Do an automatic login of a selected user

[Jan Bucek]

Starting XP I want to log a selected user automaticaly. It was simple to
do it in Win2k, but I am not able to find a way to manage it in XP. Is
it possible and if yes how to do it? Thanks in advance.

 

[Malke]

Starting XP I want to log a selected user automaticaly. It was simple to
do it in Win2k, but I am not able to find a way to manage it in XP. Is
it possible and if yes how to do it? Thanks in advance.

Very simple.

Start>Run>control userpasswords2 [enter]

Uncheck the option "Users must enter a user name and password to use this
computer". Select a user account to automatically log on by clicking on the
desired account to highlight it and then hit OK. Enter the correct password
for that user account (if there is one) when prompted. Leave it blank if
there is no password (null).

You can also use the free TweakUI Power Toy to do the same thing.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

Malke

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Starting XP I want to log a selected user automaticaly. It was
simple to do it in Win2k, but I am not able to find a way to manage
it in XP. Is it possible and if yes how to do it? Thanks in advance.

How'd you do it in Windows 2000?
(It can actually be done the same way... Pretty much.)

Do any searching to figure out how to do it before?

Now is a great time to point you to one of the easiest ways to find
information on problems you may be having and solutions others have found:

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html

(Although - I *cannot* recommend it - I can tell you how.)

Get TweakUI and use it to setup an automatic logon.

Automatic Logons:
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Microsoft method:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231
(Essentially the same... but different place:
http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/13/ )


Microsoft Method 2:
TweakUI from:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx


control userpasswords2 method:
1) Go to the Start Menu and the Run box.
2) Type in the following:

control userpasswords2

now click OK
3) In the new Windows that appears select the account you wish to make the
primary logon.
Now uncheck the "Users must enter a username and password..." box.
4) Hit Apply and a dialog box will appear asking you to confirm the selected
users password.
Click OK when you are done...
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Hopefully that gets you where you are wanting to be.

It is a *good* thing in the user arena to:
1) Have strong passwords.
2) Have more than one administrator level account (with strong passwords).

 

[Jan Bucek]

Shenan Stanley napsal(a):

How'd you do it in Windows 2000?
(It can actually be done the same way... Pretty much.)

In Win2k is the tool "control userpasswords2" accessible in "Start -
Settings - ...", In WinXP it is not, you have to call it manually and
this is that I have asked for.

 

[Jan Bucek]

Malke napsal(a):

Starting XP I want to log a selected user automaticaly. It was simple to
do it in Win2k, but I am not able to find a way to manage it in XP. Is
it possible and if yes how to do it? Thanks in advance.

Very simple.

Start>Run>control userpasswords2 [enter]

Uncheck the option "Users must enter a user name and password to use this
computer". Select a user account to automatically log on by clicking on the
desired account to highlight it and then hit OK. Enter the correct password
for that user account (if there is one) when prompted. Leave it blank if
there is no password (null).

You can also use the free TweakUI Power Toy to do the same thing.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

It works, it is the same dialog box like in Win2k, but "hidden" in XP.
Thanks.