Re: Microsoft Net Framework and Windows XP Home Logon

You're welcome. Thanks for letting us know your problem is
fixed.

Nepatsfan

In news:F9BB9577-7D88-4657-8394-F27CB4435742@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
AndrewA <AndrewA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
THANK YOU!

I did the TeakUI option and it seemed to work fine.

You obviously have a very clear understanding of this whole
thing as
you were able to not only reconstruct what happened to me,
but come
up with a simple fix.

Many many thanks.

"Nepatsfan" wrote:

In news:2CBCD6A3-3262-40A6-AAF9-51CD744611AD@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
AndrewA <AndrewA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I recently added the Microsoft Control Color Applet to my
system.
This apparently required MS Net Framework 1.1 which ended
up
being
installed on my system.

After this, the auto logon to WinXP I had enjoyed was
replaced with a
logon screen requesting user/password--I understand this is
a
consequence of the Net Framework User Account
created--aspnet, etc.

I sought out a way to bypass the login and found a solution
at Mark
Salloway's Win XP Resource Center. Among several solutions
was going
to Run and typing control userpasswords2 then unchecking
the
box
"Users must enter a user name and password to use this
computer".

After doing this, the logon screen came up anyway but this
time when
I tried to continue the logon process, I received an error
saying the
account was restricted. There was no option to bypass this
and my
only option was to shutdown!

I ended up going into safe mode and trying to recheck that
box in the
User Account window. I did that but I was still not able
to
logon
the windows.

Eventually, I did a system restore to yesterday and I am
back
to
normal with the logon window allowing me to enter WinXP.

Questions:

1. Does this make any sense? It seemed very reasonable
but
obviously did not work in the way it was described.
2. I have tried Windows Update but there is no option for
a
service
pack for Net framework 1.1 (although I understand one
exists). I
have read that the service pack fixes the logon issue. Is
this true?
and is this the way to go or should I update to a more
recent
version
of Net Framework (see question 3)?
3. I do see an option for Net Framework 3--does this "fix"
the logon
issue so one can automatically load windows without
user/passwords.

I am leary to try anything after what happened. Should I
simply
leave well enough alone or is there a SAFE fix rather than
the one I
tried?

Any suggestions/clarifications from the experts on this
whole
issue
would be greatly appreciated.

First off, if you did a System Restore, check in Control
Panel -> Add or Remove Programs to see if .NET Framework 1.1
is
still installed on your computer. If it's still installed,
you
can download the update directly from this site.

Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A8F5654F-088E-40B2-BBDB-A83353618B38&displaylang=en

Don't be surprised if installing this update doesn't fix
your
problem.

As for installing .NET Framework 3.0, the applet you
installed
requires version 1.1. It may not work properly if 3.0 is the
only version installed.

As for your logon problem, what happened is that when you
ran
control userpasswords2 you setup autologon for the built in
Administrator account. The Administrator
account is only available in Windows XP Home Edition when
you
boot into Safe Mode. If you try to logon to this account in
Normal Mode, an error message will be displayed, "Unable to
log
you on because of an account restriction". If you hit the OK
button, you should see the Welcome Screen where you can
click
on your icon to logon. If you're not using the Welcome
Screen,
you should have been able to change the entry next to User
Name
in the Logon to Windows dialog from Administrator to your
account.

There are two ways to fix this problem. Considering what
happened on your earlier attempt, I'd suggest you try option
1.

1. Download and install TweakUI from Microsoft. TweakUI is
available here.

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

Direct Download of TweakUI
http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/c/a/fca6767b-9ed9-45a6-b352-839afb2a2679/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe

Once the program is installed, go to Start -> All
Programs ->
Powertoys for Windows XP -> TweakUI.
Click the + sign next to Logon in the left hand column.
Click on Autologon.
In the right hand pane, put a check mark in the box next to
"Logon automatically at system startup".
Enter the name of your user account in the User Name box.
Hit the Set Password button and enter your password twice.
Note: You should skip this step if your account has a blank
password.
Click OK to close TweakUI.
Restart your computer to see if you get the desired results.

2. Go to Start -> Run.
Copy and paste the following into the Open box:

control userpasswords2

Click OK.
On the Users page, click on "Users must enter a user name
and
password to use this computer" so that a check mark appears
in
the box.
In the "Users for this computer" box, click on the account
you
want to have logged on automatically.
Next, go back and uncheck "Users must enter a user name and
password to use this computer".
Click OK.
In the box that pops up, make sure the account you clicked
on
earlier is entered next to User Name. Do not leave it set to
Administrator, that's where you went wrong earlier.
Enter your password twice.
Note: You can leave the password box blank if the account
does
not have a password.
Click OK.
Reboot to see if you get the desired results.

Good luck

Nepatsfan



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