Turning off Password Login at Startup???

ok so i used to live with my roommate now i am moved out and on my own, i want to turn off my passworded login like i used to have before i moved in for college, it used to just login no problem, all i did was go to System Preferences>Security and turned on "Disable Automatic Login"....well now i Un-checked it so that it will login automatically when i turn the computer on, but it still asks for my password and its really annoying, anyone know how to turn this on for sure?

Hi Daniel,
Try the following:
1. Fire up System Preferences.
2. Select Accounts.
3. Click on the Lock at the bottom left and enter your password.
4. Click on Login Options just above the Lock
5. On the right ensure that Automatically Log in as: is ticked and select the account you want from the drop down menu.
That should be it. All okay now?
RD

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