Re: Problem with extender installation

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"Someuser" <someuser@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
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Yes I use the windows welcome screen and not the clasic logon or whatever
it's called. I do however have it set up for auto logon. I wasn't sure if
that's what you were talking about or some service like net logon.

cheers,
james

"Michael Brown" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| Do you see your user accounts when you boot up (welcome screen) or do
you
| have to press control-alt-delete to logon?
|
| "Someuser" <someuser@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
| news:Vrioh.37328$6m2.21716@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > Fast User Switching started and set to start automatically
| > Secondary Logon started and set to start automatically
| > Installed from admin account
| >
| > what do you mean by welcome screen enabled?
| >
| > TIA,
| > james
| >
| > "Michael Brown" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > news:C6067007-0B10-451F-B0CD-0A75EB443104@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | Do you have fast user switching and the welcome screen enabled?
Also
| > are
| > | you running this with an account that is an administrator on the
| > machine?
| > |
| > | Mike
| > |
| > | "Someuser" <someuser@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
| > | news:__boh.350058$6O4.26217@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | >I am reinstalling my MCE box after a nasty crash and I am at the
point
| > of
| > | >installing the extender software. The problem is that the
installation
| > | >fails right after the stage where it says that it is creating the
user
| > | >account. When I look at the users accounts on the MCE machine MCX1
was
| > not
| > | >created.
| > | >
| > | > The application log shows successful installation of the media
center
| > | > extender software and that the extender has been affiliated. The
only
| > real
| > | > problem seems to be the user account.
| > | >
| > | > Now I am thinking that this is caused by a security rights but
this is
| > | > kind of odd since prior to the crash all worked well with
basically
| > the
| > | > same setup and rights.
| > | >
| > | > Any Ideas?
| > | >
| > | > TIA,
| > | > James
| > |
|


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