Re: Windows 2000 Administrator lockout

[Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>]

On 2004-08-19 Tarun Bansal wrote:
> I do not know why the easiest solution is not popping up
>       
> If you hace access of a common user then write regedit in command
> prompt . Registry will pop up . then search for 'autoadminlogon' .
> after you have find it in registry then change its value to 1 and
> reboot 

Because the value resides in [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\
CurrentVersion\WinLogon], meaning you can't change it without having
administrative privileges. In which case the OP wouldn't have to bother
anyway.

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
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