Add User with no Password in autologin.reg

[edbro]

I want to add myself as a user automatically with useraccounts.cmd and autologin.reg as referenced in the MSFN guide. How do I specify no password? Do I use "DefaultPassword"="" or "DefaultPassword"="*" in the regfile? In the cmd file do I just leave a space after the name; "net user John /add"? Or, should I place a single asterisk there or delete the space all together?

[aknott]

NO

It is not possible to use autologin without a password

You must use one

BTW

if you use autologin why don't you want to put a password to your user

if you use the autologin there is no problem using a password

you'll never have to type it so...

I don't see what's really your problem???

[edbro]

Okay thanks. The one and only user is myself. My current setup does not require a password and I also have it set to autologin. This was achieved using TweakUI after install. I just wanted to recreate that during my unattended install. I guess with autologin, having a password is no big deal.

[IcemanND]

NO

It is not possible to use autologin without a password

You must use one

Hmm, seems to work fine for me.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"DefaultUserName"="No Password User"
"DefaultPassword"=""
"AutoAdminLogon"="1"
"ForceAutoLogon"="1"

[aknott]

if it works on yours it's ok,

i was sure (after seeing many posts and www sites) that you had to put a password in the DefaultPassword string

just for the comprehension is the "No Password User" the real string you use or it means a username ?

If I'm wrong happy to learn something new

[edbro]

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"DefaultUserName"="No Password User"
"DefaultPassword"=""
"AutoAdminLogon"="1"
"ForceAutoLogon"="1"

IcemanND,

Is that a space between the quotes for password or should I just put nothing there?

[IcemanND]

"No Password User" can be any valid user name on the machine and there is no space between the quotes.

[creopard]

NO

It is not possible to use autologin without a password

You must use one

Hmm, seems to work fine for me.

here too...

but you can't create accessible network shares in SP2, if you didn't specify a user password before (only worked with SP1). SP2 just allows password protected shares!