Quick & dirty method to add a local administrator account on a Windows system using a batch file and hiding the login from the login screen in XP…
@echo off : Add local administrator : Revised January 22, 2010, RJK : : Further information: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/net_user.mspx?mfr=true : And: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/net_user.mspx?mfr=true : And: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/net_user.mspx?mfr=true net user merlin sekretP4SS /add /passwordreq:yes /passwordchg:yes /fullname:"Merlin" /usercomment:"Local Admin" net localgroup "administrators" "merlin" /add net localgroup "users" "merlin" /delete : Hide logon reg add "hklmSoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogonSpecialAccountsUserList" /v merlin /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f