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From: Shaz (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/08/04 

Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 15:53:25 -0700

Nope....I am not in fact on a domain! Thought I was...but
I am not....does that explain anything better??

>-----Original Message-----
>I think I know what happened. But not how.
>
>I also find it wierd there is no domain (if there's a
welcome screen then there is no domain). But it may be a
novel network.
>
>Wgen a profile is unavailable for a reason windows
creates a new one. That seems to have happened here.
>
>But we really need to know how the network is configured.
Because windows works differently depending on it.
>
>I have this thought. That you were on a domain but no
longer. But we need to know the network cfg.
>
>--
>----------------------------------------------------------
>http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm
>"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in
message news:%6nbc.167713$po.975884@attbi_s52...
>> Shaz;
>>
>> I haven't responded because I have no !@#$!#$ idea
what you did.
>> And appearently David doesn't either and he's about
thirty times
>> smarter than I am.
>>
>> Did you get your printer shared?
>>
>> I don't know much about networking, but it seems odd to
me that you have 50
>> computers and no network printer.
>>
>> I just tried it. I had to reboot twice because I
wanted to see the message
>> again before I did away with it. You have to click the
OK button. Slows
>> down my bootup.
>>
>> Local Computer Policy\Computer Configuration\Windows
Settings\Security
>> Settings\Local Policies\Security Options\
>> Interactive Logon: Message title for users attempting
to logon
>> and
>> Interactive Logon: Message text for users attempting to
logon
>>
>> It works for me. I saw the message text and title.
And I had to click
>> the OK button to continue booting to my Desktop.
>>
>> I still have no idea what you did. :-(
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>> Wes
>>
>> In news:130b501c418f8$e98833b0$a001280a@phx.gbl,
>> Shaz <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and
pecked:
>> > I take it from the lack of a response that I *did* in
fact
>> > go through the right procedure and therefore this
method
>> > does not in fact work!!!
>> >
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> Shaz;
>> >>
>> >> No, you did *not* follow my procedure.
>> >>
>> >> Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security
Settings\Local
>> >> Policies\Security Options\
>> >> Interactive logon: Message text for users attempting
to log on
>> >>
>> >> To create a new user you have to:
>> >> Computer Management\System Tools\Local Users and
Groups\Users
>> >> Or
>> >> Console1\Console Root\\Local Users and Groups\Users
>> >> Or
>> >> Start | Settings | Control Panel | User Accounts
>> >>
>> >> [[A user name cannot be identical to any other user
or group name on
>> >> the computer being administered.]]
>> >>
>> >> To create a new user you have to right click Users |
Create New User
>> >> | Fill in the blanks | Create button | Close button
>> >> Or
>> >> Highlight Users | Action | New Users | Create New
User |
>> > Fill in the blanks
>> >>> Create button | Close button
>> >>
>> >> This is *not* a one click mistake.
>> >> It takes too many steps.
>> >> There cannot be two shaz accounts.
>> >>
>> >> I suggest that you look at System Restore.
>> >>
>> >> HOW TO: Restore the Operating System to a Previous
State in Windows
>> >> XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=kb;en- us;306084
>> >>
>> >> [[For additional information about System Restore,
click Start,
>> >> click Help and Support, type system restore in the
Search box, and
>> >> then press ENTER.]]
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>> >> Wes
>> >>
>> >> In news:1704b01c417c7$723d5790$a101280a@phx.gbl,
>> >> Shaz <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted
and
>> > pecked:
>> >>> Hi Wes
>> >>>
>> >>> BIG StUfF up!!! I tried doing what you suggested,
but it
>> >>> went horribly wrong! I am not sure what I did
wrong, but
>> >>> followed your procedure....that is when my new user
was
>> >>> created! I don't know how it is related either, but
as
>> >>> soon as I tried what you suggested, I rebooted and
a new
>> >>> account was activated...the reason I know this, is
that it
>> >>> automatically went into this new account! It had
>> >>> different wallpaper and not all my usual desktop
icons
>> >>> were there!
>> >>>
>> >>> The new users name was shaz, the old users name was
shaz
>> >>> too! I don't know how that is possible, but that is
what
>> >>> it was!
>> >>>
>> >>> I have not downloaded any windows updates, since
loading
>> >>> my machine in January!
>> >>>
>> >>> The ASP.NET accounts are both Shaz....still not
sure how
>> >>> this is possible, but it happened!!
>> >>>
>> >>> Now I have stuffed up totally and deleted the wrong
Shaz,
>> >>> which has had rippling effects...in that now no one
can
>> >>> print, as my machine has the priner on it....any
ideas
>> >>> with that??!!
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>>> Hi Shaz;
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I can't see how the two are related. Who or what's
>> >>>> the name of the new user? Did you download any
Windows
>> >>>> Updates about the time this happened?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> What is the ASP.NET Machine Account?
>> >>>> What is this new user account for? What created it?
>> >>>> http://www.mvps.org/marksxp/WindowsXP/aspdot.php
>> >>>>
>> >>>> --
>> >>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>> >>>> Wes
>> >>>>
>> >>>> In news:167d701c41772$8483fe90$a501280a@phx.gbl,
>> >>>> Shaz <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted
and
>> >>> pecked:
>> >>>>> Hi Wes...
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I tried the bit in interactive logon...but that
did some
>> >>>>> very strange thing...no message came up, but what
it did
>> >>>>> was created a new user...have no idea how or why
that
>> >>>>> happened....I am the administrator, so surely it
should
>> >>>>> have worked when logged in under my name? It
clearly
>> >>>>> didn't bring up the test message, and just
created a new
>> >>>>> user.....any ideas here?
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Thanks Shaz
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>>>>> Create Your Own Logon Message
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>
>> >
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/tips/april/
>> >>>>>> clausen1.asp
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security
Settings\Local
>> >>>>>> Policies\Security Options\
>> >>>>>> Interactive logon: Message text for users
attempting to log on
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> --
>> >>>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>> >>>>>> Wes
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> In news:160b301c416e9$5b603800$a501280a@phx.gbl,
>> >>>>>> Shaz <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
hunted
>> > and
>> >>>>> pecked:
>> >>>>>>> One of our clients want to customize all their
staff
>> >>>>>>> logon screens, to display a disclaimer.
However, I have
>> >>>>>>> tried the following....
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> In Regedit
>> >>>>>>> HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> Then changing the "wallpaper" to the disclaimer
saved
>> >>>>>>> document, this works, however it goes past so
quickly
>> >>>>>>> that it is not humanly possible to read it. Is
there
>> >>>>>>> anyway of slowing it down, or having a force
logon, with
>> >>>>>>> this disclaimer visible??
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> .
>> >>>> .
>> >>
>> >> .
>>
>.
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