Scheduling Windows to reboot & Autologon

J

_ _ J

1)- Reboot:

Create shortcut with the following line in the "Target:" field

%windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -r -t 1 -c "Reboot"


2)- Autologon:

To enable automatic logon of XP HE and XP Pro (not joined to a domain):

- [Start] | Run |
control userpasswords2
[Enter]

- /Users\
[ ] "Users Must Enter A User Name And Password To Use This Computer"
[Enter]

- In the "Automatically Log On" dialog box, type the user name and password for the account to be logged on each time the computer
starts.

- Reboot the computer.

REFERENCE:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315231
"How to Enable Automatic Logon in Windows"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=282866
"HOW TO: Automatically Log On a User Account"


3)- Scheduling:

(Note: This may require a valid password for the Auto-Log-On-User-Account)

Read this...

[Start]
| Help and Support |
Scheduling Tasks
[Enter]
 
G

Guest

When using this method to automate your logon, does it leave your pc wide open as if it didnt have a password at all

Tia!
 
J

_ _ J

Yes, to any person with physical access to your PC!

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Jan

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| When using this method to automate your logon, does it leave your pc wide open as if it didnt have a password at all?

| Tia!
 

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