Problem with Tweak UI to Bypass XP Log On

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MikeF.

I use TweakUI to bypass the XPHome requirement for a log
on password. All worked great until I scheduled CheckDisk
and Defrag for automatic weekly disk maintenance.
Scheduling Defrag required me to enter my password. Now
every time I start up my computer I get a Log On Message
forcing me to enter my password as if I had never set up
TweakUI. I checked TweakUI and it is still set for auto
log on. How do I fix this, or at least turn off the
automatic disk maintenance in hopes TweakUI will work
again.
 
Hi

You can try the following to bypass the Logon screen:

From Start>Run type in

control userpasswords2

then uncheck 'Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer' and click 'Apply'. On the next screen - 'Automatically Log On' - delete the name 'Administrator' from the User name box and enter your account name and then the password in the next two boxes. OK your way out and then reboot your system.


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Will Denny
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| I use TweakUI to bypass the XPHome requirement for a log
| on password. All worked great until I scheduled CheckDisk
| and Defrag for automatic weekly disk maintenance.
| Scheduling Defrag required me to enter my password. Now
| every time I start up my computer I get a Log On Message
| forcing me to enter my password as if I had never set up
| TweakUI. I checked TweakUI and it is still set for auto
| log on. How do I fix this, or at least turn off the
| automatic disk maintenance in hopes TweakUI will work
| again.
 
Thanks, but I looked and it is already unchecked. I guess
TweakUI did that previously.
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Hi

You can try the following to bypass the Logon screen:

From Start>Run type in

control userpasswords2

then uncheck 'Users must enter a user name and password
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to use this computer' and click 'Apply'. On the next
screen - 'Automatically Log On' - delete the
name 'Administrator' from the User name box and enter your
account name and then the password in the next two boxes.
OK your way out and then reboot your system.
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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


"MikeF." <[email protected]> wrote in
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MikeF. said:
Thanks, but I looked and it is already unchecked. I guess
TweakUI did that previously.
Click to expand...

Mike

Kick it! Open TweakUI and remove that option, reboot and then go back and
check that option again. Remove the Scheduled Tasks first, they will always
require a password.
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Hi Mike,

You can perform a registry edit which will allow you to run scheduled tasks without a password. Open
up the registry editor (Start/Run REGEDIT) and navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa and on the right-hand pane double click on
the value named 'limitblankpassworduse' and set the data to '0' (zero)

If the following value does not exist, you can create it by right clicking on an empty space in the
right pane and selecting 'New >> DWORD' and type the name 'limitblankpassworduse' (without quotes).
Set its value to 0.

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Hi Mike,

Running Scheduled Tasks without a password:

For Pro: Start/Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Local Security
Policy/Local Policies/Security options. In the right hand pane (third down).

Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only.
This is enabled by default, disable it.

For Home: Run Scheduled Task without a Password (Line 68)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Troubleshooting the Task Scheduler
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_t.htm#ts

Task Scheduler MS-KB Articles: http://tinyurl.com/3gnjc
 
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