Auto logon for Windows XP
Would you rather not have to log on after your computer starts? If you’re the only person who uses your computer, you can make life a little easier by skipping the Welcome screen completely and having Microsoft Windows XP take you straight to your desktop.
How to turn on automatic logon??
Here are the steps:
- Click Start, and then click Run.
- In the Open box, type control userpasswords2 and click OK.
- Clear the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer check box. Click OK.
- In the Automatically Log On window, type the password in the Password box, and then retype the password in the Confirm Password box. Click OK to close the Automatically Log On window, and then click OK to close the User Accounts window.
- After your computer restarts and Windows XP starts, you can log on automatically.
Tips:
If you want to bypass the automatic logon to log on as a different user, hold down the SHIFT key after you log off or after Windows XP restarts. Note that this procedure applies only to the first logon. To enforce this setting for future logoffs, the administrator must set the following registry key:
How to Clean your Computer Cookies on Internet Explorer
If your computer is running slowly, it could be a simple matter of cleaning your cookies from your browser. Cookies are files that are left over from different sites that you have visited on the internet. If you do not clean your cookies once in awhile, your computer will run more slowly than it should.
Here are simple steps you can follow:
- Go to your main Internet Explorer icon on your computer. It will probably be on your desktop or in your start menu. Right click the icon “Internet Explorer” and you will see a drop down menu. Click on internet properties. You can also access this drop down menu when your browser is open by left clicking on “Tools,” and then clicking internet options. Either one will take you to the same place, but one will say Internet Options,and the other will say Internet Properties. It is all the same.
- Once you are in here you will see “Browsing History.” Click “Delete.” This will open up the “Delete Browsing History” menu. Be careful in here. You probably only want to delete your “Cookies” and “Temporary Internet Files.” Do not delete your passwords if you save your passwords. You will have to start all over. Be very careful of this.
- Now your computer should run a little faster if you complete this process about once a week, or more if you surf the net a lot.
Windows has blocked this IE error : software because it can’t verify the publisher
Error “Windows has blocked this software because it cannot verify the publisher” when you try to access a website which tries to install addons or run executables like installation CAB files.
By default Internet Explorer disable running unsigned ActiveX controls. Unsigned activeX controls are programs that tries to execute a command on your PC , like CAB install files or a ZIP file which do not have a digital signature. While this is an important security measure on the Internet Explorer browser, if you are sure that the website is a trusted one then you can temporarily disable this security feature to get the website run the required ActiveX and later on re-enable the security.
To disable this feature,
1. Open internet explorer, click Tools – Internet Options.
2. Click the Security tab – Custom Level button.
Under ActiveX ensure the following are set to enabled
- Run ActiveX and plug-ins – Enabled
- Download Signed ActiveX Control – Enabled
- Script ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting – Enabled
Set the following to “Prompt”
- Download unsigned ActiveX Control – Prompt
- Initialize and script ActiveX controls not mark as safe – Prompt
3. Click OK and Apply and OK. Restart the browser.
