Re: Tweak UI Autologon..

Hi Ramesh,

That's why the first line was: This is easier.

Several years ago I messed up big time with my new install of XP. I used
TweakUI\Autologon and somehow used the wrong user. I couldn't find all
kinds of things so I reinstalled XP. At some time later it occurred to me
that I may have logging on as the wrong user.

Hey, I found my notes. This ought to be good for a laugh! Here is a
snipped version.

Some time in February 2004.
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I had Windows XP Home Edition.

I was using Steven Burn's IDSuite to find and remove Index.dat files. I was
using an older version and managed to delete Documents and Settings twice.
Hey, it only took me two times to figure out what I'd done. I would start
in Safe Mode with the Command Prompt and run a modified version of the
run.bat that IDSuite had created. Apparently not modified good enough.
After the first time I did a Repair Install. After the second time I
restored things from my backup CD. Well I didn't have all the Users, but me
and the Administrator where getting along fine.

I reformatted my HD from FAT32 to NTFS and did a clean install of Windows XP
Pro Edition. I am set up to go right to the Desktop, no password. I had
the Administrator Account shown on the Welcome screen. I have TweakUI. The
second day I booted up my machine; the Desktop was gone. SOB! Just the
Recycle Bin, nothing else. Start Menu, toast. I just knew that I had
dumped Documents and Settings again. So I re-installed. I did Windows
Updates, reloaded things, made adjustments, etc. I seem to get a lot of
exercise jumping to conclusions.

I started my machine the next day. Desktop trashed. Start Menu trashed.
!$@#%@#%. For some reason I don't remember I happened to open the Task
Manager. What User Name was listed? Administrator. Huh?? After some
checking I discovered that in TweakUI the Administrator and not Wesley was
listed to Logon. I removed the Administrator from the Welcome screen, which
I think I've seen maybe six times. I now make sure that Start Menu stuff
gets loaded to All Users.
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That was the last time that I reinstalled XP.

From systeminfo.exe...
Original Install Date: 18-Feb-04, 9:34:24 AM

ROTFL I have to learn everything the hard way.

I hope you or someone gets a kick out of this.

It's not everyone that can delete all of Documents and Settings except for
%userprofile% and the Administrator.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:uuNURR3OHHA.2232@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Ramesh, MS-MVP <ramesh@xxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
JD,

Use "control userpasswords2" method posted earlier by Wesley. Here is
more details:

Configure Windows XP to Automatically Login:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/autologon.htm

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

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