XP question

[Angelfishsolo]

Certainly no harm in trying (if it allows you to uninstall it). You could also look at a system restore to the point before the update.

it has something to do with a .net update from windows so perhap i should unintall that update as it worked before that was loaded.

 

[mr Mag00]

its no big deal its just annoying i used like the way it started before now it takes longer

 

[Mr Phoebus]

Click: Control Panel/ User Accounts/Change the way users log on or off.
Untick the box.

 

[mr Mag00]

old hat, that doesnt work

 

[Mr Phoebus]

old hat, that doesnt work

Of course not. IT'S BLOODY WINDOWS!!!

 

[Crackle]

Almost certainly an update, that's why corporates have update servers, test environments and dedicated update staff, to check nothing gets knackered by an applied update. Good luck with finding out which one

 

[Bokonon]

I'm pretty sure the only way to enable/disable automatic logon is by editing the registry, at least it is way I've always done it in the past because I couldn't find any other options in control panel. Details at pctools.com.