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How to implement autologon for WinXP

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rjkrash

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Oct 31, 2001
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If you havn't done so already, create a user with username and password with the privleges you want the user to have. Then follow the steps below.

A. Click on "Start"
B. Click on "Run" - and type "control userpasswords2"
w/o quotes in text box
C. click OK
D. Select the Users tab (usually already selected)
E. Clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to
use this computer" check box
F. Click "Apply".
G. A dialog will appear that asks you what user name and
password should be used to logon automatically,
H. Supply a Username, Password, and Confirm Password
I. Click "OK".

Next

J. Click on " Start"
K. Open the Control Panel
L. Dbl Click User Accounts
M. Click “Change the way users log on or off”
N. Clear Check box for “Use the Welcome Screen”
O. Clear Check box for “Use Fast User Switching”
P. Click Apply Options.

Note: To change the user that auto logs on repeat steps A - D then check and uncheck the "User must enter ..." then
proceed with Steps E - P. User Must exist. The two rules for success are:
1. Never tell them everything you know.

 
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