Re: Thanks solved Re: Help with logon screen

Glad to hear it. You're welcome.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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"Hank" wrote:
| Want to thanks the two people that responded. I was able to use
| regedit to fix the problem. I think what happened is there was a
| password associated at one time but got tanked somehow. I just
| changed the default user to "W" not "W & D" then I changed or I should
| say added a password for W. Boot cycle is clean & automatic. Now if I
| could just get my modem problems fixed. That is on another newsgroup.
| Thanks again for the help.
|
| On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 10:18:07 -0500, Hank <hgreintges@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| wrote:
|
| > I am trying to help another person use an old PC running
| >Windows2000 with FAT32. It has all the latest window updates when I
| >logon to Microsoft. He has no documentation or software support for
| >this PC other than what is already installed. He has zero computer
| >knowledge other than point and click. I am not familiar with Windows
| >2000 at all. I am using Windowsxp home but have never really
| >understood setting up and modifying user accounts. I only have one.
| >
| > Here is the problem:
| >
| > When PC starts the logon window opens but then an error
| >message come up saying there is something wrong with ID/password. I
| >close the error windows and the ID in the logon window lists "W & D"
| >but what is needed is just "W". If I manually type in the correct ID
| >and hit enter (no password was ever set) the PC starts normally.
| >There is a user account called W who has administrator priviliges.
| >When I look at right click on my computer I see the computer is
| >registered to "W & D" which makes me think this is somehow connected.
| >
| > Any suggestions on how to make the logon come up with the
| >correct "W" or set up another account that will come up right?
| >
| > Person does not really need any accounts because he is the
| >only one using the PC and he will never use 98% of it so is it
| >possible to just have the PC boot directly with no logon or at least
| >to come up with correct information so he can just hit enter?
| >email response not expected but to respond remove .uk at end
| >TIA
| >Hank
|
| email response not expected but to respond remove .uk at end
| TIA
| Hank


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