Default user at startup

[Guest]

When I start my computer the default user is 'Administrator.' In order to
get to my own setup I must log off as Administrator and then log in with my
own user name. How can I change this so it logs in directly to my user name?

I am the only user of this computer. This whole thing began when I set up a
LAN. Before that 'Administrator' never appeared and log in was directly to
my user name.

I hope someone can help!

 

[John John]

How To Enable Automatic Logon in Windows 2000 Professional
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/234562

Autologon for Windows v2.10
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Security/Autologon.mspx

John

 

[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) Make sure you know the password for the
local administrator account before hand.

--

Regards,

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

 

[Guest]

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) Make sure you know the password for the
local administrator account before hand.

--

Regards,

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

When I start my computer the default user is 'Administrator.' In order to
get to my own setup I must log off as Administrator and then log in with
my
own user name. How can I change this so it logs in directly to my user
name?

I am the only user of this computer. This whole thing began when I set up
a
LAN. Before that 'Administrator' never appeared and log in was directly
to
my user name.

I hope someone can help!

I'm having the same problem after setting up a LAN..!!! I don't think that
the regedit hack works because it says at the top of the link instruction
page.. "Preventing the Password Prompt in a Non-Domain System".. Maybe having
a LAN is a DOMAIN sytem..? I don't know, maybe someone with more technical
knowledge can help us out here or at least explain the rules involving
LAN's..

Thanks,

sally~

 

[Dave Patrick]

Yes, believe me it does work.

--

Regards,

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