I need it to work without a password within the LAN but require one for WAN connections. The logic being I don't have a keyboard for my media center so can't get passed the welcome screen when I'm actually using it.
Try this mate.
http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/51...hout-password/
Might need tweaking for your OS, and not sure how it affects other accounts in terms of passwords.
you cant try using realvnc? should do what you want...
Use teamviewer
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