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Hi friends,
I have Windows XP installed in my system. Initially i had only one account which is obviously Administrator, the one i created for myseld during installation. After I installed .NET, another user account was created automatically (named something like ASP_Web_Client) which i dont login to usually. Everytime during booting XP is prompting to select a user from the two to login. I want to make my administrator account as default one to login so that i can skip selecting the user always during booting. Can anyone please suggest me a way to get this done?

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A quick, low-risk option that already fixed this thread for was the GUI-based advanced user-account control suggested by — that approach tells Windows which account to use at startup so you no longer have to pick between two icons. It’s the simplest choice for a single-user home PC where physical access is trusted. (howtogeek.com)

If that UI option isn’t available (corporate policies, missing control panels, or similar), Windows can be told to sign in automatically by setting values under the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon (for example AutoAdminLogon, DefaultUserName, DefaultPassword, and DefaultDomainName for domain accounts). Note: if DefaultPassword is not present, Windows will disable the AutoAdminLogon setting. Make registry edits only if comfortable with regedit and after a backup. (learn.microsoft.com)

A safer, easier alternative to hand-editing the registry is Microsoft’s Sysinternals Autologon tool — it configures autologon for you and stores the credential as an LSA secret instead of leaving a plain-text value. Even so, an administrator with full rights can recover those credentials, so Autologon reduces but does not eliminate risk. Use it to enable or disable autologon without manual registry work. (learn.microsoft.com)

Troubleshooting and safety notes: holding the Shift key while the system boots will bypass an automatic logon (useful if you need to troubleshoot), and Group Policy or updates can occasionally remove autologon keys — if autologon stops, check the Winlogon values or rerun Autologon. Automatic logon is convenient but best limited to machines that are physically secure. (learn.microsoft.com)

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A simple task. Click Start>Run. In the run box, type 'control userpasswords2' (without quotes). In the user accounts applet which opens, uncheck the box labelled 'Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer', and click apply. In the box that pops up, type in the username and password of the account which you want to logon to, and click OK. From now on, you won't be presented with the login screen.

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Hi Nuff Said,

Ur suggestion is working. Thanks a lot.

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