automatic login corporate deployment

[Alex Earl]

At my work we have a lab setup that we require all
computers to logon with the same account. We are using the
deployment tools to create an image of Windows XP
Professional and would like to include this feature (ala
Autologon in Tweak UI). I know it is possible to have the
Administrator autologon the next time the computer is
booted using sysprep.inf file, and I've tried having the
Mini-setup run a registry file in the "Additional commands"
section of the mini setup, but to no avail. Is there
another way to do it? It would even work if I could get a
batch file or something to run only the first time the
Administrator account logged in. Thanks for any help !

Alex

 

[Eric]

-----Original Message-----
At my work we have a lab setup that we require all
computers to logon with the same account. We are using the
deployment tools to create an image of Windows XP
Professional and would like to include this feature (ala
Autologon in Tweak UI). I know it is possible to have the
Administrator autologon the next time the computer is
booted using sysprep.inf file, and I've tried having the
Mini-setup run a registry file in the "Additional commands"
section of the mini setup, but to no avail. Is there
another way to do it? It would even work if I could get a
batch file or something to run only the first time the
Administrator account logged in. Thanks for any help !

Alex
.

Alex, Read the Microsoft KB article 315231.

I also work on an image for the store I support, and they
need autologon and force logon.
I apply the modifiaction to the registry and force an
autologon as mention Microsoft KB article 315231, it work
fine until I ran sysprep and clone my image, went I test
my clone image, the registry modification for the
autologon are gone, Anyone has a trick to force XP to keep
the modification.
One option I have is to export the keys and leave on the
admin desktop, but the won't be too professionel

Eric