Automatic logon

I can't remember (and can't find the information in the online Help) how
to log myself in automatically (i.e. without having to enter my
password) when the PC starts up.

I know how to do it in Windows 2000, but the relevant tick box doesn't
seem to be available in XP.

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Herbert Eppel
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Hello:

You can use the following URL:
http://www.updatexp.com/tip14.html

Best regards

"Herbert Eppel" <HE@UK> wrote in message
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>I can't remember (and can't find the information in the online Help) how to
>log myself in automatically (i.e. without having to enter my password) when
>the PC starts up.
>
> I know how to do it in Windows 2000, but the relevant tick box doesn't
> seem to be available in XP.
>
> --
> Herbert Eppel
> www.HETranslation.co.uk
>

On 13.01.2008 13:38 UK Time, Nightlegend wrote:
> Hello:
>
> You can use the following URL:
> http://www.updatexp.com/tip14.html

Splendid, thank you.

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Herbert Eppel
www.HETranslation.co.uk

userpasswords2 has been deprecated in one of the updates, so that link is
not applicable. I suggest trying the registry entry that worked in Win 2K.
(I have not tried this lately)

315231 - How to Enable Automatic Logon in Windows:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;315231


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Mark L. Ferguson
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"Herbert Eppel" <HE@UK> wrote in message
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>I can't remember (and can't find the information in the online Help) how to
>log myself in automatically (i.e. without having to enter my password) when
>the PC starts up.
>
> I know how to do it in Windows 2000, but the relevant tick box doesn't
> seem to be available in XP.
>
> --
> Herbert Eppel
> www.HETranslation.co.uk

And if users are averse to making registy changes manually they can try
Sysinternals' Autologon:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb963905.aspx

John

Mark L. Ferguson wrote:

> userpasswords2 has been deprecated in one of the updates, so that link is
> not applicable. I suggest trying the registry entry that worked in Win 2K.
> (I have not tried this lately)
>
> 315231 - How to Enable Automatic Logon in Windows:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;315231
>
>

On 13.01.2008 14:23 UK Time, Mark L. Ferguson wrote:
> userpasswords2 has been deprecated in one of the updates, so that link is
> not applicable. I suggest trying the registry entry that worked in Win 2K.
> (I have not tried this lately)
>
> 315231 - How to Enable Automatic Logon in Windows:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;315231

Thanks for the further info, but userpasswords2 worked on the brand new
(custom-built) PC I picked up earlier this week.

Does this suggest that it isn't fully up to date?

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Herbert Eppel
www.HETranslation.co.uk

On 13.01.2008 14:36 UK Time, John John wrote:
> And if users are averse to making registy changes manually they can try
> Sysinternals' Autologon:
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb963905.aspx

I'm not afraid of the registry, but thanks anyway for the Autologon link :-)

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Herbert Eppel
www.HETranslation.co.uk

I was guessing that an update did the deprecation, perhaps my system needs
repair. I don't know. Others here might chime in with their experience, to
determine that.

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Mark L. Ferguson
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"Herbert Eppel" <HE@UK> wrote in message
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> On 13.01.2008 14:23 UK Time, Mark L. Ferguson wrote:
>> userpasswords2 has been deprecated in one of the updates, so that link is
>> not applicable. I suggest trying the registry entry that worked in Win
>> 2K. (I have not tried this lately)
>>
>> 315231 - How to Enable Automatic Logon in Windows:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;315231
>
> Thanks for the further info, but userpasswords2 worked on the brand new
> (custom-built) PC I picked up earlier this week.
>
> Does this suggest that it isn't fully up to date?
>
> --
> Herbert Eppel
> www.HETranslation.co.uk