Enable "tap as click" at login screen

hi all,
i've migrated all my stuff from my MB and now i can't use "tab as click" at the login screen.
i've tried to get rid of the login screen by deleting all accounts and then recreated the accounts again. but still, i can't get to use "tap as click" at login.
your help is appreciated.

What you're seeing is normal - at the login window, OS X always uses the default input preferences. The account profile with your custom preferences only loads after login.
If you don't want the login screen to appear, go to System Preferences > Accounts > Login Options and enable "Automatically login as: (Username)".

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