Automatic Logon for Win2KAdvServer 1

[BlindMonk]

Is it possible to have a user automatically log on to Windows 2000 Advanced Server? If so, how?

Warren

 

[jocasio]

BlindMonk:

It is possible:

DISCLAIMER:
MODIFYING REGISTRY CAN CAUSE YOUR SYSTEM TO DIE!!!! USE THE FOLLOWING AT YOUR OWN RISK.....

Now for the pubished hack...

Open regedit and drill down to the following key:
Hkey_Local_Machine\software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Create a new string value called DefaultPassword. Modify this password to be the password of the DefaultUserName (probably Administrator - or who ever the DefaultUserName is).

Next, create a new string value called AutoAdminLogon. Modify it's value to be 1.

Close your regedit and reboot. You should automatically log on when you do.

Please note: this is actually from a KB article at Microsoft for Windows 2000, but it works for Advanced Server (been doing it for my home machine for a while now!)

HTH

jocasio

 

[jocasio]

Forgot to mention in my previous post: If you do this your password will be in plain site (as the DefaultPassword) So use extreme caution with this!

jocasio

 

[BlindMonk]

thanks jocasio! and thanks for the tip on the plain site password.

Warren