Re: Password Lockout due to Automatic Logon

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou@attbi.com)
Date: 03/12/03


From: "Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@attbi.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 16:29:47 GMT


Try here. --- Steve

http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#password

"Parrish" <mvp_tech@esinet.net> wrote in message news:07ce01c2e8ab$72f648f0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> I have a laptop that has been set to Automatic Logon, and
> now the Administrator password no longer works. I have
> learned that this is caused by the fact that the password
> was blank, and that no blank passwords will work in this
> mode of operation.
>
> I have used Regedit to check the status to be sure, and I
> can see that the AutoAdminLogon has a value of 1 in the
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon key.
>
> I cannot seem to get around this problem even in safe mode.
>
> Any suggestions or remedies?
>
> Thanks,
>
> David



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