A technician is setting up automatic login to desktop for a non-domain Windows XP system. Which of the following administrative tools would accomplish this?

In Windows XP, opening User Accounts in Control Panel and unchecking the 'Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer' option (accessible via the Advanced tab or through the netplwiz command) enables automatic logon for a designated account. This is the built-in, supported method for configuring automatic desktop login on a standalone non-domain machine. The tool stores the credentials securely and bypasses the logon screen on startup.

Network and Sharing Center manages network connections and sharing settings and has no functionality for configuring user account logon behavior.

Task Manager is used to view and manage running processes, applications, and system performance and cannot configure automatic login settings.

System Configuration (msconfig) manages startup programs, services, and boot options but does not include settings to configure automatic user account logon.