How to turn on automatic logon to a domain with Windows XP, Windows 7 and Server 2008

I had a requirement for some of our security camera servers to login automatically now on a normal standalone computer this is easy but on a domain it gets more complicated.

So how did I overcome this?

I found a very useful Microsoft KB article and adapted it to work with a domain account, see below for my adapted version.

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate the following registry key:

     HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
   

3. Double click DefaultDomainName, and type your domain name in here, Click OK
4. Double click DefaultUserName, and type your username in here, Click OK
5. Double click DefaultPassword, and type your password in here, Click OK
6. Double click the AutoAdminLogon entry, type 1 in the Value Data box, and then click OK.
7. If any of the above done exist create them as below
   1. In Registry Editor, click Edit, click New, and then click String Value.
   2. Type **** as the value name, and then press ENTER.
   3. Double-click the newly created key, and then type your password in the Value Data box.
8. Restart the computer / server and watch it logon!