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{XP} Auto Login

By SP1D3R ·
Currently my version of XP comes with a feature that automatically logins into my administrator account upon start up.

I didn't have any particular need for that acct and created another with a set name and password varying from the original account. As such I had removed the original account from the Control Panel(user accounts) and supposedly deleted all the data.

However, now upon start up the system still automatically logs in to the administrator account.

My question is as follows:

First and Foremost: How do I remove this "auto-login" feature and have it set to request password authentication at start up?

Secondly: How is this "auto-login" feature toggled?

3rd: How do I manage afore said feature? (ie switch the account that'll automatically login)

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Fast user switching

by shasca In reply to {XP} Auto Login

In the control Panel under "User Accounts" turn of "fast user switching". see if this gives the desire results.

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FUS: Grayed out

by SP1D3R In reply to Fast user switching

Fast user switching is currently grayed out.. I changeit to using the welcome screen, but I'm still not sure if it won't just bypass it as well. I'm going to activate the welcome screen and see if it works.However i don't know how much of a difference this makes. It's not as intricate as it should be, or as I'd like it to be.

So I'm iffy if it is as what it can be, but idk. I'll try and see, but if anyone else has any further info that they'd wish to devuldge on the subject I'd be happy to hear.

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Uncheck both options

by seanferd In reply to FUS: Grayed out

which will leave you with the classic logon. That's the one which requires you to Ctrl+Alt+Del & enter username & password.

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Already had classic Login b4

by SP1D3R In reply to Uncheck both options

My current actions:
1.Checking the
a)Use Welcome Screen
b)Use fast user switching

showed no avail. Prior to doing so neither were checked. The Use welcome screen was blank, as well as the use fast user switching which was grayed out. All that using the welcome screen aids me in doing is that when it automatically logs into the administrator acct(which I had thought to have deleted through control panel, and as such the only acct that it may automatically login if at all would be my 2nd acct, but it's still there nonetheless) is when I log out of the administrator acct I don't have to enter the 2nd accts user name.

So I'm essentially still stuck.

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Edit Group Policy

by akbar_meerakbarali In reply to {XP} Auto Login

HI
Edit your group policy to ask for password as well as Ctrl+Alt+Del
it will sure solve your problem

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Group Policy

by SP1D3R In reply to Edit Group Policy

Don't have the server toolkit installed, computer is only a client to network. I edited local security policy to enforce a minimum password length, but as control panel/user accts doesn't recognize the administrator acct I'm not sure what to do

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Auto login in Windows XP................

by Peconet Tietokoneet In reply to {XP} Auto Login

!! WARNING. Any change(s) you do in the Registry can make your computer become Unstable OR Non-bootable, so DO A BACKUP before hand.!! You have been warned.

If you set a computer for automatic logon, anyone who can physically gain access to the computer can also gain access to everything that is on the computer, including any network or networks that the computer is connected to. Additionally, if you turn on automatic logon, the password is stored in the registry in plain text. The specific registry key that stores this value is remotely readable by the Authenticated Users group. Therefore, only use this setting if the computer is physically secured and if you make sure that users who you do not trust cannot remotely see the registry.

You can use Registry Editor to add your log on information. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.

2. Locate the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

3. Using your account name and password, double-click the DefaultUserName entry, type your user name, and then click OK.

4. Double-click the DefaultPassword entry, type your password under the value data box, and then click OK.

If there is no DefaultPassword value, create the value. To do this, follow these steps:

1a. In Registry Editor, click Edit, click New, and then click String Value.

2b. Type DefaultPassword as the value name, and then press ENTER.

3c. Double-click the newly created key, and then type your password in the Value Data box.
If no DefaultPassword string is specified, Windows XP automatically changes the value of the AutoAdminLogon registry key from 1 (true) to 0 (false) to turn off the AutoAdminLogon feature.

5. Double-click the AutoAdminLogon entry, type 1 in the Value Data box, and then click OK.

If there is no AutoAdminLogon entry, create the entry. To do this, follow these steps:
1a. In Registry Editor, click Edit, click New, and then click String Value.
2b. Type AutoAdminLogon as the value name, and then press ENTER.
3c. Double-click the newly created key, and then type 1 in the Value Data box.

6. Quit Registry Editor.

7. Click Start, click Restart, and then click OK.

After your computer restarts and Windows XP starts, you can log on automatically.

If you want to bypass the automatic logon to log on as a different user, hold down the SHIFT key after you log off or after Windows XP restarts. Note that this procedure applies only to the first logon. To enforce this setting for future logoffs, the administrator must set the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Value:ForceAutoLogon
Type: REG_SZ
Data: 1
You can also use turn on automatic logon without editing the registry in Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition and in Microsoft Windows XP Professional on a computer that is not joined to a domain. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.

2. In the Open box, type control userpasswords2, and then click OK.

Note When users try to display help information in the User Accounts window in Windows XP Home Edition, the help information is not displayed. Additionally, users receive the following error message:
"Cannot find the Drive:\Windows\System32\users.hlp Help file. Check to see that the file exists on your hard disk drive. If it does not exist, you must reinstall it."

3. Clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" check box, and then click Apply.

4. In the Automatically Log On window, type the password in the Password box, and then retype the password in the Confirm Password box.

5. Click OK to close the Automatically Log On window, and then click OK to close the User Accounts window.

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EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR

by SP1D3R In reply to Auto login in Windows XP. ...

Many thanks

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