How do I force domain login on systems?

Hello,
Is there a registry key to force the users (Windows 2000 Pro and XP) that
are joined to a domain, to always login to a specific domain? When a user
logs into the local machine via the Administrator account and reboot the
machine Windows defaults the login to drop down box to the local machine. I
really need to have the system default to login to the domain not the local
machine... please help.

Thanks in Advance.

I believe you can set the default domain in the registry:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"DefaultDomainName"="MYDOMAIN"
"CachePrimaryDomain"="MYDOMAIN"

-nm

Yes, but I think that only lasts until the next time you log into a
different one (or the local machine). This registry setting ends up being
whatever the last thing that you successfully logged into. I suspect the
only real use of it is the Admin Autologon when you want to automte the
login. But I could be wrong,..if I am that's ok.

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Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com

"nmayes" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I believe you can set the default domain in the registry:
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
> "DefaultDomainName"="MYDOMAIN"
> "CachePrimaryDomain"="MYDOMAIN"
>
> -nm
>

I believe you can set HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon, REG_SZ "DefaultDomainName" and
"AltDefaultDomainName" to the domain name and restore these values using
machine's Startup script or user's Logoff script, or sell the users "new
account names" like username@domainname.