Auto Startup to same user that did previous shutdown

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Dick Cutting

I have a win2K system that has three users.

1. Admin with password -- Enabled
2 Guest -Disabled
3. JoeX - no password required -- Enabled - member of Administrators group

I have the "Users must use a user name and password to use this computer"
NOT checked.

When the system boots up, it shows the logon box where you select a user and
enter a password if one was set up. By default the box always shows "Admin"
at bootup. I have to change it to (select) JoeX user and since there is no
password required just click OK and you're off and running. JoeX does the
full shutdown and the next time it boots up I want it to just run under his
name and not come up showing the "Admin" in the logon box. Any way to just
boot up to JoeX as the "default" since he was the last to shut down??

Thanks
 
You can run regedit.exe and navigate to;
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
edit the Reg_Sz string values
"DefaultUserName"
and
"DefaultPassword"
to reflect the correct username and password.
 
We'll give that a try. Thanks for the information.

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Regards,
Dick





Dave Patrick said:
You can run regedit.exe and navigate to;
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
edit the Reg_Sz string values
"DefaultUserName"
and
"DefaultPassword"
to reflect the correct username and password.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

Dick Cutting said:
I have a win2K system that has three users.

1. Admin with password -- Enabled
2 Guest -Disabled
3. JoeX - no password required -- Enabled - member of Administrators group

I have the "Users must use a user name and password to use this computer"
NOT checked.

When the system boots up, it shows the logon box where you select a user and
enter a password if one was set up. By default the box always shows "Admin"
at bootup. I have to change it to (select) JoeX user and since there is no
password required just click OK and you're off and running. JoeX does the
full shutdown and the next time it boots up I want it to just run under his
name and not come up showing the "Admin" in the logon box. Any way to just
boot up to JoeX as the "default" since he was the last to shut down??

Thanks
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