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Just as an extra. &nbsp;Sometimes you have to actually set a default password for that user, and put it in the registry as well. &nbsp;It depends on which hotfixes and patches have been installed on your machine.<br />
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Just as an extra.  Sometimes you have to actually set a default password for that user, and put it in the registry as well.  It depends on which hotfixes and patches have been installed on your machine.



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START, RUN<br />
control userpasswords2<br />
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Check, &quot;users must enter a name and passord&quot;, then uncheck and &quot;OK&quot;<br />
A prompt will ask your for the user and password that you want to be the default.
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START, RUN
control userpasswords2

Check, "users must enter a name and passord", then uncheck and "OK"
A prompt will ask your for the user and password that you want to be the default.

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Thank you! This worked exactly as you stated it would. I appreciate the other response as if I had needed a password, it would have been helpful. As it was, your solution was all I needed!
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Thank you! This worked exactly as you stated it would. I appreciate the other response as if I had needed a password, it would have been helpful. As it was, your solution was all I needed!

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I initially had only one user on my Windows XP Pro computer. &nbsp;That user was called &quot;Administrator&quot;. &nbsp;I added a new user, Gary, and set it as an administration. Everytime I reboot my notebook, it auto-logs on (as it should) but with the Administrator user and not &quot;Gary&quot;. &nbsp;Is there some way to &quot;set&quot; the default user logon so &quot;Gary&quot; always logs on automatically instead of &quot;Administrator&quot;?
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I initially had only one user on my Windows XP Pro computer.  That user was called "Administrator".  I added a new user, Gary, and set it as an administration. Everytime I reboot my notebook, it auto-logs on (as it should) but with the Administrator user and not "Gary".  Is there some way to "set" the default user logon so "Gary" always logs on automatically instead of "Administrator"?

How do I set the default logon user in Windows XP?

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.