However, if for some reason my program doesn't run properly and remove the
userid/password when it's finished then I want to ensure that the password
can't just be read from the registry. Therefore I need to know how to do the
same thing that Tweak UI does and store an encrypted version of the password.
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You can't. The autologon feature expects to see a plaintext password. You're only option would be to write a custom GINA DLL for authentication that would know how to decrypt the stored password.
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"Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:84365F2D-EEF9-409F-85D4-B2813F7F4C6B@microsoft.com...
> I'm writing a program that will accept a userid and password to do an
> autologon after a restart using the following registry entries:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>
> DefaultUserName "your_username"
> DefaultPassword "your_password"
> AutoAdminLogon "1"
>
> However, if for some reason my program doesn't run properly and remove the
> userid/password when it's finished then I want to ensure that the password
> can't just be read from the registry. Therefore I need to know how to do the
> same thing that Tweak UI does and store an encrypted version of the password.
>
> Any ideas?
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Okay. Thanks.
I was hoping the Tweak stored your password in the registry but I wasn't
able to find it.
I read chapter 15 of the MS XP Registry Guide and plan on seting this up
just before the restart and including an entry for the "AutoLogonCount" of 1
so the information is automatically removed after the restart.
"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
> You can't. The autologon feature expects to see a plaintext password. You're only option would be to write a custom GINA DLL for authentication that would know how to decrypt the stored password.
>
> --
> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> http://www.dougknox.com > --------------------------------
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>
> "Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:84365F2D-EEF9-409F-85D4-B2813F7F4C6B@microsoft.com...
> > I'm writing a program that will accept a userid and password to do an
> > autologon after a restart using the following registry entries:
> >
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
> >
> > DefaultUserName "your_username"
> > DefaultPassword "your_password"
> > AutoAdminLogon "1"
> >
> > However, if for some reason my program doesn't run properly and remove the
> > userid/password when it's finished then I want to ensure that the password
> > can't just be read from the registry. Therefore I need to know how to do the
> > same thing that Tweak UI does and store an encrypted version of the password.
> >
> > Any ideas?
>
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"Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2B5A2991-888F-4243-B69E-9F86B7132290@microsoft.com...
> Okay. Thanks.
>
> I was hoping the Tweak stored your password in the registry but I wasn't
> able to find it.
>
> I read chapter 15 of the MS XP Registry Guide and plan on seting this up
> just before the restart and including an entry for the "AutoLogonCount" of 1
> so the information is automatically removed after the restart.
>
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>> You can't. The autologon feature expects to see a plaintext password. You're only option would be to write a custom GINA DLL for authentication that would know how to decrypt the stored password.
>>
>> --
>> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
>> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>> http://www.dougknox.com >> --------------------------------
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>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
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>>
>> "Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:84365F2D-EEF9-409F-85D4-B2813F7F4C6B@microsoft.com...
>> > I'm writing a program that will accept a userid and password to do an
>> > autologon after a restart using the following registry entries:
>> >
>> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>> >
>> > DefaultUserName "your_username"
>> > DefaultPassword "your_password"
>> > AutoAdminLogon "1"
>> >
>> > However, if for some reason my program doesn't run properly and remove the
>> > userid/password when it's finished then I want to ensure that the password
>> > can't just be read from the registry. Therefore I need to know how to do the
>> > same thing that Tweak UI does and store an encrypted version of the password.
>> >
>> > Any ideas?
>>
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Not with my version of Tweak 2.10.0.0. I even did a search from my password
in the registry.
Could it be you've set the registry password some other way?
"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
> TweakUI does store the password in the Registry, un-encrypted.
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>
> DefaultPassword
>
> --
> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> http://www.dougknox.com > --------------------------------
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>
> "Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2B5A2991-888F-4243-B69E-9F86B7132290@microsoft.com...
> > Okay. Thanks.
> >
> > I was hoping the Tweak stored your password in the registry but I wasn't
> > able to find it.
> >
> > I read chapter 15 of the MS XP Registry Guide and plan on seting this up
> > just before the restart and including an entry for the "AutoLogonCount" of 1
> > so the information is automatically removed after the restart.
> >
> > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
> >
> >> You can't. The autologon feature expects to see a plaintext password. You're only option would be to write a custom GINA DLL for authentication that would know how to decrypt the stored password.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
> >> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> >> http://www.dougknox.com > >> --------------------------------
> >> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
> >> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/x [...] onsole.htm > >> --------------------------------
> >> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> >> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
> >>
> >> "Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:84365F2D-EEF9-409F-85D4-B2813F7F4C6B@microsoft.com...
> >> > I'm writing a program that will accept a userid and password to do an
> >> > autologon after a restart using the following registry entries:
> >> >
> >> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
> >> >
> >> > DefaultUserName "your_username"
> >> > DefaultPassword "your_password"
> >> > AutoAdminLogon "1"
> >> >
> >> > However, if for some reason my program doesn't run properly and remove the
> >> > userid/password when it's finished then I want to ensure that the password
> >> > can't just be read from the registry. Therefore I need to know how to do the
> >> > same thing that Tweak UI does and store an encrypted version of the password.
> >> >
> >> > Any ideas?
> >>
>
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This appears to be a bug in TweakUI. When you set the password and click Apply, its actually deleting the DefaultPassword value, instead of setting it. All other settings are applied.
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"Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9F2725D9-1559-43D2-8E0A-25A3247227A8@microsoft.com...
>
> Not with my version of Tweak 2.10.0.0. I even did a search from my password
> in the registry.
>
> Could it be you've set the registry password some other way?
>
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>> TweakUI does store the password in the Registry, un-encrypted.
>>
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>>
>> DefaultPassword
>>
>> --
>> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
>> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>> http://www.dougknox.com >> --------------------------------
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>>
>> "Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2B5A2991-888F-4243-B69E-9F86B7132290@microsoft.com...
>> > Okay. Thanks.
>> >
>> > I was hoping the Tweak stored your password in the registry but I wasn't
>> > able to find it.
>> >
>> > I read chapter 15 of the MS XP Registry Guide and plan on seting this up
>> > just before the restart and including an entry for the "AutoLogonCount" of 1
>> > so the information is automatically removed after the restart.
>> >
>> > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
>> >
>> >> You can't. The autologon feature expects to see a plaintext password. You're only option would be to write a custom GINA DLL for authentication that would know how to decrypt the stored password.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
>> >> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>> >> http://www.dougknox.com >> >> --------------------------------
>> >> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>> >> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/x [...] onsole.htm >> >> --------------------------------
>> >> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>> >> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>> >>
>> >> "Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:84365F2D-EEF9-409F-85D4-B2813F7F4C6B@microsoft.com...
>> >> > I'm writing a program that will accept a userid and password to do an
>> >> > autologon after a restart using the following registry entries:
>> >> >
>> >> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>> >> >
>> >> > DefaultUserName "your_username"
>> >> > DefaultPassword "your_password"
>> >> > AutoAdminLogon "1"
>> >> >
>> >> > However, if for some reason my program doesn't run properly and remove the
>> >> > userid/password when it's finished then I want to ensure that the password
>> >> > can't just be read from the registry. Therefore I need to know how to do the
>> >> > same thing that Tweak UI does and store an encrypted version of the password.
>> >> >
>> >> > Any ideas?
>> >>
>>
"Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9F2725D9-1559-43D2-8E0A-25A3247227A8@microsoft.com...
>
> Not with my version of Tweak 2.10.0.0. I even did a search from my
> password
> in the registry.
>
> Could it be you've set the registry password some other way?
>
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>> TweakUI does store the password in the Registry, un-encrypted.
>>
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>>
>> DefaultPassword
>>
>> --
>> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
>> Display\Security
>> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>> http://www.dougknox.com >> --------------------------------
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>> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/x [...] onsole.htm >> --------------------------------
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>>
>> "Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:2B5A2991-888F-4243-B69E-9F86B7132290@microsoft.com...
>> > Okay. Thanks.
>> >
>> > I was hoping the Tweak stored your password in the registry but I
>> > wasn't
>> > able to find it.
>> >
>> > I read chapter 15 of the MS XP Registry Guide and plan on seting this
>> > up
>> > just before the restart and including an entry for the "AutoLogonCount"
>> > of 1
>> > so the information is automatically removed after the restart.
>> >
>> > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
>> >
>> >> You can't. The autologon feature expects to see a plaintext password.
>> >> You're only option would be to write a custom GINA DLL for
>> >> authentication that would know how to decrypt the stored password.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
>> >> Display\Security
>> >> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>> >> http://www.dougknox.com >> >> --------------------------------
>> >> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>> >> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/x [...] onsole.htm >> >> --------------------------------
>> >> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>> >> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>> >>
>> >> "Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message news:84365F2D-EEF9-409F-85D4-B2813F7F4C6B@microsoft.com...
>> >> > I'm writing a program that will accept a userid and password to do
>> >> > an
>> >> > autologon after a restart using the following registry entries:
>> >> >
>> >> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
>> >> > NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>> >> >
>> >> > DefaultUserName "your_username"
>> >> > DefaultPassword "your_password"
>> >> > AutoAdminLogon "1"
>> >> >
>> >> > However, if for some reason my program doesn't run properly and
>> >> > remove the
>> >> > userid/password when it's finished then I want to ensure that the
>> >> > password
>> >> > can't just be read from the registry. Therefore I need to know how
>> >> > to do the
>> >> > same thing that Tweak UI does and store an encrypted version of the
>> >> > password.
>> >> >
>> >> > Any ideas?
>> >>
>>
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Thanks, Ramesh. :-)
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"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message news:uiS9nZfrFHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> It's stored in a protected area. So does the Userpasswords2 method.
>
> Protecting the Automatic Logon Password:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ [...] ssword.asp >
> --
> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP Shell/User
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org >
>
> "Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9F2725D9-1559-43D2-8E0A-25A3247227A8@microsoft.com...
>>
>> Not with my version of Tweak 2.10.0.0. I even did a search from my
>> password
>> in the registry.
>>
>> Could it be you've set the registry password some other way?
>>
>> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
>>
>>> TweakUI does store the password in the Registry, un-encrypted.
>>>
>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>>>
>>> DefaultPassword
>>>
>>> --
>>> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
>>> Display\Security
>>> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>>> http://www.dougknox.com >>> --------------------------------
>>> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>>> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/x [...] onsole.htm >>> --------------------------------
>>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>>> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>>>
>>> "Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>> message news:2B5A2991-888F-4243-B69E-9F86B7132290@microsoft.com...
>>> > Okay. Thanks.
>>> >
>>> > I was hoping the Tweak stored your password in the registry but I
>>> > wasn't
>>> > able to find it.
>>> >
>>> > I read chapter 15 of the MS XP Registry Guide and plan on seting this
>>> > up
>>> > just before the restart and including an entry for the "AutoLogonCount"
>>> > of 1
>>> > so the information is automatically removed after the restart.
>>> >
>>> > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> You can't. The autologon feature expects to see a plaintext password.
>>> >> You're only option would be to write a custom GINA DLL for
>>> >> authentication that would know how to decrypt the stored password.
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
>>> >> Display\Security
>>> >> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>>> >> http://www.dougknox.com >>> >> --------------------------------
>>> >> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>>> >> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/x [...] onsole.htm >>> >> --------------------------------
>>> >> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>>> >> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>>> >>
>>> >> "Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>> >> message news:84365F2D-EEF9-409F-85D4-B2813F7F4C6B@microsoft.com...
>>> >> > I'm writing a program that will accept a userid and password to do
>>> >> > an
>>> >> > autologon after a restart using the following registry entries:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
>>> >> > NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>>> >> >
>>> >> > DefaultUserName "your_username"
>>> >> > DefaultPassword "your_password"
>>> >> > AutoAdminLogon "1"
>>> >> >
>>> >> > However, if for some reason my program doesn't run properly and
>>> >> > remove the
>>> >> > userid/password when it's finished then I want to ensure that the
>>> >> > password
>>> >> > can't just be read from the registry. Therefore I need to know how
>>> >> > to do the
>>> >> > same thing that Tweak UI does and store an encrypted version of the
>>> >> > password.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Any ideas?
>>> >>
>>>
>
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Excellent! This is the information I was looking for.
Thanks Ramesh.
"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
> It's stored in a protected area. So does the Userpasswords2 method.
>
> Protecting the Automatic Logon Password:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ [...] ssword.asp >
> --
> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP Shell/User
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org >
>
> "Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9F2725D9-1559-43D2-8E0A-25A3247227A8@microsoft.com...
> >
> > Not with my version of Tweak 2.10.0.0. I even did a search from my
> > password
> > in the registry.
> >
> > Could it be you've set the registry password some other way?
> >
> > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
> >
> >> TweakUI does store the password in the Registry, un-encrypted.
> >>
> >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
> >>
> >> DefaultPassword
> >>
> >> --
> >> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
> >> Display\Security
> >> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> >> http://www.dougknox.com > >> --------------------------------
> >> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
> >> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/x [...] onsole.htm > >> --------------------------------
> >> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> >> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
> >>
> >> "Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> message news:2B5A2991-888F-4243-B69E-9F86B7132290@microsoft.com...
> >> > Okay. Thanks.
> >> >
> >> > I was hoping the Tweak stored your password in the registry but I
> >> > wasn't
> >> > able to find it.
> >> >
> >> > I read chapter 15 of the MS XP Registry Guide and plan on seting this
> >> > up
> >> > just before the restart and including an entry for the "AutoLogonCount"
> >> > of 1
> >> > so the information is automatically removed after the restart.
> >> >
> >> > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> You can't. The autologon feature expects to see a plaintext password.
> >> >> You're only option would be to write a custom GINA DLL for
> >> >> authentication that would know how to decrypt the stored password.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
> >> >> Display\Security
> >> >> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> >> >> http://www.dougknox.com > >> >> --------------------------------
> >> >> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
> >> >> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/x [...] onsole.htm > >> >> --------------------------------
> >> >> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> >> >> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
> >> >>
> >> >> "Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> >> message news:84365F2D-EEF9-409F-85D4-B2813F7F4C6B@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > I'm writing a program that will accept a userid and password to do
> >> >> > an
> >> >> > autologon after a restart using the following registry entries:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
> >> >> > NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
> >> >> >
> >> >> > DefaultUserName "your_username"
> >> >> > DefaultPassword "your_password"
> >> >> > AutoAdminLogon "1"
> >> >> >
> >> >> > However, if for some reason my program doesn't run properly and
> >> >> > remove the
> >> >> > userid/password when it's finished then I want to ensure that the
> >> >> > password
> >> >> > can't just be read from the registry. Therefore I need to know how
> >> >> > to do the
> >> >> > same thing that Tweak UI does and store an encrypted version of the
> >> >> > password.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Any ideas?
> >> >>
> >>
>
>
"Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3A0532DE-7073-4464-9B8B-684E8B4AD591@microsoft.com...
>
> Excellent! This is the information I was looking for.
>
> Thanks Ramesh.
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>> It's stored in a protected area. So does the Userpasswords2 method.
>>
>> Protecting the Automatic Logon Password:
>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ [...] ssword.asp >>
>> --
>> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP Shell/User
>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org >>
>>
>> "Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:9F2725D9-1559-43D2-8E0A-25A3247227A8@microsoft.com...
>> >
>> > Not with my version of Tweak 2.10.0.0. I even did a search from my
>> > password
>> > in the registry.
>> >
>> > Could it be you've set the registry password some other way?
>> >
>> > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
>> >
>> >> TweakUI does store the password in the Registry, un-encrypted.
>> >>
>> >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
>> >> NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>> >>
>> >> DefaultPassword
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
>> >> Display\Security
>> >> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>> >> http://www.dougknox.com >> >> --------------------------------
>> >> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>> >> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/x [...] onsole.htm >> >> --------------------------------
>> >> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>> >> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>> >>
>> >> "Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message news:2B5A2991-888F-4243-B69E-9F86B7132290@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Okay. Thanks.
>> >> >
>> >> > I was hoping the Tweak stored your password in the registry but I
>> >> > wasn't
>> >> > able to find it.
>> >> >
>> >> > I read chapter 15 of the MS XP Registry Guide and plan on seting
>> >> > this
>> >> > up
>> >> > just before the restart and including an entry for the
>> >> > "AutoLogonCount"
>> >> > of 1
>> >> > so the information is automatically removed after the restart.
>> >> >
>> >> > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> You can't. The autologon feature expects to see a plaintext
>> >> >> password.
>> >> >> You're only option would be to write a custom GINA DLL for
>> >> >> authentication that would know how to decrypt the stored password.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
>> >> >> Display\Security
>> >> >> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>> >> >> http://www.dougknox.com >> >> >> --------------------------------
>> >> >> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>> >> >> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/x [...] onsole.htm >> >> >> --------------------------------
>> >> >> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>> >> >> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> >> message news:84365F2D-EEF9-409F-85D4-B2813F7F4C6B@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > I'm writing a program that will accept a userid and password to
>> >> >> > do
>> >> >> > an
>> >> >> > autologon after a restart using the following registry entries:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
>> >> >> > NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > DefaultUserName "your_username"
>> >> >> > DefaultPassword "your_password"
>> >> >> > AutoAdminLogon "1"
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > However, if for some reason my program doesn't run properly and
>> >> >> > remove the
>> >> >> > userid/password when it's finished then I want to ensure that the
>> >> >> > password
>> >> >> > can't just be read from the registry. Therefore I need to know
>> >> >> > how
>> >> >> > to do the
>> >> >> > same thing that Tweak UI does and store an encrypted version of
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > password.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Any ideas?
>> >> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
"Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message
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Thanks, Ramesh. :-)
--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com --------------------------------
Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/x [...] onsole.htm --------------------------------
Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message
news:uiS9nZfrFHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> It's stored in a protected area. So does the Userpasswords2 method.
>
> Protecting the Automatic Logon Password:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ [...] ssword.asp >
> --
> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP Shell/User
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org >
>
> "Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> news:9F2725D9-1559-43D2-8E0A-25A3247227A8@microsoft.com...
>>
>> Not with my version of Tweak 2.10.0.0. I even did a search from my
>> password
>> in the registry.
>>
>> Could it be you've set the registry password some other way?
>>
>> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
>>
>>> TweakUI does store the password in the Registry, un-encrypted.
>>>
>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>>>
>>> DefaultPassword
>>>
>>> --
>>> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
>>> Display\Security
>>> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>>> http://www.dougknox.com >>> --------------------------------
>>> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>>> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/x [...] onsole.htm >>> --------------------------------
>>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>>> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>>>
>>> "Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>> message news:2B5A2991-888F-4243-B69E-9F86B7132290@microsoft.com...
>>> > Okay. Thanks.
>>> >
>>> > I was hoping the Tweak stored your password in the registry but I
>>> > wasn't
>>> > able to find it.
>>> >
>>> > I read chapter 15 of the MS XP Registry Guide and plan on seting this
>>> > up
>>> > just before the restart and including an entry for the
>>> > "AutoLogonCount"
>>> > of 1
>>> > so the information is automatically removed after the restart.
>>> >
>>> > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> You can't. The autologon feature expects to see a plaintext
>>> >> password.
>>> >> You're only option would be to write a custom GINA DLL for
>>> >> authentication that would know how to decrypt the stored password.
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
>>> >> Display\Security
>>> >> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>>> >> http://www.dougknox.com >>> >> --------------------------------
>>> >> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>>> >> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/x [...] onsole.htm >>> >> --------------------------------
>>> >> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>>> >> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>>> >>
>>> >> "Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>> >> message news:84365F2D-EEF9-409F-85D4-B2813F7F4C6B@microsoft.com...
>>> >> > I'm writing a program that will accept a userid and password to do
>>> >> > an
>>> >> > autologon after a restart using the following registry entries:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
>>> >> > NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>>> >> >
>>> >> > DefaultUserName "your_username"
>>> >> > DefaultPassword "your_password"
>>> >> > AutoAdminLogon "1"
>>> >> >
>>> >> > However, if for some reason my program doesn't run properly and
>>> >> > remove the
>>> >> > userid/password when it's finished then I want to ensure that the
>>> >> > password
>>> >> > can't just be read from the registry. Therefore I need to know how
>>> >> > to do the
>>> >> > same thing that Tweak UI does and store an encrypted version of the
>>> >> > password.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Any ideas?
>>> >>
>>>
>
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?)
I have one more little question. I'm trying to do all this from VB .Net and
when I try to setup a reference to "advapi32.dll" it gives me this error:
A reference to c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll could not be added. This
is not a valid assemble or COM component. ....
Do I need to use C to get this to work. I don't have C on my PC.
How do I reference
"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
> Glad that helped, Larry.
>
> --
> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP Shell/User
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org >
>
> "Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3A0532DE-7073-4464-9B8B-684E8B4AD591@microsoft.com...
> >
> > Excellent! This is the information I was looking for.
> >
> > Thanks Ramesh.
> >
> > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
> >
> >> It's stored in a protected area. So does the Userpasswords2 method.
> >>
> >> Protecting the Automatic Logon Password:
> >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ [...] ssword.asp > >>
> >> --
> >> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
> >> Windows XP Shell/User
> >> http://windowsxp.mvps.org > >>
> >>
> >> "Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> message
> >> news:9F2725D9-1559-43D2-8E0A-25A3247227A8@microsoft.com...
> >> >
> >> > Not with my version of Tweak 2.10.0.0. I even did a search from my
> >> > password
> >> > in the registry.
> >> >
> >> > Could it be you've set the registry password some other way?
> >> >
> >> > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> TweakUI does store the password in the Registry, un-encrypted.
> >> >>
> >> >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> >> >> NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
> >> >>
> >> >> DefaultPassword
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
> >> >> Display\Security
> >> >> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> >> >> http://www.dougknox.com > >> >> --------------------------------
> >> >> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
> >> >> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/x [...] onsole.htm > >> >> --------------------------------
> >> >> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> >> >> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
> >> >>
> >> >> "Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> >> message news:2B5A2991-888F-4243-B69E-9F86B7132290@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Okay. Thanks.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I was hoping the Tweak stored your password in the registry but I
> >> >> > wasn't
> >> >> > able to find it.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I read chapter 15 of the MS XP Registry Guide and plan on seting
> >> >> > this
> >> >> > up
> >> >> > just before the restart and including an entry for the
> >> >> > "AutoLogonCount"
> >> >> > of 1
> >> >> > so the information is automatically removed after the restart.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> You can't. The autologon feature expects to see a plaintext
> >> >> >> password.
> >> >> >> You're only option would be to write a custom GINA DLL for
> >> >> >> authentication that would know how to decrypt the stored password.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
> >> >> >> Display\Security
> >> >> >> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> >> >> >> http://www.dougknox.com > >> >> >> --------------------------------
> >> >> >> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
> >> >> >> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/x [...] onsole.htm > >> >> >> --------------------------------
> >> >> >> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> >> >> >> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "Larry Williams" <LarryWilliams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> >> >> message news:84365F2D-EEF9-409F-85D4-B2813F7F4C6B@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >> > I'm writing a program that will accept a userid and password to
> >> >> >> > do
> >> >> >> > an
> >> >> >> > autologon after a restart using the following registry entries:
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
> >> >> >> > NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > DefaultUserName "your_username"
> >> >> >> > DefaultPassword "your_password"
> >> >> >> > AutoAdminLogon "1"
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > However, if for some reason my program doesn't run properly and
> >> >> >> > remove the
> >> >> >> > userid/password when it's finished then I want to ensure that the
> >> >> >> > password
> >> >> >> > can't just be read from the registry. Therefore I need to know
> >> >> >> > how
> >> >> >> > to do the
> >> >> >> > same thing that Tweak UI does and store an encrypted version of
> >> >> >> > the
> >> >> >> > password.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Any ideas?
> >> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
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