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Using winnt.sif to create user accounts


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When doing an unattended install of Windows XP Professional/MCE2005, there is an issue when the portion of setup that allows you to setup internet and user accounts is skipped. On Professional based systems, the system defaults to the Administrator account rather than creating an account named "Owner" like home edition does.

For one user, thats no problem, but if you add another user to the PC then the administator account goes back to being hidden on the welcome screen. As a result, I'd like to make my winnt.sif file automatically create a user named "Owner"

Can this be done? If so, how is it done?

Thanks!

-Mike

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You don't create user accounts with WinNT.sif - that would be done either with oobeinfo.inf, or the NET command (put in to a batch command file).

And with the Administrator account - if you ant that to be visible on the welcome screen I would apply a tweak to make that account visible:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList]

"Administrator"=dword:00000001

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