Help required

Two questions please
I have been running XP on my old computer and managed to configure it so
that when I switched it on, it went straight to the desk top. With my new
computer I have to click on the user button to activate the desk top. What do
I need to do to go directly to the desk top?.
When I close my computer down I have a box that says WMS idle I then have to
click to end programme. How do I get rid of this.
Have I got hidden programmes running in the backgrounf?
You help would be appreciated

Thanks Frank, problem sorted

"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:

> "Magnum" <Magnum@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E4BAE385-017A-4656-8C3C-4AE05472FD82@microsoft.com...
> > Two questions please
> > I have been running XP on my old computer and managed to configure it so
> > that when I switched it on, it went straight to the desk top. With my new
> > computer I have to click on the user button to activate the desk top. What
> > do
> > I need to do to go directly to the desk top?.
> > When I close my computer down I have a box that says WMS idle I then have
> > to
> > click to end programme. How do I get rid of this.
> > Have I got hidden programmes running in the backgrounf?
> > You help would be appreciated
>
> How to Configure Windows XP to Automatically Log On a User Account
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=282866
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