Registry

[Jake]

Is there any way to disable a user account using the registry in Windows XP
Home SP2?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Is there any way to disable a user account using the registry in Windows
XP
Home SP2?

Probably - but why not use the inbuilt tools, e.g.
net user Jake /active:no

 

[Jake]

I'm the same guy with the problem with that lol. Worked out it was Windows
Steady State but even with windows disk protection off it wouldn't work. Very
weird so I thought I'd try everything. I could do it the hard way go "net
user Jake /workstations:none" then hide the account from the Welcome Screen
but I just think it would be interesting to find out exactly what's doing it.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I'm the same guy with the problem with that lol. Worked out it was Windows
Steady State but even with windows disk protection off it wouldn't work.
Very
weird so I thought I'd try everything. I could do it the hard way go "net
user Jake /workstations:none" then hide the account from the Welcome
Screen
but I just think it would be interesting to find out exactly what's doing
it.

I see. Since you cannot prevent the account from being
re-enabled, why don't you create a scheduled task that
runs at boot time and disables the account with the
command I gave you before? It might just work! If it does
not then you could trick it with a delay loop:

@echo off
ping localhost -n 60 > nul
net user jake /active:no

Make sure to schedule the command under a sufficiently
powerful admin account.

 

[Jake]

Works like a charm! Thanks for that!

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Thanks for the feedback. If you can't solve a problem,
try walking around it . . .

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Is there any way to disable a user account using the registry in Windows XP
Home SP2?

No. If a user couldn't access the necessary parts of the registry,
he/she would even be able to log in, much less use the computer.


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