Re: Logon automatically

From: Eduard Koller [MSFT] (eduardk_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/06/05 

Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 10:08:32 -0700

  1.. Start regedit.exe (Start - Run - regedit)
  2.. Open the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current
Version\Winlogon
  3.. Double click the DefaultDomainName and fill in your domain name
  4.. Double click the DefaultUserName and fill in login name
  5.. From Edit menu select New String Value, and enter DefaultPassword as
name of value
  6.. Double click the DefaultPassword and enter in the password
  7.. From Edit menu select New String Value, and enter AutoAdminLogon as
name of value
  8.. Double click the AutoAdminLogon and set the value to the number 1
  9.. Close regedit
  10.. Logoff and you will be automatically logged in again
You should also make sure DontDisplayLastUserName (also under the WinLogon
key) is set to 0.

The instructions above should only be done by someone who is happy with
using the registry editor. Below is an example reg file that could be used:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]

"DefaultUserName"="User"
"DefaultDomainName"="Domain"
"AutoAdminLogon"="1"
"DefaultPassword"="Password" 

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"DMc2004" <DMc2004@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:17EDC689-7ACE-416C-BA70-0A3025129EFB@microsoft.com...
> What I would like to do is to logon as a certain account in Windows 2000
> automatically when the machine bootsup.
>
> How do i do this.
>
> D

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