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by hungleq

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How do you set the automatic logon so that the computer does not stop and wait for you to type in your name and password? I can not use the disable logon option.

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by lemon0309

just go to your accounts manager located in the Control Panel , depending whether which Windows you're running, then choose the option, "automatically logon with this account" The name may be wrong, but very similar in wording.

by zulj

Select Run from the Start Menu and type
control userpasswords2

Turn off the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer option

by zulj

Control userpasswords2 is used in XP. Not sure why it isn't working for you.
But you could edit the registry to enable automatic logon. Goto
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
There should be a string called 'AutoAdminLogon'.
Change this value to 1.
You'll also have to create a string called 'DefaultPassword' and enter in the password for the default user. You can change the user and domain by changing the strings 'DefaultUserName'and 'DefaultDomainName'.

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