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How do I remove the start-up password?
Bruce Hagen wrote:
"Tom" wrote in message ... Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows without prompting me for a password. Right now the password is null but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is) without entering anything. I am the only user as well as the administrator. Thanks, Tom Go to START | RUN. Type in: control userpasswords2 In the resulting window, uncheck the box that requires users to log-in and note the exact spelling of the principle users name. In the next window, type in that users name in place of "Administrator". If required, then put in the user's password. Now when you startup, you will still see the word "Welcome" but the computer will go directly to your desktop when all startup programs are complete. Bruce, I did exactly what you said and I'm locked out of Windows. When I attempt to log on I get the following error message: The system could not log you on. Make sure your user name and domain are correct. Then type your password again. Letters in passwords must be typed using the exact case. Then I can not go any further. All windows will let me do is shut down. Thanks, Tom |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
Tom wrote:
Bruce Hagen wrote: "Tom" wrote in message ... Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows without prompting me for a password. Right now the password is null but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is) without entering anything. I am the only user as well as the administrator. Thanks, Tom Go to START | RUN. Type in: control userpasswords2 In the resulting window, uncheck the box that requires users to log-in and note the exact spelling of the principle users name. In the next window, type in that users name in place of "Administrator". If required, then put in the user's password. Now when you startup, you will still see the word "Welcome" but the computer will go directly to your desktop when all startup programs are complete. Bruce, I did exactly what you said and I'm locked out of Windows. When I attempt to log on I get the following error message: The system could not log you on. Make sure your user name and domain are correct. Then type your password again. Letters in passwords must be typed using the exact case. Then I can not go any further. All windows will let me do is shut down. In oder to be able to Autologon the account must be password protected, I'm not sure why the system even let you configure the unprotected account for Autologon. At the logon screen try hitting Ctrl+Alt+Del *twice* and see if you can logon normally, if you can't try loging on to Safe Mode. John |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
John John - MVP wrote:
Tom wrote: Bruce Hagen wrote: "Tom" wrote in message ... Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows without prompting me for a password. Right now the password is null but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is) without entering anything. I am the only user as well as the administrator. Thanks, Tom Go to START | RUN. Type in: control userpasswords2 In the resulting window, uncheck the box that requires users to log-in and note the exact spelling of the principle users name. In the next window, type in that users name in place of "Administrator". If required, then put in the user's password. Now when you startup, you will still see the word "Welcome" but the computer will go directly to your desktop when all startup programs are complete. Bruce, I did exactly what you said and I'm locked out of Windows. When I attempt to log on I get the following error message: The system could not log you on. Make sure your user name and domain are correct. Then type your password again. Letters in passwords must be typed using the exact case. Then I can not go any further. All windows will let me do is shut down. In oder to be able to Autologon the account must be password protected, I'm not sure why the system even let you configure the unprotected account for Autologon. At the logon screen try hitting Ctrl+Alt+Del *twice* and see if you can logon normally, if you can't try loging on to Safe Mode. PS: Booting to the Last Known Good Configuration might get you out of this predicament, try that before Safe Mode. John |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
I suspect that you forgot to change the user name to your logon name,
by default the "control userpasswords2" program puts the Administrator in the user name slot and you have to change it back to your name before clicking the "next" button. "Tom" wrote in message ... | Bruce Hagen wrote: | | "Tom" wrote in message | ... | Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business | Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows | without prompting me for a password. Right now the password is null | but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is) without | entering anything. | | I am the only user as well as the administrator. | | Thanks, Tom | | | | Go to START | RUN. Type in: | | control userpasswords2 | | In the resulting window, uncheck the box that requires users to log-in | and note the exact spelling of the principle users name. In the next | window, type in that users name in place of "Administrator". If | required, then put in the user's password. Now when you startup, you | will still see the word "Welcome" but the computer will go directly to | your desktop when all startup programs are complete. | | Bruce, I did exactly what you said and I'm locked out of Windows. When | I attempt to log on I get the following error message: | | The system could not log you on. Make sure your user name and domain | are correct. Then type your password again. Letters in passwords must | be typed using the exact case. | | Then I can not go any further. All windows will let me do is shut down. | | Thanks, Tom |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
John John - MVP wrote:
John John - MVP wrote: Tom wrote: Bruce Hagen wrote: "Tom" wrote in message ... Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows without prompting me for a password. Right now the password is null but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is) without entering anything. I am the only user as well as the administrator. Thanks, Tom Go to START | RUN. Type in: control userpasswords2 In the resulting window, uncheck the box that requires users to log-in and note the exact spelling of the principle users name. In the next window, type in that users name in place of "Administrator". If required, then put in the user's password. Now when you startup, you will still see the word "Welcome" but the computer will go directly to your desktop when all startup programs are complete. Bruce, I did exactly what you said and I'm locked out of Windows. When I attempt to log on I get the following error message: The system could not log you on. Make sure your user name and domain are correct. Then type your password again. Letters in passwords must be typed using the exact case. Then I can not go any further. All windows will let me do is shut down. In oder to be able to Autologon the account must be password protected, I'm not sure why the system even let you configure the unprotected account for Autologon. At the logon screen try hitting Ctrl+Alt+Del *twice* and see if you can logon normally, if you can't try loging on to Safe Mode. PS: Booting to the Last Known Good Configuration might get you out of this predicament, try that before Safe Mode. John When I reboot and press F8 the menu that comes up only presents two choices: Windows XP and IBM Recovery. As far as I know, the latter will get me in to IBM Rescue and Recovery. And since I haven't saved my current C drive to an external drive since I began the setup process three days ago, I don't think I can use IBM Recovery. I also tried Ctrl+Alt+Del *twice* and I might as well have peen pushing on the Page Down key. It totally ignored me. Tom |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
Richard in AZ wrote:
I suspect that you forgot to change the user name to your logon name, by default the "control userpasswords2" program puts the Administrator in the user name slot and you have to change it back to your name before clicking the "next" button. "Tom" wrote in message ... | Bruce Hagen wrote: | | "Tom" wrote in message | ... | Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business | Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows | without prompting me for a password. Right now the password is null | but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is) without | entering anything. | | I am the only user as well as the administrator. | | Thanks, Tom | | | | Go to START | RUN. Type in: | | control userpasswords2 | | In the resulting window, uncheck the box that requires users to log-in | and note the exact spelling of the principle users name. In the next | window, type in that users name in place of "Administrator". If | required, then put in the user's password. Now when you startup, you | will still see the word "Welcome" but the computer will go directly to | your desktop when all startup programs are complete. | | Bruce, I did exactly what you said and I'm locked out of Windows. When | I attempt to log on I get the following error message: | | The system could not log you on. Make sure your user name and domain | are correct. Then type your password again. Letters in passwords must | be typed using the exact case. | | Then I can not go any further. All windows will let me do is shut down. | | Thanks, Tom Actually I did do that. |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
Tom
I see that you have access to another computer. Download Knoppix or Ubuntu from Linux and then boot your system with it and correct the issue as described by John John in this thread -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Tom" wrote in message ... Bruce Hagen wrote: "Tom" wrote in message ... Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows without prompting me for a password. Right now the password is null but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is) without entering anything. I am the only user as well as the administrator. Thanks, Tom Go to START | RUN. Type in: control userpasswords2 In the resulting window, uncheck the box that requires users to log-in and note the exact spelling of the principle users name. In the next window, type in that users name in place of "Administrator". If required, then put in the user's password. Now when you startup, you will still see the word "Welcome" but the computer will go directly to your desktop when all startup programs are complete. Bruce, I did exactly what you said and I'm locked out of Windows. When I attempt to log on I get the following error message: The system could not log you on. Make sure your user name and domain are correct. Then type your password again. Letters in passwords must be typed using the exact case. Then I can not go any further. All windows will let me do is shut down. Thanks, Tom |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
"Tom" wrote in message ... Bruce Hagen wrote: "Tom" wrote in message ... Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows without prompting me for a password. Right now the password is null but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is) without entering anything. I am the only user as well as the administrator. Thanks, Tom Go to START | RUN. Type in: control userpasswords2 In the resulting window, uncheck the box that requires users to log-in and note the exact spelling of the principle users name. In the next window, type in that users name in place of "Administrator". If required, then put in the user's password. Now when you startup, you will still see the word "Welcome" but the computer will go directly to your desktop when all startup programs are complete. Bruce, I did exactly what you said and I'm locked out of Windows. When I attempt to log on I get the following error message: The system could not log you on. Make sure your user name and domain are correct. Then type your password again. Letters in passwords must be typed using the exact case. Then I can not go any further. All windows will let me do is shut down. Thanks, Tom Watch for the help from others. I don't know what is amiss, but that is exactly what I have done many times in the past to go right to my Desktop. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP [Mail] Imperial Beach, CA |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
Tom wrote:
John John - MVP wrote: John John - MVP wrote: Tom wrote: Bruce Hagen wrote: "Tom" wrote in message ... Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows without prompting me for a password. Right now the password is null but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is) without entering anything. I am the only user as well as the administrator. Thanks, Tom Go to START | RUN. Type in: control userpasswords2 In the resulting window, uncheck the box that requires users to log-in and note the exact spelling of the principle users name. In the next window, type in that users name in place of "Administrator". If required, then put in the user's password. Now when you startup, you will still see the word "Welcome" but the computer will go directly to your desktop when all startup programs are complete. Bruce, I did exactly what you said and I'm locked out of Windows. When I attempt to log on I get the following error message: The system could not log you on. Make sure your user name and domain are correct. Then type your password again. Letters in passwords must be typed using the exact case. Then I can not go any further. All windows will let me do is shut down. In oder to be able to Autologon the account must be password protected, I'm not sure why the system even let you configure the unprotected account for Autologon. At the logon screen try hitting Ctrl+Alt+Del *twice* and see if you can logon normally, if you can't try loging on to Safe Mode. PS: Booting to the Last Known Good Configuration might get you out of this predicament, try that before Safe Mode. John When I reboot and press F8 the menu that comes up only presents two choices: Windows XP and IBM Recovery. As far as I know, the latter will get me in to IBM Rescue and Recovery. And since I haven't saved my current C drive to an external drive since I began the setup process three days ago, I don't think I can use IBM Recovery. Some of these machines use the F5 key instead. I also tried Ctrl+Alt+Del *twice* and I might as well have peen pushing on the Page Down key. It totally ignored me. Try holding the Shift key when Windows restarts, this should bypass the automatic logon and present you with a logon screen. Or try Alt+Tab when you get the "could not log on..." error message. If these don't work you will have to remotely edit the registry and change the Winlogon AutoAdminLogon value to 0 The value is at: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon Easy to follow instructions for remotely editing the registry: http://www.rwin.ch/xp-live/regedit.htm John |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
Bruce Hagen wrote:
"Tom" wrote in message ... Bruce Hagen wrote: "Tom" wrote in message ... Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows without prompting me for a password. Right now the password is null but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is) without entering anything. I am the only user as well as the administrator. Thanks, Tom Go to START | RUN. Type in: control userpasswords2 In the resulting window, uncheck the box that requires users to log-in and note the exact spelling of the principle users name. In the next window, type in that users name in place of "Administrator". If required, then put in the user's password. Now when you startup, you will still see the word "Welcome" but the computer will go directly to your desktop when all startup programs are complete. Bruce, I did exactly what you said and I'm locked out of Windows. When I attempt to log on I get the following error message: The system could not log you on. Make sure your user name and domain are correct. Then type your password again. Letters in passwords must be typed using the exact case. Then I can not go any further. All windows will let me do is shut down. Thanks, Tom Watch for the help from others. I don't know what is amiss, but that is exactly what I have done many times in the past to go right to my Desktop. I think the whole problem is that I left my Windows Logon Password set to null |
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--- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est Tom wrote: Bruce Hagen wrote: "Tom" wrote in message ... Bruce Hagen wrote: "Tom" wrote in message ... Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows without prompting me for a password. Right now the password is null but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is) without entering anything. I am the only user as well as the administrator. Thanks, Tom Go to START | RUN. Type in: control userpasswords2 In the resulting window, uncheck the box that requires users to log-in and note the exact spelling of the principle users name. In the next window, type in that users name in place of "Administrator". If required, then put in the user's password. Now when you startup, you will still see the word "Welcome" but the computer will go directly to your desktop when all startup programs are complete. Bruce, I did exactly what you said and I'm locked out of Windows. When I attempt to log on I get the following error message: The system could not log you on. Make sure your user name and domain are correct. Then type your password again. Letters in passwords must be typed using the exact case. Then I can not go any further. All windows will let me do is shut down. Thanks, Tom Watch for the help from others. I don't know what is amiss, but that is exactly what I have done many times in the past to go right to my Desktop. I think the whole problem is that I left my Windows Logon Password set to null Another problem is that you apparently don't backup your system. Once you've sorted out your current difficulty, you'll want to learn about making a disk image. With this type of backup, you could have been back in business in minutes. Imaging has a learning curve, I'll admit that, but it's very, very worthwhile. Popular imaging programs mentioned in this newsgroup include Acronis True Image, Norton Ghost and Paragon Partition Manager. LG |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
"Tom" wrote in message ... | Richard in AZ wrote: | I suspect that you forgot to change the user name to your logon name, | by default the "control userpasswords2" program puts the Administrator in the user name slot and you | have to change it back to your name before clicking the "next" button. | | "Tom" wrote in message ... | | Bruce Hagen wrote: | | | | "Tom" wrote in message | | ... | | Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business | | Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows | | without prompting me for a password. Right now the password is null | | but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is) without | | entering anything. | | | | I am the only user as well as the administrator. | | | | Thanks, Tom | | | | | | | | Go to START | RUN. Type in: | | | | control userpasswords2 | | | | In the resulting window, uncheck the box that requires users to log-in | | and note the exact spelling of the principle users name. In the next | | window, type in that users name in place of "Administrator". If | | required, then put in the user's password. Now when you startup, you | | will still see the word "Welcome" but the computer will go directly to | | your desktop when all startup programs are complete. | | | | Bruce, I did exactly what you said and I'm locked out of Windows. When | | I attempt to log on I get the following error message: | | | | The system could not log you on. Make sure your user name and domain | | are correct. Then type your password again. Letters in passwords must | | be typed using the exact case. | | | | Then I can not go any further. All windows will let me do is shut down. | | | | Thanks, Tom | | | Actually I did do that. You have to get in the SAFE Mode where the Administrator is one of the logon choices. If continuously tapping the F8 key (as soon as you power on) then you will need some professional help. |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
Richard in AZ wrote:
"Tom" wrote in message ... | Richard in AZ wrote: | I suspect that you forgot to change the user name to your logon name, | by default the "control userpasswords2" program puts the Administrator in the user name slot and you | have to change it back to your name before clicking the "next" button. | | "Tom" wrote in message ... | | Bruce Hagen wrote: | | | | "Tom" wrote in message | | ... | | Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business | | Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows | | without prompting me for a password. Right now the password is null | | but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is) without | | entering anything. | | | | I am the only user as well as the administrator. | | | | Thanks, Tom | | | | | | | | Go to START | RUN. Type in: | | | | control userpasswords2 | | | | In the resulting window, uncheck the box that requires users to log-in | | and note the exact spelling of the principle users name. In the next | | window, type in that users name in place of "Administrator". If | | required, then put in the user's password. Now when you startup, you | | will still see the word "Welcome" but the computer will go directly to | | your desktop when all startup programs are complete. | | | | Bruce, I did exactly what you said and I'm locked out of Windows. When | | I attempt to log on I get the following error message: | | | | The system could not log you on. Make sure your user name and domain | | are correct. Then type your password again. Letters in passwords must | | be typed using the exact case. | | | | Then I can not go any further. All windows will let me do is shut down. | | | | Thanks, Tom | | | Actually I did do that. You have to get in the SAFE Mode where the Administrator is one of the logon choices. If continuously tapping the F8 key (as soon as you power on) then you will need some professional help. I ended up spending my hard earned money and getting help from Microsoft. It was money well spend and I was back on line in no time. She also showed me how to change the system to bypass the windows logon prompt. It was money well spent. Tom |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
Tom wrote:
I ended up spending my hard earned money and getting help from Microsoft. It was money well spend and I was back on line in no time. She also showed me how to change the system to bypass the windows logon prompt. It was money well spent. Which of these did you use? Automatic Logons: ------ Microsoft method: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231 (Essentially the same... but different place: http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/13/ ) Microsoft Method 2: TweakUI from: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx control userpasswords2 method: 1) Go to the Start Menu and the Run box. 2) Type in the following: control userpasswords2 now click OK 3) In the new Windows that appears select the account you wish to make the primary logon. Now uncheck the "Users must enter a username and password..." box. 4) Hit Apply and a dialog box will appear asking you to confirm the selected users password. Click OK when you are done... ------ Hopefully that gets you where you are wanting to be. It is a *good* thing in the user arena to: 1) Have strong passwords. 2) Have more than one administrator level account (with strong passwords). -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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How do I remove the start-up password?
"Tom" wrote in message ... | Richard in AZ wrote: | "Tom" wrote in message ... | | Richard in AZ wrote: | | I suspect that you forgot to change the user name to your logon name, | | by default the "control userpasswords2" program puts the Administrator in the user name slot and | you | | have to change it back to your name before clicking the "next" button. | | | | "Tom" wrote in message ... | | | Bruce Hagen wrote: | | | | | | "Tom" wrote in message | | | ... | | | Since I'm the only person who uses this laptop (Windows XP Business | | | Edition) I would like to just turn it on and have it start Windows | | | without prompting me for a password. Right now the password is null | | | but I have to click on "Go" (or whatever the prompt is) without | | | entering anything. | | | | | | I am the only user as well as the administrator. | | | | | | Thanks, Tom | | | | | | | | | | | | Go to START | RUN. Type in: | | | | | | control userpasswords2 | | | | | | In the resulting window, uncheck the box that requires users to log-in | | | and note the exact spelling of the principle users name. In the next | | | window, type in that users name in place of "Administrator". If | | | required, then put in the user's password. Now when you startup, you | | | will still see the word "Welcome" but the computer will go directly to | | | your desktop when all startup programs are complete. | | | | | | Bruce, I did exactly what you said and I'm locked out of Windows. When | | | I attempt to log on I get the following error message: | | | | | | The system could not log you on. Make sure your user name and domain | | | are correct. Then type your password again. Letters in passwords must | | | be typed using the exact case. | | | | | | Then I can not go any further. All windows will let me do is shut down. | | | | | | Thanks, Tom | | | | | | Actually I did do that. | | You have to get in the SAFE Mode where the Administrator is one of the logon choices. | If continuously tapping the F8 key (as soon as you power on) then you will need some professional | help. | | | | I ended up spending my hard earned money and getting help from | Microsoft. It was money well spend and I was back on line in no time. | She also showed me how to change the system to bypass the windows logon | prompt. It was money well spent. | | Tom Would you like to share the help that Microsoft gave you on how to bypass the windows logon prompt? |
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