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how to bypass the logon screen at the start of vista multi users.

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Short clarification: Windows Vista can be configured to sign in automatically to a single, specified account even when other user accounts exist. That will bypass the welcome/logon screen for that account, but it also means you lose the ability to pick a different user at boot. is correct if the goal is to keep multi-user selection available; automatic sign‑in and presenting the list of accounts are mutually exclusive.

About the method and security: pointed to the usual UI tweak to enable auto sign‑in. That approach works, but it ends up leaving the account password accessible in the registry. For a safer setup use the Microsoft Sysinternals Autologon utility — it configures automatic logon while protecting the stored credential with Windows security APIs instead of leaving it in plain text. The tool is small, official, and simple to use; it is the recommended option for unattended sign‑in on machines that must auto-start to a single account. See the download and details here: Sysinternals Autologon

Cautions and troubleshooting: automatic logon is not appropriate for laptops or shared/public machines. On domain‑joined PCs Group Policy can block or overwrite autologon settings. If autologon stops working, verify the account/password didn’t change, check for domain policies, and use Autologon to disable or reconfigure the setting rather than hand‑editing registry values.

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how to bypass the logon screen at the start of vista multi users.

Not sure what you're expecting to achieve here. If you mean the Auto Logon feature you have when you have a single-account (without PW) installation, that simply is not possible when you have multiple accounts. Windows won't do it, as that would make logging into other accounts at start-up impossible.

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or you could go to Start > Run and type in control userpasswords2. ON the next screen, uncheck the "Users must enter a user name and password to use the computer" checkbox and click Apply. On the next popup, enter the username and password of the account you want to use and click OK. Windows will now not present the log on screen and will log you in to the specified account.

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