control userpasswords2

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How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315231

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Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/window...

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"Lorna" wrote:

| Hi!
|
| I need to know how the "control userpasswords2" utility works; we use a
| security template and we need to know what parameters the utiliy changes. I
| know that it changes two parameters in the registry:
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
| NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AutoAdminLogon
|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
| NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\DefaultUserName
|
| But:
| 1-what other registry keys does it changes?
| 2-where does it store the password?
|
| Thanks a lot!
|
| Lorna.

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Lorna wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I need to know how the "control userpasswords2" utility works; we use a
> security template and we need to know what parameters the utiliy changes. I
> know that it changes two parameters in the registry:
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
> NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AutoAdminLogon
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
> NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\DefaultUserName
>
> But:
> 1-what other registry keys does it changes?
> 2-where does it store the password?
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
> Lorna.

You should also read about how to set up a protected password in the LSA
secrets area:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/libr...

In order to see the contents of this area in the registry (while
developing) you must change the permissions of HKLM\SECURITY to allow
read access to Administrators (or only to yourself)

Eduardo