Guest stewart Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Have XP home setup to login automatically. Have a screensaver set. When I leave the computer running and reboot, it prompts me for the password and the screensaver is off. My workaround was to find the location in the registry for these 2 items and export it to the desktop. Right before I reboot I run the exported .reg file. Now on another computer I set it up for wireless. The Trendnet software didn't work so I told Windows to manage my wireless connection. I set a static IP address. When I reboot, these settings are reverted back. Is there some KB article or something on registry modifications that don't save on reboot? thanks stewart
Guest Newbie Coder Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Re: Registry Changes Do Not Save Stewart, The screensaver is ok, but I don't think that saving your password in a registry file in plain text for anyone to view is very secure. If you want to do it, see below START | RUN | Type 'regedit (without quotes) & press ENTER AutoLogon main registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon Keys: AutoAdminLogon [set to '1'] DefaultUserName [set to your username] DefaultPassword [set to your current password] From the Registry menu | Export registry key... There is an AutoLogonCount key which you can set too, but if you want it to always autologon then don't create/set the key. Its a STRING key if you want to create it Screensaver: Password Protected: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Control Panel\Desktop Key Name: ScreenSaverIsSecure Type: DWORD Value: 1 = password protected, 0 = not password protected Key Name: ScreenSaverActive Type: DWORD Value: 1 = active, 0 = inactive Key Name: ScrnSave.exe Type: STRING Value: [any .scr filename] Example: Login.scr Please note that Windows deletes the key when its not password protected The Key after Microsoft (Windows\Control Panel\Desktop) may not exist Screensaver password duration: This is the time the screensaver can be active before you have to enter the password HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon Key Name: ScreenSaverGracePeriod Type: DWORD or STRING Value: [in seconds] Please note: The above key type can be DWORD or STRING. DWORD work for some OS' & STRING for others -- Newbie Coder (It's just a name) "stewart" <stewart@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D05031D2-41C4-4FCA-B2E3-DBE4F0829A6B@microsoft.com... > Have XP home setup to login automatically. Have a screensaver set. > > When I leave the computer running and reboot, it prompts me for the password > and the screensaver is off. > > My workaround was to find the location in the registry for these 2 items and > export it to the desktop. Right before I reboot I run the exported .reg file. > > Now on another computer I set it up for wireless. The Trendnet software > didn't work so I told Windows to manage my wireless connection. I set a > static IP address. > > When I reboot, these settings are reverted back. > > Is there some KB article or something on registry modifications that don't > save on reboot? > > thanks > > stewart
Guest stewart Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Re: Registry Changes Do Not Save These things I know. I have modified the keys. I don't care about the plain text password. The computer is behind the firewall. What I am looking for is a fix for Windows. It seems that it doesn't remember to save changes to these items. "Newbie Coder" wrote: > Stewart, > > The screensaver is ok, but I don't think that saving your password in a registry > file in plain text for anyone to view is very secure. If you want to do it, see > below > > START | RUN | Type 'regedit (without quotes) & press ENTER > > AutoLogon main registry key: > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon > > Keys: > > AutoAdminLogon [set to '1'] > DefaultUserName [set to your username] > DefaultPassword [set to your current password] > > From the Registry menu | Export registry key... > > There is an AutoLogonCount key which you can set too, but if you want it to > always autologon then don't create/set the key. Its a STRING key if you want to > create it > > Screensaver: > > Password Protected: > > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Control Panel\Desktop > > Key Name: ScreenSaverIsSecure > Type: DWORD > Value: 1 = password protected, 0 = not password protected > > Key Name: ScreenSaverActive > Type: DWORD > Value: 1 = active, 0 = inactive > > Key Name: ScrnSave.exe > Type: STRING > Value: [any .scr filename] Example: Login.scr > > Please note that Windows deletes the key when its not password protected > The Key after Microsoft (Windows\Control Panel\Desktop) may not exist > > Screensaver password duration: > > This is the time the screensaver can be active before you have to enter the > password > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon > > Key Name: ScreenSaverGracePeriod > Type: DWORD or STRING > Value: [in seconds] > > Please note: The above key type can be DWORD or STRING. DWORD work for some OS' > & STRING for others > > -- > Newbie Coder > (It's just a name) > > > "stewart" <stewart@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:D05031D2-41C4-4FCA-B2E3-DBE4F0829A6B@microsoft.com... > > Have XP home setup to login automatically. Have a screensaver set. > > > > When I leave the computer running and reboot, it prompts me for the password > > and the screensaver is off. > > > > My workaround was to find the location in the registry for these 2 items and > > export it to the desktop. Right before I reboot I run the exported .reg file. > > > > Now on another computer I set it up for wireless. The Trendnet software > > didn't work so I told Windows to manage my wireless connection. I set a > > static IP address. > > > > When I reboot, these settings are reverted back. > > > > Is there some KB article or something on registry modifications that don't > > save on reboot? > > > > thanks > > > > stewart > > >
Guest Newbie Coder Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Re: Registry Changes Do Not Save Stewart, If the Autologon registry key will be sitting on your Desktop then anyone can walk up to the machine, right-click the registry key | Edit & get your password... -- Newbie Coder (It's just a name) "stewart" <stewart@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7E39745F-A579-4EA3-85C1-A3A48D984C2E@microsoft.com... > These things I know. I have modified the keys. I don't care about the plain > text password. The computer is behind the firewall. > > What I am looking for is a fix for Windows. It seems that it doesn't > remember to save changes to these items. > > > > "Newbie Coder" wrote: > > > Stewart, > > > > The screensaver is ok, but I don't think that saving your password in a registry > > file in plain text for anyone to view is very secure. If you want to do it, see > > below > > > > START | RUN | Type 'regedit (without quotes) & press ENTER > > > > AutoLogon main registry key: > > > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon > > > > Keys: > > > > AutoAdminLogon [set to '1'] > > DefaultUserName [set to your username] > > DefaultPassword [set to your current password] > > > > From the Registry menu | Export registry key... > > > > There is an AutoLogonCount key which you can set too, but if you want it to > > always autologon then don't create/set the key. Its a STRING key if you want to > > create it > > > > Screensaver: > > > > Password Protected: > > > > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Control Panel\Desktop > > > > Key Name: ScreenSaverIsSecure > > Type: DWORD > > Value: 1 = password protected, 0 = not password protected > > > > Key Name: ScreenSaverActive > > Type: DWORD > > Value: 1 = active, 0 = inactive > > > > Key Name: ScrnSave.exe > > Type: STRING > > Value: [any .scr filename] Example: Login.scr > > > > Please note that Windows deletes the key when its not password protected > > The Key after Microsoft (Windows\Control Panel\Desktop) may not exist > > > > Screensaver password duration: > > > > This is the time the screensaver can be active before you have to enter the > > password > > > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon > > > > Key Name: ScreenSaverGracePeriod > > Type: DWORD or STRING > > Value: [in seconds] > > > > Please note: The above key type can be DWORD or STRING. DWORD work for some OS' > > & STRING for others > > > > -- > > Newbie Coder > > (It's just a name) > > > > > > "stewart" <stewart@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:D05031D2-41C4-4FCA-B2E3-DBE4F0829A6B@microsoft.com... > > > Have XP home setup to login automatically. Have a screensaver set. > > > > > > When I leave the computer running and reboot, it prompts me for the password > > > and the screensaver is off. > > > > > > My workaround was to find the location in the registry for these 2 items and > > > export it to the desktop. Right before I reboot I run the exported .reg file. > > > > > > Now on another computer I set it up for wireless. The Trendnet software > > > didn't work so I told Windows to manage my wireless connection. I set a > > > static IP address. > > > > > > When I reboot, these settings are reverted back. > > > > > > Is there some KB article or something on registry modifications that don't > > > save on reboot? > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > stewart > > > > > >
Guest Ron Badour Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Re: Registry Changes Do Not Save When you make a registry change, it is done immediately. Since the values are reverting when you reboot, something that you are loading at boot is changing the values. -- Regards Ron Badour MS MVP 1997 - 2007 "stewart" <stewart@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7E39745F-A579-4EA3-85C1-A3A48D984C2E@microsoft.com... > These things I know. I have modified the keys. I don't care about the > plain > text password. The computer is behind the firewall. > > What I am looking for is a fix for Windows. It seems that it doesn't > remember to save changes to these items. > > > > "Newbie Coder" wrote: > >> Stewart, >> >> The screensaver is ok, but I don't think that saving your password in a >> registry >> file in plain text for anyone to view is very secure. If you want to do >> it, see >> below >> >> START | RUN | Type 'regedit (without quotes) & press ENTER >> >> AutoLogon main registry key: >> >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon >> >> Keys: >> >> AutoAdminLogon [set to '1'] >> DefaultUserName [set to your username] >> DefaultPassword [set to your current password] >> >> From the Registry menu | Export registry key... >> >> There is an AutoLogonCount key which you can set too, but if you want it >> to >> always autologon then don't create/set the key. Its a STRING key if you >> want to >> create it >> >> Screensaver: >> >> Password Protected: >> >> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Control >> Panel\Desktop >> >> Key Name: ScreenSaverIsSecure >> Type: DWORD >> Value: 1 = password protected, 0 = not password protected >> >> Key Name: ScreenSaverActive >> Type: DWORD >> Value: 1 = active, 0 = inactive >> >> Key Name: ScrnSave.exe >> Type: STRING >> Value: [any .scr filename] Example: Login.scr >> >> Please note that Windows deletes the key when its not password protected >> The Key after Microsoft (Windows\Control Panel\Desktop) may not exist >> >> Screensaver password duration: >> >> This is the time the screensaver can be active before you have to enter >> the >> password >> >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows >> NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon >> >> Key Name: ScreenSaverGracePeriod >> Type: DWORD or STRING >> Value: [in seconds] >> >> Please note: The above key type can be DWORD or STRING. DWORD work for >> some OS' >> & STRING for others >> >> -- >> Newbie Coder >> (It's just a name) >> >> >> "stewart" <stewart@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:D05031D2-41C4-4FCA-B2E3-DBE4F0829A6B@microsoft.com... >> > Have XP home setup to login automatically. Have a screensaver set. >> > >> > When I leave the computer running and reboot, it prompts me for the >> > password >> > and the screensaver is off. >> > >> > My workaround was to find the location in the registry for these 2 >> > items and >> > export it to the desktop. Right before I reboot I run the exported .reg >> > file. >> > >> > Now on another computer I set it up for wireless. The Trendnet software >> > didn't work so I told Windows to manage my wireless connection. I set a >> > static IP address. >> > >> > When I reboot, these settings are reverted back. >> > >> > Is there some KB article or something on registry modifications that >> > don't >> > save on reboot? >> > >> > thanks >> > >> > stewart >> >> >>
Guest stewart Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Re: Registry Changes Do Not Save I have turned off almost everything not necessary using MSCONFIG. What could possibly be reverting back to a previous configuration. Also, I don't care if anyone can read my password. It is behind my firewall and locked in my office. "Ron Badour" wrote: > When you make a registry change, it is done immediately. Since the values > are reverting when you reboot, something that you are loading at boot is > changing the values. > > -- > Regards > > Ron Badour > MS MVP 1997 - 2007 > > > "stewart" <stewart@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:7E39745F-A579-4EA3-85C1-A3A48D984C2E@microsoft.com... > > These things I know. I have modified the keys. I don't care about the > > plain > > text password. The computer is behind the firewall. > > > > What I am looking for is a fix for Windows. It seems that it doesn't > > remember to save changes to these items. > > > > > > > > "Newbie Coder" wrote: > > > >> Stewart, > >> > >> The screensaver is ok, but I don't think that saving your password in a > >> registry > >> file in plain text for anyone to view is very secure. If you want to do > >> it, see > >> below > >> > >> START | RUN | Type 'regedit (without quotes) & press ENTER > >> > >> AutoLogon main registry key: > >> > >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon > >> > >> Keys: > >> > >> AutoAdminLogon [set to '1'] > >> DefaultUserName [set to your username] > >> DefaultPassword [set to your current password] > >> > >> From the Registry menu | Export registry key... > >> > >> There is an AutoLogonCount key which you can set too, but if you want it > >> to > >> always autologon then don't create/set the key. Its a STRING key if you > >> want to > >> create it > >> > >> Screensaver: > >> > >> Password Protected: > >> > >> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Control > >> Panel\Desktop > >> > >> Key Name: ScreenSaverIsSecure > >> Type: DWORD > >> Value: 1 = password protected, 0 = not password protected > >> > >> Key Name: ScreenSaverActive > >> Type: DWORD > >> Value: 1 = active, 0 = inactive > >> > >> Key Name: ScrnSave.exe > >> Type: STRING > >> Value: [any .scr filename] Example: Login.scr > >> > >> Please note that Windows deletes the key when its not password protected > >> The Key after Microsoft (Windows\Control Panel\Desktop) may not exist > >> > >> Screensaver password duration: > >> > >> This is the time the screensaver can be active before you have to enter > >> the > >> password > >> > >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows > >> NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon > >> > >> Key Name: ScreenSaverGracePeriod > >> Type: DWORD or STRING > >> Value: [in seconds] > >> > >> Please note: The above key type can be DWORD or STRING. DWORD work for > >> some OS' > >> & STRING for others > >> > >> -- > >> Newbie Coder > >> (It's just a name) > >> > >> > >> "stewart" <stewart@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:D05031D2-41C4-4FCA-B2E3-DBE4F0829A6B@microsoft.com... > >> > Have XP home setup to login automatically. Have a screensaver set. > >> > > >> > When I leave the computer running and reboot, it prompts me for the > >> > password > >> > and the screensaver is off. > >> > > >> > My workaround was to find the location in the registry for these 2 > >> > items and > >> > export it to the desktop. Right before I reboot I run the exported .reg > >> > file. > >> > > >> > Now on another computer I set it up for wireless. The Trendnet software > >> > didn't work so I told Windows to manage my wireless connection. I set a > >> > static IP address. > >> > > >> > When I reboot, these settings are reverted back. > >> > > >> > Is there some KB article or something on registry modifications that > >> > don't > >> > save on reboot? > >> > > >> > thanks > >> > > >> > stewart > >> > >> > >> > > >
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