Here's our Windows NT Tip for.. May 13, 2003
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Automatic Log-On
We've looked at this topic before, but many people still ask about it. If you'd like to log-on to your personal workstation without having to enter a password each time, you can set your system to automatically log-on. To do this, click Start, Run and type in RegEdit. Now click OK.

When RegEdit opens, navigate to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon.

Right-click in the right pane of Winlogon and choose New, String Value. Name the new value AutoAdminLogon. Now double-click your new entry and assign it the value of 1. Click OK.

Next, you need to tell Windows NT about your password. Right-click the right pane again and choose New, String Value. This time assign the name DefaultPassword. Double-click the new entry and type in your password. Click OK. Now you can close RegEdit (Alt, R, X) and restart your computer.

Note that this pretty much destroys your security. Anyone can start the computer, and if someone runs RegEdit and checks in Winlogon, he or she can see your password.