XP is a great operating system, but it can be a little difficult to keep track of your account information. You might want to consider using an XP-specific utility to help you do this. One such utility is the XP Logon Assistant. This program will automatically log you into your XP account and keep track of your settings and activities. You can also use it to manage your accounts and passwords.
The first thing you want to do is download Tweak UI from Microsoft’s batch of PowerToys. Installation is very straight forward. Launch Tweak UI and from the lefthand menu expand Logon and highlight Autologon. Enter in your username the click Set Password. Type the correct password in twice and click OK. Now, once you restart your machine the login password is automatically inserted so the login screen is bypassed.
Now, if you are logged onto the computer you can still hit “WindowsKey +L” to lock your computer if prying eyes come about. Also, this is definitely not a best security practice so definitely use your own judgement.
There are a numerous amount of tricks we can do with Tweak UI to customize XP. I will be covering some of the more advanced features of this utility in the coming weeks. If you are going to stick with XP until the absolute dying days, then these will be great articles for getting the most out of it. Who said XP is dead?
