Single user, single administrator accounts

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Currently I have a working image/machine that powers up and runs, no
need to log on (which is useful because I generally don't have a mouse
or keyboard attached to the machine).

Needless to say, things change.

What I would like to do now is have an administrator account (password
required) and a user account (no password required) where the machine
powers up and logs on as the user automatically and without intervention
unless otherwise interrupted by the administrator.

Powering up as the user and the administrator having to log off in order
to log on may also be option.

Does anyone know if or how I could achieve this?

Thanks.
 
if you have included 'users control panel' in your image then it will
be easy to achieve. Just add another user in your runtime image and
modify the following registry values

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"DefaultUserName"=<put the user name you just created here>
"DefaultPassword"=<put the password>
"AutoAdminLogon"=1

note that you must create a password for the user.
 
zen said:
if you have included 'users control panel' in your image then it will
be easy to achieve. Just add another user in your runtime image and
modify the following registry values

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"DefaultUserName"=<put the user name you just created here>
"DefaultPassword"=<put the password>
"AutoAdminLogon"=1

note that you must create a password for the user.
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Thanks for the rapid follow-up but doesn't this mean the user account
requires a password and the administrator account is password-free?

Also, does the AutoAdminLogon setting log the administrator or default
user on automatically?
 
hi, i realize i need to remove the line >"AutoAdminLogon"=1 ... after i
click the post message button.

The key point is
1) Set a password for Administrator
2) Create a user (in non-administrators group), it can be either
passworded or password-free
3) Set the registry key to make the user as the default login

hope this helps...
 
zen said:
hi, i realize i need to remove the line >"AutoAdminLogon"=1 ... after i
click the post message button.

The key point is
1) Set a password for Administrator
2) Create a user (in non-administrators group), it can be either
passworded or password-free
3) Set the registry key to make the user as the default login

hope this helps...
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....it does, thanks.
 
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