If you’re sick of having to click a button or enter a password every time Windows XP boots up, there’s a quick and easy way to eliminate this step. It involves editing the Windows registry, though, so you must be careful to follow these directions exactly.
Step1
Click the Start button and select Run. Type “regedit” in the field and click OK.
Step2
Browse to the registry key titled “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon.”
Step3
Double click DefaultUserName and enter your account name. Click OK. Then double click DefaultPassword, enter your current password and click OK. If DefaultPassword does not appear, create the value by clicking the Edit menu, selecting New and then selecting String Value. Name the value as DefaultPassword. Once it’s created, double click Default Password and enter your chosen password.
Step4
Double click AutoAdminLogon and enter “1” in the Value Data box. Click OK. If AutoAdminLogon does not appear, create it using the same method in the step above and set the value as 1.
Step5
Close the Registry Editor and reboot your computer. You should log into Windows automatically.
Step1
Click the Start button and select Run. Type “regedit” in the field and click OK.
Step2
Browse to the registry key titled “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon.”
Step3
Double click DefaultUserName and enter your account name. Click OK. Then double click DefaultPassword, enter your current password and click OK. If DefaultPassword does not appear, create the value by clicking the Edit menu, selecting New and then selecting String Value. Name the value as DefaultPassword. Once it’s created, double click Default Password and enter your chosen password.
Step4
Double click AutoAdminLogon and enter “1” in the Value Data box. Click OK. If AutoAdminLogon does not appear, create it using the same method in the step above and set the value as 1.
Step5
Close the Registry Editor and reboot your computer. You should log into Windows automatically.
