windows server 2003

[aresgodofwar]

two questions:

1. where is the setting that controls auto-logon? i'd like to switch this to on, so when i need to reboot the server i don't have to wait until it gets to the ctrl alt del screen.

2. is there anything i can do to speed up the shutdown and startup time? it seriously takes 45 minutes to startup!!

[Ge0ph]

You can set the auto login with the "control userpasswords2" command.

As far as the shutdown and startup time, it's a server and should be turned on and left on, that's how servers work. However, my 2003 servers (when I do restart them) only takes a few minutes to restart. I find 2003 boots faster then XP. With out knowing your hardware and what software you are running it's hard to say why it is taking so long.

[aresgodofwar]

well what i think is causing the problem is that i have AD, DNS and Exchange installed because im trying to setup an email server.

i just uninstalled the stuff im not using. sharepoint, sql, iis, etc.

i think that may speed things up.

can you elaborate on that command? i've never seen it before and don't know how it works.

[prathapml]

can you elaborate on that command? i've never seen it before and don't know how it works.

Simply type

control userpasswords2

into Start>Run and execute it. The power of the applet may not immediately be obvious, but have a good look at it and you will be able to do lots of things with it.

An easier way:

Download TweakUI 2.10 for WS2k3 from here (147 KB).

Run it, and use these menu outlines-

Tweak UI > Logon > Autologon > Enable.

Does it help?

[aresgodofwar]

i'll use the tweakui. i did type that command at the run line, but nothing happened and i got lots of disk activity. i let it go for 10-15 minutes, and ended task on it. i didn't know what it was doing or if it was locked up? anyways, thanks for the help guys.

[aresgodofwar]

neither one of those worked. oh well.

anyone know how to do that in windows 2000 adv server?