SHIFT Key Does Not Override the Automatic Logon Setting

[jeff]

I am trying to set up several Vista machines as kiosks. Under XP,
one could give a defaultpassword, defaultusername, set
autoadminlogon=1 and forceautologon=1 and when the machine rebooted,
or someone logged off, the machine would log right back in. The nice
thing about this was that when I needed to do some administrative
task, I could hold down "SHIFT" and log off of the machine and it
would prompt me for a username and password. This allowed me to
login as administrator and change settings.

Under Vista, these keys do indeed force an auto logon after a reboot
or after someone logs off the machine, but I am unable to use the
"SHIFT" key to access the login box.

On top of that, when the autologon is working, the behavior is not
consistent. It seems if forceautologon=1 (enabled), the machine will
always log back in with the credentials stored in the registry
(defaultpassword, defualtusername). But if forceautologon=0
(disabled), the machine will only autologin after a reboot --
logging out just dumps you to a login screen. Holding down the
"SHIFT" key does not work in any configuration of the forceautologin
setting.

Also, I checked for an IgnoreShiftOverride key in the registry. It
does not exist.


Thanks,

Jeff

 

[Mac]

Not sure if it will help - but try this utility - it may allow you to tweak
something to get the result you desire - if not directly.

Look for RegToy - http://greenfield.kn.googlepages.com/home