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Avoiding XP sign on?
I know I've asked this before, and got an answer, but can I find the original thread I made on these forums? Can I hell...
Anyway, just done a fresh install of XP Pro, patched it all up and now I have to sign on everytime it boots.
There is a way to have a one user always automatically singed on but I can't remember how or where to find it. It's not the one involving TweakUI, its the one built into XP... help!
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You mean you have one user account which has no password, and you have to click to log in?
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Start > Run > control userpasswords2
Untick "users must enter a username and password"
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I'm sure you can get programs to do it but I just edit the registery manually. Wack this into a .reg file (edited for your needs) and run it. hey presto. Only problem being anyone with access to your registry can find out your password.
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"DefaultUserName"="USERNAME"
"DefaultPassword"="PASSWORD"
"AutoAdminLogon"="1"
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you can download TweakUI from microsoft - its has auto login features.
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or just set a blank password for the user account :)