On my WinXP Home computer, I believe someone logged in/logged out or changed something.

I used to have it where, I would push the power button, and it would eventually show the desktop without requiring me to login or anything.

Now it always ask me to login, and then boots up, which means I cant just press power, and go do something.

How do I change it back to have it auto login the users on bootup?

To enable this function you need to add several new values to the key below.

Add a new string value named 'DefaultUserName' and set it to the username you wish to automatically logon as.
Add a new string value named 'DefaultPassword' and set this to the password for the user entered above.
Add a new string value named 'DefaultDomainName' and set this to the domain of the user. Ignore this value if the NT box is not participating in NT Domain security.
Add a new string value named 'AutoAdminLogon' and set it to either '1' to enable auto logon or '0' to disable it.
Exit and restart, Windows should not ask for a password and automatically show the desktop of the user.
Note: The password is stored in registry, which means anyone who has access to the machine has access to the password.

Note: You can bypass this function by holding down the SHIFT key during the boot or logoff process.

Note: It is also important to note that if the DontDisplayLastUserName value is enabled, the auto logon feature does not function.



(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
AutoAdminLogon REG_SZ "1"
DefaultUserName REG_SZ "jbloggs"
DefaultPassword REG_SZ "blog123"
DefaultDomainName REG_SZ "BLOGLAND"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon


Settings:
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
Name: AutoAdminLogon
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value: (0=disable, 1=enable)

wow thats way to complicated. all you have to do is go to control panel --> than go to user accounts. --> change accounts --> and than from there choose change password. and all you have to do is make it so there is no password, and than it will automatically log you into windows without a password.

That doesn't work for me. It still asks me for a password. :(

doesn't it have an option to autologin even if you have a password? the only times it doesnt work for me is when i install a program that keeps it from autologging in... apparently Visual Studio .NET disables the autologin thing.

I just downloaded TweakUI off the Microsoft website ( http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/ ... ertoys.asp ).

This little tool made windows XP auto login. It says it can work even if you have multiple accounts, you just need to specify the username/password to autologin with.

All TweakUI does is edit the registry anyway. Yeah, it's a great application, but the end result is the same. It's basically similar to opting for automatic transmission over manual.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, thanks to the guy who provided the regedit instructions, because those happened to be what I was looking for today. =)

decided to try it just now. gonna restart., thanks.

Did you try the registry edit, or the TweakUI? So, how did it turn out?

I like TweakUI, I used it long ago to auto start windows but then I changed my login screen to say "where do you want to hack today"...so you know...had to make it where it shows the login screen heh :P

I prefer automatic over manual when it comes to the registry sometimes...I seem to screw it up more so than not hehe :P