Problems with the AutoLogon

[TruVue]

I have recently gotten an RIS installation working on our test domain before we go ahead and push our implementation to the live server system. However, I am having a problem with the autologon feature. Previously, when I was only doing an unattended install from a CD, I had fixed the problem, but with the new RIS implementation, autologon fails with an invalid password. you can log in if you do it normally, but I want to get the autologin working so the computer can finish its installs w/o any user intervention.

This is what I have in my ristndrd.sif file (the important parts)

[Unattended]
	UnattendMode=FullUnattended
	OemSkipEula=Yes
	OemPreinstall=Yes
	TargetPath=\WINDOWS
	FileSystem=LeaveAlone
	NtUpgrade=No
	OverwriteOemFilesOnUpgrade=No

[GuiUnattended]
	AdminPassword=44efce164ab921caaad3b435b51404ee32ed87bdb5fdc5e9cba88547376818d4
	EncryptedAdminPassword=Yes
	AutoLogon=Yes
	OEMSkipRegional=1
	TimeZone=%TIMEZONE%
	OemSkipWelcome=1

Do I need to turn off the encrypted password? Is there something left out here? Thanks much and any help is appreciated!

[Fencer128]

Hi,

I've had similar problems. Can you please confirm that it works when the password is unencrypted?

Regards,

Andy

PS - I would clear the password from your post if indeed it is the real one

[TruVue]

It's just a test domain, using nothing but 2-3 year old Dell desktops as win2k and 2k3 servers, not even connected to a network, only a 10/100 hub. We just test stuff on it before using the real servers. I'm not worried about the password

I'll try the non encrypted pw and see what happens.

[TruVue]

Guess windows doesn't seem to like that encrypted password afterall, worked like a charm after I removed it. Thanks for the help

[InTheWayBoy]

That is indeed the problem...you can't AutoLogon with an Encrypted Password...says so in the ref.chm.

[RogueSpear]

The encrypted password, as I understand it, if for joining the computer to the domain.