How do I turn off/bypass the log in screen

[outonalimb]

Hope you can help....

I have a standalone laptop with W2K Pro installed and need to know how to turn off the log on screen.

At the moment it prompts for a user name and password. I need it to boot straight into the operating system.

Regards,

 

[bcastner]

The easiest way is to use the free "PowerToy" TweakUI available from the Microsoft Download site.

If you prefer to not use Tweak UI, then you can implement AutoLogon using RegEdit. To do this, click Start, Run, type "regedt32", and press Enter. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon. Double-click DefaultPassword and make sure it contains your current password. Do not enter a new password here. Next, double-click DefaultUserName and make sure it is set correctly -- again, do not make a change here. If you're logging in as administrator, then administrator is what you need in the key.

Finally, double-click AutoAdminLogon and set its value to 1. Choose Registry, Exit and then restart the computer. From this point on, you will not be prompted for logon information.

 

[enkie]

There is a tool from sysinternals named Autologon. Just look for it in their website:

http://www.sysinternals.com

 

[jrbarnett]

Hi,

Another way is to set the administrator password to an empty string.

John