Changing Startup Account??

[Max]

When my computer boots up, it opens my Administrator account so that I
have to log off and log on to my regular account. How do I get it to
automatically boot to that account?
many thanks!
Max

 

[Andrew Hodes]

In the control panel, open the users and passwords control panel. In there,
check the box that says to prompt for a username and password and then click
ok. After that, open it again, uncheck the box, and when prompted enter the
username and password of the account you want to automatically log in as.

 

[Dave Patrick]

You can run regedit.exe and navigate to;
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
edit the Reg_Sz string values
"DefaultUserName"
and
"DefaultPassword"
to reflect the correct username and password. (note: the password for an
autologon account can not be blank) Also be sure you know the password for
the local administrator account before hand.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| When my computer boots up, it opens my Administrator account so that I
| have to log off and log on to my regular account. How do I get it to
| automatically boot to that account?
| many thanks!
| Max

 

[Max]

You can run regedit.exe and navigate to;
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
edit the Reg_Sz string values
"DefaultUserName"
and
"DefaultPassword"
to reflect the correct username and password. (note: the password for an
autologon account can not be blank) Also be sure you know the password for
the local administrator account before hand.

Thank you for your response. Andrew's method worked so I am
satisfied. I'm surprised that going through the registry would have
required a password for the autologon account.
-Max

 

[Dave Patrick]

Makes no difference how you do it. An account password is required. Glad to
hear it's resolved.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Thank you for your response. Andrew's method worked so I am
| satisfied. I'm surprised that going through the registry would have
| required a password for the autologon account.
| -Max

 

[Max]

Makes no difference how you do it. An account password is required. Glad to
hear it's resolved.

Actually, it didn't require a password.
-m

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Thank you for your response. Andrew's method worked so I am
| satisfied. I'm surprised that going through the registry would have
| required a password for the autologon account.
| -Max