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remove password request

Author
8 Aug 2005 12:22 PM
Garry Kennedy
Hi

I would like to stop win 2000 asking me for a password on boot-up ... i just
leave the password blank and press enter, but i would prefer if win2000
could be made to just bypass this step alltogether

Many thanks

Garry

Author
8 Aug 2005 12:44 PM
Torgeir Bakken (MVP)
Garry Kennedy wrote:

> Hi
>
> I would like to stop win 2000 asking me for a password on boot-up ... i just
> leave the password blank and press enter, but i would prefer if win2000
> could be made to just bypass this step alltogether
>
Hi,

Autologon configuration utility
http://www.sysinternals.com/utilities/autologon.html

Implementing AutoLogon
http://www.svrops.com/svrops/documents/win2000reg.htm#lnk11

HOW TO: Enable Automatic Logon in Windows 2000 (KB234562)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/234562/


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