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Logon in NT Server Without entering a password. 1
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Hi, if you download TweakUI:
Then there is a tab in there to set an automatic logon
Then there is a tab in there to set an automatic logon
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ChrisRAnthony
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To enable automatic logons, you will need to make 4 changes to the registry under HKLM\software\Microsoft\Windows Nt\Current Version\Winlogon. These are:
1. Set the DefaultDomainName to the name of the domain you want to logon from. Instead of a domain name you could specify the name of the machine.
2. Set DefaultUserName to the account you want to use when logging on. In this case administrator.
3. Add a Reg_SZ name AutoAdminLogon and set its value to 1.
4. Add a Reg_SZ named DefaultPassword and set ists contents to the password for the account you are using.
However there are several problems with doing this.
Once you have made these changes, the next time you reboot the machine, it will automatically logon with the account you specified.
- you should not use the administrator account wherever possible. In most cases the recommendation is to rename the adminsitrator account, and create another account which has administrator privelages. The reason for this is that a "hacker" will often try to exploit the administrator account when trying to gain access to the system.
- the password is in plain text. If anybody gets access to your registry, they will be able to see this password
1. Set the DefaultDomainName to the name of the domain you want to logon from. Instead of a domain name you could specify the name of the machine.
2. Set DefaultUserName to the account you want to use when logging on. In this case administrator.
3. Add a Reg_SZ name AutoAdminLogon and set its value to 1.
4. Add a Reg_SZ named DefaultPassword and set ists contents to the password for the account you are using.
However there are several problems with doing this.
Once you have made these changes, the next time you reboot the machine, it will automatically logon with the account you specified.
- you should not use the administrator account wherever possible. In most cases the recommendation is to rename the adminsitrator account, and create another account which has administrator privelages. The reason for this is that a "hacker" will often try to exploit the administrator account when trying to gain access to the system.
- the password is in plain text. If anybody gets access to your registry, they will be able to see this password
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Hi there, I use a freeware prog that edits the registry thru a GUI. Works well for us. Here's the link:
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