http://blogs.msdn.com/embedded/archive/2008/08/14/tip-of-the-day-hiding-the-welcome-screen.aspxThe ‘Welcome to Windows’ and ‘Friendly Winlogon’ screens – Sometimes, you may not want to see the Welcome to Windows screen or the Friendly Winlogon screen . Instead, you may want to directly type in your credentials and get on with your business. Inen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/embedded/archive/2008/08/14/tip-of-the-day-hiding-the-welcome-screen.aspx#9844987Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:51:34 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9844987Bobbie Sisco-Lackey<p>I've an HP computer 98+</p> <p>Ever since I switched to Firefox I have</p> <p>had problems.</p> <p>Newest is the &quot;Welcome to Windows&quot; box</p> <p>I have to click to remove every time I</p> <p>open up.</p> <p>It's bad enough I have to go through</p> <p>the &quot;something has been deleted to run</p> <p>windows when first open and now I have</p> <p>something else to contend with.</p> http://blogs.msdn.com/embedded/archive/2008/08/14/tip-of-the-day-hiding-the-welcome-screen.aspx#9845251Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:46:02 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9845251Embedded<p>Hi,</p> <p>This blog is for a different product than Windows XP Home or Professional.</p> <p>You might want to post your question on the Windows newsgroup -</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/reader.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.windowsxp.general&amp;lang=en&amp;cr=US">http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/reader.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.windowsxp.general&amp;lang=en&amp;cr=US</a></p> <p>Lynda</p>