Re: Xp pro and Auto logon

From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 01/30/05 

Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 08:41:31 -0500

Hi,

Doing that would defeat the purpose of having a user account password. 

-- 
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"Karl" <karl@yahoo.fr> wrote in message 
news:41fcdbe5$0$31058$626a14ce@news.free.fr...
> Hi Rick
> Thank you very much for your fast answer.
> I thaught that password could be stored for each of the users then by
> clicking on the userid icon you will select the corresponding 
> user/password
> couple.
> I have some concerns to disable passwords and allow connections to 
> Internet.
> Tkanks anyway :-)
>
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> a écrit dans le message de
> news:u60gGusBFHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Karl,
>>
>> It's not possible for the simple reason that if each user was set to
>> autologon then how would the system know which one to use when booted?
> Pick
>> one at random? If you just want to click on the user icons, then the 
>> users
>> will need to remove their individual passwords.
>>
>> -- 
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Karl" <karl@yahoo.fr> wrote in message
>> news:41fcd6b3$0$31049$626a14ce@news.free.fr...
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I've seen several posts on the autologon with Xp but can't really find
> the
>> > answer to my question.
>> > Under XP Pro I have 3 accounts created
>> > The Welcome screen is used with Icons for the login
>> > All the userids have their own passwords, not really for a security
>> > problem
>> > between each of them but more to be connected with a userid/password
> when
>> > connected to network or Internet.
>> > But Now When I try the autologon function with Tweak or "control
>> > userpasswords2" I'm losing the multi user as the PC is connecting
> directly
>> > with one userid/password.
>> > So my question is : Is there a way to have a autologon for each users 
>> > on
>> > the
>> > platform ?
>> >
>> > Thank you very much for your help.
>> > Karl
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

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