turn on automatic logon in windows 98

[jmc]

In Windows 98, how do I turn on automatic logon in windows 98 using regedit?

 

[Jeff Richards]

Do you mean automatic entry of the username and password, or do you mean
by-passing the username and password dialogue entirely?

You can get rid of the username and password dialogue by following the
procedure here.
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article04-103

You can create an automatic entry of username and password by setting these
registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
AutoAdminLogon 1 (string)
DefaultPassword <password> (string)
DefaultUserName <username> (string)

This is the way that Tweakui does it.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"jmc" <jmc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> In Windows 98, how do I turn on automatic logon in windows 98 using
> regedit?

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

Do you:

1. Have a username and password for networking compatibility with later
versions of Windows, and not want to have to input them in order to log on
to the machine?
OR
2. You simply don't want to have to input username and/or password to log on
to your non-networked machine?

If it's 1., you can try going to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Network\Real
Mode Net

Add a Value named "Autologon", d-click it and make it "1" (one). Note,
however, that this may cause several problems:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/188480

If your issue is 2., above, then see here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/152104

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"jmc" <jmc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> In Windows 98, how do I turn on automatic logon in windows 98 using
> regedit?