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Automatic
Logon to Windows XP
Convenience is one of the major
reasons this tweak has become so popular. However, with convenience
there is a price, and in this case that price is a lack of security.
Due to the way it is implemented, anyone with local or remote access
to the computer can easily navigate to the registry key and find out
your password since it's stored as a plain text string. You've been
warned.
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[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Registry Key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Modify/Create the Value Data Type(s) and Value Name(s)
as detailed below.
Data Type:
String Value // Value Name: DefaultUserName
Setting for Value Data: [Enter the account name to be
automatically logged on]
Data Type:
String Value // Value Name: DefaultPassword
Setting for Value Data: [Enter the account password]
Data Type:
String Value // Value Name: AutoAdminLogon
Setting for Value Data: [0 = Disabled / 1 = Enabled]
Exit Registry
and Reboot
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To avoid the inherent danger
of editing the registry, the same results may be obtained by
using the procedure detailed below.
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Rather than editing the registry and exposing the account
password to such easy scrutiny, I'd suggest downloading a
Microsoft utility called TweakUI and use it to enable automatic
logon.
TweakUI is part of the
Power Toys collection and can be downloaded
here. |
Another secure
method to accomplish the same result is at
Bypass The Windows XP Log On Screen
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