the Startup folder on the Start Menu, if you can't find the setting in
MCE.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
--------------------------------
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Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

"lomlfoml" <lomlfoml@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C6D3F084-2CD8-40A0-976F-52AF063DC888@microsoft.com...
> That's where I must have set the HP; but the Gateway and HP currently have
> nothing there that is for this - under Startup & Window Behavior, there
> are 5
> possibilities -
> 1. MC always on top
> 2. Show "not designed..."
> 3. Start MC when Windows Starts
> 4 Show taskbar notif.
> 5. TV Tips
>
> ???
>
> Thank you
>
> "Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" wrote:
>
>> That's the procedure for logging the user in, automatically. If you only
>> have one user, with no password, this setting isn't necessary. The
>> option
>> for MCE to autostart at log on is in Media Center's Settings, General,
>> Startup and Window Behavior.
>>
>> --