Avoid login

tronic72 · **20th August 2008, 10:46 AM**

I've set-up my Vista Ultimate media centre so it logs in without a password but there is a problem. Sometimes when the machine goes to sleep, or I access it through remote access, I'm required to log back in.

This means getting out the keyboard and doing so..... which I hate!!!

How can I avoid this. It's just a media centre so I don't want or need that sort of security.

T

DDH · **20th August 2008, 10:51 AM**

Control Panel, Power Options, Choose What the Power Buttons Do - set the radio button to "Doesn't require a password" in the "Password protection on wakeup"

tronic72 · **20th August 2008, 12:23 PM**

Perfect!. Thanks

T

bigbaron · **21st August 2008, 11:12 AM**

IT seems whenever I do remote desktop (login, do something and close the window), the host goes into 'login mode'. I've got two accounts on the machine, so login mode forces me to select one and type in password.

I did the trick to make boot work, and the trick for the screensaver, but any advise on how to stop it loging off the destop when you use RDS?

I also use VNC, but RDS is a little better?

dgaust · **21st August 2008, 11:20 AM**

Try searching for the "Remote Desktop Hack" - you need to replace the termsrv.dll file to enable concurrent logins.

ExtremePC · **21st August 2008, 12:43 PM**

You could also try one of the flavours of VNC (realVNC, TightVNC etc etc)