Autologin not working correctly...

[zedox]

Hey all,

I changed the administrators name to my name using nLite and now windows trys to log onto the administrator account even though it doesnt exist! So autologin isnt working.

How can I fix this!? PLEASE!?

[BoardBabe]

Please post your winnt.sif and the method you are using to create your admin account.

[Anderz]

My guess is that you still have these settings in your WINNT.SIF file:

[GuiUnattended]
	AdminPassword		= YourPassword
	EncryptedAdminPassword = No
	AutoLogon			  = Yes
	AutoLogonCount	  = 1

It uses Administrator default. I'm not sure if you can specify a different administrator account in WINNT.SIF?

[BoardBabe]

Here is my method for creating admin user with autlogon using a batchfile.

@echo off

: Set username and password (leave blank for non).
set AdminUser=BoardBabe
set AdminPass=

: Adding user.
net user %AdminUser% %AdminPass% /add
net localgroup Administratorer %AdminUser% /add
net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited

: Activate autologon.
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v "DefaultUserName" /d "%AdminUser%" /f
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v "DefaultPassword" /d "%AdminPass%" /f
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v "AutoAdminLogon" /d "1" /f

exit

[Anderz]

You put it in CMDLINES.TXT I assume?

Edit: Yeah ... I saw you mentioned a batch file and of course, that's what I meant... Heheh...

Edited February 6, 2006 by Anderz

[BoardBabe]

No, I put it in a batchfile that is ran from cmdlines.txt

[zedox]

ok here's the winnt.sif.

I dont want to create an additional administrator account. I would like the original one renamed and auto login...

@ Boardbabe

Is this what your script does?

cheers.

[possy_99]

Boardbabe's suggestion creates a new user in the administrator usergroup, this is by far the easiest method.

[BoardBabe]

by far the best one too

[zedox]

Suppose I'll have to use that method then!

Is there no way of using the original administrator account just renamed?

[Anderz]

I use a VBS that renames the Administrator account. Can be run during RunOnceEx for instance. Haven't tested it though - I run it from desktop after installation is completed...

Edited February 6, 2006 by Anderz

[BoardBabe]

If you create a useraccount like I do the Administrator account will not even show.

[zedox]

argh!!!! It's not working!!!

AddUSer.cmd

cmdow @ /HID
@echo off

SET AdminUser=Antonio
SET AdminPass=********

NET user %AdminUser% %AdminPass% /add
NET localgroup Administrators %AdminUser% /add
NET accounts /maxpwage:unlimited

REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v "DefaultUserName" /d "%AdminUser%" /f
REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v "DefaultPassword" /d "%AdminPass%" /f
REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v "AutoAdminLogon" /d "5" /f

EXIT

Just doesn't work

Edited February 9, 2006 by antonio_king

[BoardBabe]

antonio_king: Well it's not the batch file Must be something else...

[zedox]

nlhive.inf and nlite.in_ doesnt contain any autologin information.

I have no other auto login in any batch or registry files!?