How to write Windows registry script?

Establishing an automatic logon script at a System PCs

• I would like to create an automatic logon script that would work at both Windows XP and Windows 2000 Professional PCs. The questions are 1) I have information for establishing Automatic Logon for Windows XP (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231). Would the same instructions apply for Windows 2000 Professional? 2) I would like to establish an automatic logon script that would do the following: 2-a) Log in with a particular Userid and Password 2-b) Double click a Windows Icon. In the Properties for this Windows Icon, the Location of this shortcut is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop. The Target is "C:\Program Files\Tractivity\TracManager\TracTran.exe". 2-c) Lock the PC via Ctl-Alt-Del, Lock Computer 3) Where in Windows would this Automatic Logon Script be defined? What folder, file, or registry would this Automatic Logon Script be stored so that this program would execute after this PC is rebooted? 4) Could you provide sources (Web Address information) for the answers to these questions?

• Answer:

  jack_from_irvine-ga, Take the following steps to get what you want: 1. Download the file: http://www.maxlin.ca/tractranstart.zip 2. Extract the file tractranstart.bat to C:\Windows\ (WinXP) or C:\WINNT\ (Windows 2000) 3. Click your start menu > Run... ( or press Windows Key + R) 4. In the Run dialog, type "control userpasswords2" without the quotes. 5. Uncheck the box "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer." 6. Click OK and you will be prompted to enter a User name and Password (the user you want to logon by default). 7. Restart the computer and you should be logged in to the default user. 8. Download and run the program: http://www.maxlin.ca/startup.exe 9. Click the tab "Startup (user)" 10. Right-click in the white area and select "New..." 11. Click "Browse Files..." 12. Navigate to the location where you extracted tractranstart.bat and click "Open". (For XP, this should be C:\WINDOWS\tractranstart.bat while for 2000 it should be C:\WINNT\tractranstart.bat) 13. You should see a tractranstart item in the list. Close the program and restart. When everything is done loading, the program should be started and the computer will be locked.