Windows XP Autologon & Hide Users

Windows XP Autologon & Hide Users from the welcome screen

To make windows xp auto log in do the following…

1. open your registry editor i.e. regedit
2. Go to the following path
   
   
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsNTCurrentVersionWinlogon
3. Add 3 String Values
   AutoAdminLogon=1
   DefaultUsername=username
   DefaultPassword=password

To hide users from showing up in the welcome screen just move down to keys as shown.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogonSpecialAccountsUserList

Create the following entry:
Username: REG_DWORD (Where Username is the username of the user you want to hide from the Welcome Screen).
Assign a value of 0.Close Registry Editor.
Reboot Windows.