Some people don't want or need to enter a password when loading Windows NT 4.0. It is simple to bypass the login screen entirely.

To do so, simply download X-Setup from Xteq's website at http://www.xteq.com and open it after installing. Simply specify which user name and password you want NT to use when the machine boots by configuring the Network Auto-Login options.

Be careful, if you have sensitive data on your hard drive as this could enable anyone access to it by simply booting your machine. This tip is best for machines which are physically secured or where security is not an issue.

Programs may be loaded in the StartUp folder of the current user and/or all users, or in the system registry at these locations:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServicesOnce HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServicesOnce

Remove any unwanted items from the above areas to prevent unwanted programs from loading on startup.

If you wish to disable CD-ROMs from running automatically, follow these steps:

1. Click "Start" then "Run"
2. Type in "RegEdt32" and press "Enter"
3. Find: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/ System/ CurrentControlSet/ Services/ Cdrom
4. Then Edit "Autorun" and change the value to "0" (zero with no quotes).

If you wish to change the default green logon backround color you may do so by editing your registry. Run REGEDIT and find the following:

If you set it to 0 0 0 you will have a solid black backround, 255 255 255 is solid white.

To change where NT expects to find the NT CD-ROM, run REGEDIT and then edit:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\ Sourcepath

and

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Setup\ Sourcepath

If your CD-ROM drive is D: and you are working with an Intel-based machine, the value should be D:\I386 and D:\ respectively for the above items.