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Auto Logon in Win98

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by spiego

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I have a PC that is unmanned, but must be logged onto our network. Currently if the PC is rebooted due to a power failure, someone must login. I would like for it to automatically logon to the network when it boots up. I have specified it to use theWindows logon and then checked the box to save the password on the network logon window. Now when it boots up, it prompts for the windows password, but bybasses the network logon because it is cached. I put in the registry entry of AutoLogon, which does bybass the windows logon screen, but I am unable to see the network. Is there a way to automatically logon through the windows logon and still be able to see the network?

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by spiego

Please refer to Microsoft article Q140709 which talks about password caching. In it, it states to have the local password different than the net logon. I followed the steps in the article, and I was able to boot right into the desktop without entering a password. I was also able to see the network.

by acattr

Windows logon is prompting for a password, because the windows logon password is different from the domain password.

To stop this from happening ever again, delete the %username%.pwd file in the c:\windows directory. this file keeps the windows logon password. reboot. when it starts up it will ask you to confirm your windows password, erase both password and confirm password fields. Windows Logon will now never ever prompt for a password, even if you change the domain password.

by spiego

Please refer to Microsoft article Q140709 which talks about password caching. In it, it states to have the local password different than the net logon. I followed the steps in the article, and I was able to boot right into the desktop without entering a password. I was also able to see the network.

by hbs1

The previous two answers should solve your problem. But if all else fails, try Microsoft's Powertoys for Win98. It has an auto logon feature in its TweakUI module.

by spiego

Please refer to Microsoft article Q140709 which talks about password caching. In it, it states to have the local password different than the net logon. I followed the steps in the article, and I was able to boot right into the desktop without entering a password. I was also able to see the network.

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