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by jgruber

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We have a Win98 machine in our organization that had been set to automatically log onto the network at startup. We can't get rid of it! We've tried reformatting and reinstalling Windows and as soon as we install network access it does it again. I can find instructions in Help on how to turn it on, but not how to turn it off. Any ideas?

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by stillatit

Automatic logon is controlled by a registry key. If you have re-formatted the disk before reinstalling, the key is not in your local registry, but is probably coming from a profile targeting a particular machine name. (It cannot be a profile for a user, since you are not logging in.) Try changing the name of the workstation, or go looking for system policies.

Good luck.

by rennis

run regedit
go to hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\network\realmode

@ auto login, the number should be 00, just remove or delete the entry, it will remove autologin
Ryan

by rennis

run regedit
go to hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\network\realmode

@ auto login, the number should be 00, just remove or delete the entry, it will remove autologin
Ryan

by rennis

run regedit
go to hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\network\realmode

@ auto login, the number should be 00, just remove or delete the entry, it will remove autologin
Ryan

by kelvie

Go into one of the applets under control panel (Tweak UI I think) and look for a Tab that controls network settings. There is an option there that controls the automatic login. Uncheck the appropriate boxes (they're self explanatory) and you should be in business.

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