Removing WinXP login screen

[Ext User(Ben Thomas)]

Hi all,

If you only have one user on WinXP, is it possible to configure it to
automatically log that user in at startup?

It possible with Win98 IIRC.

Thanks for any help.
--
Ben Thomas, Melbourne, Australia

"Red Bull tastes like canned carbonated concentrated evil."

[Ext User(Uncle Bully)]

"Ben Thomas" <nosp@m.thanks.mate> wrote in message
news:50s3a3-di.ln1@teri.unico.com.au...
> Hi all,
>
> If you only have one user on WinXP, is it possible to configure it to
> automatically log that user in at startup?

Copy the following into a text file, save with a .reg extension, and then
run it. (change username and password where appropriate)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"DefaultUserName"="administrator"
"AutoAdminLogon"="1"
"DefaultPassword"="password"

[Ext User(Rod Speed)]

Ben Thomas <nosp@m.thanks.mate> wrote

> If you only have one user on WinXP, is it possible to configure it to
> automatically log that user in at startup?

Yep, there are various ways of doing that.

I find that the most reliable is a registry hack.



Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00



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

"DefaultUserName"="test a"

"AutoAdminLogon"="1"

"DefaultPassword"=""





Put that in auto.reg and double click on it. The username

is case sensitive and the above works fine for a null password.

The top line is vital.


> It possible with Win98 IIRC.

Yep.

[Ext User(Ben Thomas)]

Rod Speed wrote:
> Ben Thomas <nosp@m.thanks.mate> wrote
>>If you only have one user on WinXP, is it possible to configure it to
>>automatically log that user in at startup?
>
> Yep, there are various ways of doing that.
>
> I find that the most reliable is a registry hack.
>
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
>
> "DefaultUserName"="test a"
>
> "AutoAdminLogon"="1"
>
> "DefaultPassword"=""

> Put that in auto.reg and double click on it. The username
>
> is case sensitive and the above works fine for a null password.
>
> The top line is vital.

Thank you to you and Uncle Bully for such a prompt reply.

--
Ben Thomas, Melbourne, Australia

"Red Bull tastes like canned carbonated concentrated evil."