Auto Logon Registry

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I have read two things regarding autologon in Windows 2000:

1) the changes to the registry (username / password) are transparent - this
continues from Windows NT.

2) the changes in Windows 2000 are not transparent / can't be determined by
someone at the workstation.

Which is correct?
How can the non-transparent case be accomplished if at all?

Thank you,

Fred

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup (More info?)

In both cases the cleartext password is stored in the registry at;

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Reg_Sz string value
"DefaultPassword"

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

"Fred Marshall" wrote:
| I have read two things regarding autologon in Windows 2000:
|
| 1) the changes to the registry (username / password) are transparent -
this
| continues from Windows NT.
|
| 2) the changes in Windows 2000 are not transparent / can't be determined
by
| someone at the workstation.
|
| Which is correct?
| How can the non-transparent case be accomplished if at all?
|
| Thank you,
|
| Fred
|
|