user password on boot up

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I have tried to use the command "control userpasswords2" but can't get
it to do what I want.
I have several XP pro systems that I want to allow certain people to
be able to boot up with out having to click on anything or requiring a
password entry. At the same time I have several people I want them to
have to enter a password on boot up.
Can anyone tell me how I can accomplish this small task.
Thanks for the help.


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I have tried to use the command "control userpasswords2" but can't get
it to do what I want.
I have several XP pro systems that I want to allow certain people to
be able to boot up with out having to click on anything or requiring a
password entry. At the same time I have several people I want them to
have to enter a password on boot up.
Can anyone tell me how I can accomplish this small task.
Thanks for the help.


Dan (Still going in circles)
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One or the other I'm afraid. You either have 'em or you don't.

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Not such a small task. From what I understand of your question, you want
some users to use the Welcome Screen (or Windows Logon) and some not to use
it. The question is "how would the system know who is booting up the
system?"

But, you can password protect some user profiles, while others have no login
password.

Or perhaps we just don't understand what you are asking? :)

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I have tried to use the command "control userpasswords2" but can't get
it to do what I want.
I have several XP pro systems that I want to allow certain people to
be able to boot up with out having to click on anything or requiring a
password entry. At the same time I have several people I want them to
have to enter a password on boot up.
Can anyone tell me how I can accomplish this small task.
Thanks for the help.


Dan (Still going in circles)
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If you want both, you're going to have to have the welcome screen displayed
(or the classic log on screen). Users that don't require a password should
leave the password field blank and simply click on their name (or the green
arrow to the right of their name/password area) to get to the desktop. The
others will have to enter a password and then click.

Control userpasswords2 is of no use to you with the goal you want to
achieve. It is more effective on a single user setup.

So you would revert control userpasswords2 back to "users must enter a
password." The users that have "no" password are actually using what's
called a "null password" - a password that contains no characters.
 
I'm not sure with the pro version but using tweak ui handles things easier
when you want to make changes with the passwords. It might have something for
'other users' but I'd have to check. It helped me a lot after installing the
Net Framework and I constantly had to log on because it creates another
account actually. There is also a way of 'bypassing' the logon - again, I'd
have to check because I can't really remember exactly what it is but holding
the shift key down and ? - I'll find out and post back.
 
I'm not sure with the pro version but using tweak ui handles things easier
when you want to make changes with the passwords. It might have something for
'other users' but I'd have to check. It helped me a lot after installing the
Net Framework and I constantly had to log on because it creates another
account actually. There is also a way of 'bypassing' the logon - again, I'd
have to check because I can't really remember exactly what it is but holding
the shift key down and ? - I'll find out and post back.
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You're remembering correctly. Holding the shift key down during startup,
forces a stop at the welcome screen where other users can log on. However,
if you have a system setup where you want to enforce passwords for some
users, they could just let the system boot and automatically log on
"whoever" that is setup for and have complete access.

Need the welcome screen or logon screen back to accommodate a mixture of
users that do and do not use passwords.
 
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