how to make only 1 user on vista

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before this i try to install vista on my machine. and for sure in that time
we need to create user (adminstrator) before we start using the vista. after
that, i try to keep an image for my vista because if anything happen, it will
be more easier to me. then, i try to image on my machine again. but, there
already have i user which mean the administrator that i create during the 1st
installation. so, when i do the image, i need to put the different user name
because the user name that i try to create already exist. so that will create
2 different user when imaging is done. is there any way how to delete the 1st
user? so when imaging is done, it will only 1 user (new user) and the windows
will be automatically show the desktop. (i know how to delete from control
panel>user account). actually this is for my client. please.... help me...
 
You can go to Start > Accessories > Run and type (without quotes) 'control
userpasswords2' and unselect Users must enter a user name and password to
use this computer. That will allow you to start to desktop with a selected
user.
 
elle_elyana said:
before this i try to install vista on my machine. and for sure in that
time
we need to create user (adminstrator) before we start using the vista.
after
that, i try to keep an image for my vista because if anything happen,
it will
be more easier to me. then, i try to image on my machine again. but,
there
already have i user which mean the administrator that i create during
the 1st
installation. so, when i do the image, i need to put the different
user name
because the user name that i try to create already exist. so that will
create
2 different user when imaging is done. is there any way how to delete
the 1st
user? so when imaging is done, it will only 1 user (new user) and the
windows
will be automatically show the desktop. (i know how to delete from
control
panel>user account). actually this is for my client. please.... help
me...
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When you take the image of the system, are you using sysprep to reseal
the image? If so, are you using an unattend.xml to control the
"unsealing" / "out of box experience"? If you are, post a copy of the
file - there may be something that can be set to do what you want.

Regards,

Dave
 
this is my autounattend.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
<settings pass="windowsPE">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup"
processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35"
language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS"
xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<DiskConfiguration>
<Disk wcm:action="add">
<CreatePartitions>
<CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
<Order>1</Order>
<Size>230000</Size>
<Type>Primary</Type>
</CreatePartition>
</CreatePartitions>
<ModifyPartitions>
<ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
<Active>true</Active>
<Extend>false</Extend>
<Format>NTFS</Format>
<Label>OS_Install</Label>
<Letter>C</Letter>
<Order>1</Order>
<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
</ModifyPartition>
</ModifyPartitions>
<DiskID>0</DiskID>
<WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
</Disk>
<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
</DiskConfiguration>
<ImageInstall>
<OSImage>
<InstallTo>
<DiskID>0</DiskID>
<PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
</InstallTo>
<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
</OSImage>
</ImageInstall>
<UserData>
<ProductKey>
<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
</ProductKey>
<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
</UserData>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE"
processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35"
language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS"
xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<SetupUILanguage>
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
</SetupUILanguage>
<InputLocale>0409:00000409</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
<UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback>
<UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="oobeSystem">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup"
processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35"
language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS"
xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<OOBE>
<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
<ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>
<SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE>
<SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>
</OOBE>
<AutoLogon>
<Password>
<Value>UABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</Password>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<LogonCount>5</LogonCount>
<Username>Administrator</Username>
</AutoLogon>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="specialize">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup"
processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35"
language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS"
xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<OEMInformation>
<Logo></Logo>
<Manufacturer></Manufacturer>
<Model></Model>
<SupportURL></SupportURL>
</OEMInformation>
</component>
</settings>
<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="catalog:c:/documents and
settings/mainuser/desktop/install_windows vista homepremium.clg"
xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>
 
elle_elyana said:
this is my autounattend.xml
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Not quite what I was looking for - that appears to be the file used for
the initial setup of Vista, not the one that would be used during the
resealing of the image. If you are resealing the image and know what
the user name is that was created during the initial startup of Vista,
you can have a section in the .xml used in the resealing process that
changes the original user so that you don't have to create a new one.

Or, you can just live with the 2nd user and use Dustin's suggestion to
change Vista's login behavior.

Regards,

Dave
 
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