10-25-2007, 03:59 PM
Click Start, Run and type CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2, and click Ok. Select the user account from the list (the account to which you want to automatically logon). Uncheck Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer option, and click Ok. Type the user account password and complete the process.
For Windows XP Home, don't try to auto-login as the built-in Administrator, as you'll receive an error message.
If the computer automatically logs on to the administrator and you want to turn this off, then follow these instructions.
Click on Start, then Run.
Type in "regedit" and click on ok.
From the left side you will see numerous folders. Click on the + to the left of the folders in this order;
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
-> SOFTWARE
-> Microsoft
-> Windows NT
-> CurrentVersion
Then click on Winlogon folder
On the right side, look for autoadminlogon, double click on it. Set the value to 0, click ok. Close out of the registry editor. It should now stop automatically going into the administrator account.
For Windows XP Home, don't try to auto-login as the built-in Administrator, as you'll receive an error message.
If the computer automatically logs on to the administrator and you want to turn this off, then follow these instructions.
Click on Start, then Run.
Type in "regedit" and click on ok.
From the left side you will see numerous folders. Click on the + to the left of the folders in this order;
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
-> SOFTWARE
-> Microsoft
-> Windows NT
-> CurrentVersion
Then click on Winlogon folder
On the right side, look for autoadminlogon, double click on it. Set the value to 0, click ok. Close out of the registry editor. It should now stop automatically going into the administrator account.