Re: XP login password

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The most likely explanation is infection by a virus or some other form of malicious software (collectively known as malware).

Since malware can be very hard to detect you want to thoroughly scan your system for malicious software with /several/ of the better online scanners (Kaspersky, Eset, Trend Micro, Panda, Sophos, Symantec etc.) and, if necessary, submit a HiJack This log to one of the expert web sites that analyze these logs.

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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

KC wrote:
I have been having some issues such as freezing and slowing down. I am concerned most that when I login to windows my password used to always show as blask dots. Now it displays as squares. This started the same time as all my other problems. I have run clean on virus and spyway and adware checks. I have verified my windows files and re-installed SP2 as well. This has not fixed the problem.

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