Thanks for the responses guys... I created the account I set it to autologon Logon Count (0 for ininite) set to 0 I set it to have a blank password I set it to have a Password Expiration to 0 When I boot, the computer stalls / halts on "Applying Computer Settings" ... I am forced to reboot --- nothing happens! After reboot, I get the message that "Windows could not log you in" and then it defaults to the simple login prompt to login with Administrator. After I login as administrator, I go to User Accounts, and there is no sign of JOE. What is going on? * Yes, I changed the name to DAN instead! *