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- supz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5On my work PC I didn't have the option to make the account automatically login, but I downloaded TweakUI from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
And used the auto login option, to get the system to automatically login with my account.
Also, running the Lock command from the Startup group takes pretty long to actually lock up the system, so if someone is quick enough, they could do some damage in the couple seconds between the desktop appearing and the system locking up. I found that starting it from the registry, under HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun made it lock up the system much faster, though there was still a few seconds of open access time.
Very cool digg, though. - Comsamvimes, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'm confused...windows XP automatically goes to a login screen whenever I start up my computer, and I have to enter my password to get in. Is this different somehow?
- Malakin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Quote - "I'm confused...windows XP automatically goes to a login screen whenever I start up my computer, and I have to enter my password to get in. Is this different somehow?"
This loads in your user profile as well and then locks it.
Anyone who thinks this is helpful really needs a new computer :) - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Very nice. I have a lot of things that load after logging in, and this really helps. Dugg++
- heinousjay, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This should only be used in an environment that doesn't require security - in which case locking the machine after login is useless.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1To all you guys saying "Just get a new computer" I have an Athlon64 3400+ with a gig of Corsair TWInX PC3200 and a RAID-0 of 10kRPM 74 gig SATA Raptors. It may only save me 3 seconds, but that's 3 seconds I could use doing something else. I'm not really worried about security, seeing as how my computer is in my room, but I'd rather not wait here for my ATI Media Center, Azureus, iTunes, Konfabulator, and a bunch of services and programs to load on startup.
- Flagg3, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This is not useless. Yes, it is easily bypassed, but so is a regular Windows XP password as well. It's not meant to lock your computer down securely. If someone has complete, and private access to your machine, it's just as simple to use a utility that resets Windows passwords, or the newly discovered bug that allows anyone to bypass security using only a Windows XP install CD.
It's for locking the screen in an office or home environment where all you need is basic security to keep out casual prying eyes. Very handy for many situations. - chazzy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Starting up my computer doesn't bother me much ... sure it takes about 5 minutes to settle down after starting up, but I only do this once every couple of months. Hibernation works great (I do it twice a day) and XP is more stable than most people give it credit for.
- teh_toaster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0One other useful place I see for this other than slowass machines with lots of startup items is for some PC you have that for whatever reason, you can't/won't run an app as a service, and need to be logged in for the program to run. Have one PC do a WOL for the PC with the autologin, the PC starts and so also starts your necessary program, and locks to keep your desktop secure.
- .Steven, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1http://www.geekbb.com.nyud.net:8090/showthread.php?t=494
- DWatch, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I don't think this is meant to be highly secure, but a time saver with a little paranoia thrown in. Most people in an office/cubicle environment will not suddenly pounce on an unsecured PC left unattended, but there are the random pranksters/idiots/backstabbers who will take any opportunity to mess with you. This will allow you (with Fast User Switching enabled in XP) to boot up to your user name and load all your desktop stuff, background apps, systray apps, etc, and then log you out, with all those apps still running in the background, ready for instant access after logging back in.
Before XP I used to do the same thing in 95 and 98, only with a password protected screen saver's scr file. Its not secure, and is easily circumvented, but allows you to grab a cup of coffee in the morning, and not worry too much about the idiot across the cubicle hallway reading your emails before you get back to your desk. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I don't believe so, I think shift only disables auto-run.
- h0dg3s, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0lyph if you're not worried about security why lock-up the computer?
You shouldn't need help locking up a windows machine, just run a few apps.
If you're that paranoid about somebody getting on your system when you walk away set a screensaver with a password. This is useless. - opennet, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0come on get off the security rut- a female bodybulder would crack your head between her legs like a walnut before a login screen is going to stop any self respecting hacker- its true i have no time to waste and i always get rid of the profane and unnecessary. quantitative analysis gentlemen- something this site could use. some kid is in his basement right now coding a better system- you want the algorithms? good luck- see you on the next site.
- pmhesse, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0tomer: you're right, holding the shift key down as windows boots will bypass all items in the startup folder.
"Hold down the SHIFT key during the logon process to prevent the operating system from running startup programs or shortcuts in the following folders..." http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/c29621675.mspx - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0First of all, it's Lyph3. Second, maybe I don't want my little cousins ***** with my computer when I'm not here?
If you think this idea is stupid, don't ***** use it.
But don't say "OMG DIS R DUM, LOL"
I don't go to all your dups of "OMG X-BOX" stories and say "X-Box is lame." do I? - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Ah, the world of short attention spans and impatient geeks get yet another tool that saves precious seconds off of their valuable World of Warcraft time. This is so vital.
- hycotuss, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0>I believe this is called the login screen when you enter your password - how >is this new
nothing but Windows has loaded at that point, once you type your name/PW in it loads your profile and any number of processes that you have deemed to start when you log in.. some people (for whatever reason I don't know) have tons of crap loading at start up, if you have a slow PC this could take a long time..
still no digg - clean your start up "msconfig" - Nik420, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0When I read the headline, I thought it was a way to make your Windows PC lockup when it booted. I couldn't understand why anyone would want to do that, except to sabotage an annoying co-worker or something
- binarypower, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0to Bromskloss....
Step 2: create a partition to also install windows :-p - Otto, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Totally insecure. Holding SHIFT during startup prevents items in the Startup folder from running. So now anybody can access your system just by holding shift down as it logs you in.
- Bromskloss, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Step 1: Install some free *nix...
- theLimit, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Just don't install realplayer and bonzibuddy in the first damn place and your login won't take more than 5 seconds
- hypnotiq, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0You are probably looking at msgina.dll. Google it. msgina is the typical window you see (ctrl+alt+del) when you require a login before using the computer.
To autologin there are just 2 values you need to set in the windows registry under "logon" key. I don't konw what they are, google it. No need for a 3rd party script for that. But in this case your password is stored in PLAIN TEXT in the registry.
As far as locking your computer, wtf. Just require a login before using the computer. If you're joined to a domain this is the default anyway, if your using XP in a workgroup you may have bypassed this during the installation but can be changed in the systems settings, check properties of "My Computer" I believe. - MrCoke, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0nice otto, you got it right.
i just never turn my computer off, dont have to worry - ptknight, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0Useless. Actually it's weetaded
- NoOneButMe, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0I believe this is called the login screen when you enter your password - how is this new?
- yakk0dotorg, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0um...log in, when things start loading hit WIN+L then go do what you need to do.
- tomer, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0Hmmm... doesn't the shift key make windows bypass the startup folder?
- breakneckridge, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0I feel sorry for all you windows users.
- gmacster, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0www.digg.com/software/shut_down_your_computer_when_you_turn_it_off
- soccerob, on 10/12/2007, -4/+0this has been very useful for me several times already today.
http://soccerob.com - npiv, on 10/12/2007, -5/+0pretty useless...
almost as useless as noonebutme, read the article dumbass. its not the loginscreen, it logs in then locks - TheQwe, on 11/07/2007, -5/+0What's this? A half-assed attempt to give windows what UNIX has had since its inception?
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