Re: Windows XP Home, Missing User accounts on Log in
From: Rich (none_at_nospam.com)
Date: 08/28/04
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Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 13:47:38 -0500
As far as getting the Welcome screen with the icons, open Control Panel,
User Accounts. Click Change the way user log on and off. Then check Welcome
Screen.
If the system is trying to logon and continue boot, but turns around and
logs off, I've only been able to correct this with a Repair install.
I haven't researched it lately, but it may be a problem with the
winlogon.exe file. It's a system file. Sorry, but I don't have anything
further on that.
"David Curole" <David Curole@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:127832F0-8CCC-4DB9-8E8B-90AAD0F9981F@microsoft.com...
> I have a simalar problem. My machine boots up to login like yours but I
don't
> have any other accounts. I can't get in to do anything. I clike to log on
and
> it logs right off again
>
>
> "John Lanpher" wrote:
>
> > Rich, here's a related type of problem. Using XP Home on new machine.
Upon
> > boot, I get only the old style login screen. I earlier had set up
some
> > user accounts, mine being the only administrator. Using old login
screen,
> > (using default "home" screen name and no password) I can get XP to load.
I
> > then check User Accounts and only "home" shows, and, of course, it's a
> > limited account. Further, I gotta get in as administrator to do
anything of
> > importance.
> >
> > I did try, at the old login screen, variations of "administrator" and
admin
> > for screen name and password, respectively, with no success. Also tried
same
> > in safe mode, with no luck.
> >
> > I do recall a phone support session with a Microsoft rep, who was able
to
> > get me in as administrator under safe mode. Any ideas?
> >
> > "Rich" wrote:
> >
> > > Try this:
> > > When you get to the screen that now has no account login icons,
carefully
> > > press Ctrl-Alt-Del TWICE. That should bring up the old style Windows
login
> > > window. If you know the administrator account password, use that
account.
> > > If you can gain access, go to Control Panel, User Accounts, and see if
your
> > > old account is listed. If so, change the icon and change the password.
> > > And, while your there, create a new user account with administrative
rights
> > > and NO password.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Etchin n' Sketch" <EtchinnSketch@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > > message news:F19F0342-B24F-4CE7-8C84-CB5F879272F6@microsoft.com...
> > > > I have a dilly of a problem. I cannont get access to my PC due to my
> > > missing
> > > > user accounts on the Start up. When windows boots, in the morning,
and
> > > goes
> > > > to that blue welcome to windows screen, where you can choose Admin,
and
> > > your
> > > > personal User accounts...thats where I cant go any further. There
are
> > > simply
> > > > gone. I dont want to blame SP2, but I had just installed it about 10
days
> > > > priar. Ive tried BootCDs to repair my XP, no good...still need a
user
> > > account
> > > > to log in. Ive tried, previous good configurations, no
go......everything
> > > > else requires a user account.
> > > > Iam pretty good at keeping my PC clean of Ad-Adware and Viruses,
so I
> > > dont
> > > > think that that is the reason of all this Guano. Any help would be
so
> > > greatly
> > > > appreciated.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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