Re: Auto Login Logout

From: Miha Pihler [MVP] (mihap-news_at_atlantis.si)
Date: 07/26/05 

Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 18:38:27 +0200

Hi,

Auto Logon is something that I would have to advise against. Still if this
is something you really want to do here is how.

How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315231 

-- 
Mike
Microsoft MVP - Windows Security
"wrytat" <wrytat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:72960E23-F9AB-4BE8-A9FB-154E054E0CB6@microsoft.com...
> My company's using a Windows 2000 server, and all our workstations are 
> either
> installed with Windows 98 or Windows XP. Is there any way to make a user 
> log
> out by itself? And also likewise, is there any method to make a user login 
> by
> itself? Perhaps writing command prompt or some script? Or configuring the
> regedit? Thank you.

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