Getting a user to auto login?

I want to boot to the desktop with user: login logging in (no password)

At the moment it gets stuck at the user screen forcing you to chose which
user to login is it not possible to force one of them to login?

[MikeEgan]

Try this...

"To force windows to login you need to drill down to this registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

In that key there are four values that are important:

AutoAdminLogon - A string value. Yes a string value. That is set to 0 or 1. If the value is 1, then the next time windows boots it will attempt to login with the credentials provided in the values shown below.

DefaultUserName - Username used to automatically login with.

DefaultPassword - Password used to automatically login with. Careful here. This is left in the registry unencrypted and easily read by anyone with an administrator account"

Forget these vista computer geek wanabies and listen to a pro how its done:
I made screenshots to help you....

go to run (if you dont have the run command on the start menu, right click
on the start menu
select properties and you will see a customize button, Press that. In the
list there is a RUN put a checkmark on that) see screenshot>>
http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/970/screenie2xe2.jpg

then type> control userpasswords2
See screenshot> http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4...reenie3qb4.jpg

press enter

then uncheck the option that says USERS MUST ENTER A USER.. bla bla
see screenshoy> http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/82/screenie4kh8.jpg

The type the EXACT name of the user you want to autologon and then enter a
password if you have it, if you dont leave it blank see screenshot
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6...reenie5vb5.jpg

Tell me if this helps

"Mike" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:12vgtg03qqs9l75@corp.supernews.com...
>I want to boot to the desktop with user: login logging in (no password)
>
> At the moment it gets stuck at the user screen forcing you to chose which
> user to login is it not possible to force one of them to login?
>

[Steve]

Good info Mike and Krik Jim,

There is an easier solution. There is a Utility called IntelliAdmin. It does the job you want.

It allows you to quickly Enable or Diable Auto Login in Vista.



regards
Steve

"kirk jim" <11@11.11> wrote in message
news:eAW05ipZHHA.1400@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Forget these vista computer geek wanabies and listen to a pro how its
> done:
> I made screenshots to help you....
>
> go to run (if you dont have the run command on the start menu, right click
> on the start menu
> select properties and you will see a customize button, Press that. In the
> list there is a RUN put a checkmark on that) see screenshot>>
> http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/970/screenie2xe2.jpg
>
> then type> control userpasswords2
> See screenshot> http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4...reenie3qb4.jpg
>
> press enter
>
> then uncheck the option that says USERS MUST ENTER A USER.. bla bla
> see screenshoy> http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/82/screenie4kh8.jpg
>
> The type the EXACT name of the user you want to autologon and then enter a
> password if you have it, if you dont leave it blank see screenshot
> http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6...reenie5vb5.jpg
>
> Tell me if this helps
>

Awesome thank you for taking the time out to do this, worked a treat