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March 26th 10, 08:58 PM
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Win XP Pro can't type into password boxes on login page
Win XP Pro, latest updates. One Admin account, 2 user accounts
Dell Dimension 4400 bought second hand, with Dell OEM version of XP Pro which I installed, along with new Dell sourced memory (1GB), and including Dell drivers etc. at time I set it all up. No other problems encountered. Sunbelt VIPRE antivirus, ZoneAlarm free firewall, Secunia update adviser, OpenOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird. Updates carried out regularly. Defraggler, CCleaner used to keep it tidy. When I log out of one XP account back to the login screen, the login password boxes for the 3 accounts don't show a cursor and won't accept text input. So I have to restart the machine at which point the password boxes work again. Till next time. Machine is set to start screen saver if left, requires login password to get back into the XP account. Many thanks in advance. -- Robert 
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March 27th 10, 03:38 AM
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Win XP Pro can't type into password boxes on login page
"Robert M Jones" wrote in
message ... Win XP Pro, latest updates. One Admin account, 2 user accounts Dell Dimension 4400 bought second hand, with Dell OEM version of XP Pro which I installed, along with new Dell sourced memory (1GB), and including Dell drivers etc. at time I set it all up. No other problems encountered. Sunbelt VIPRE antivirus, ZoneAlarm free firewall, Secunia update adviser, OpenOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird. Updates carried out regularly. Defraggler, CCleaner used to keep it tidy. When I log out of one XP account back to the login screen, the login password boxes for the 3 accounts don't show a cursor and won't accept text input. So I have to restart the machine at which point the password boxes work again. Till next time. Machine is set to start screen saver if left, requires login password to get back into the XP account. Many thanks in advance. You're using the Welcome Screen (and probably also Fast User Switching). It's a bug that came along with some updates. It will not happen every time you log on...there is some kind of count invloved but I've forgotton what it is. If you need to use the Welcome Screen rather than the old classic log-on dialog, you will have to use the workaround: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL two times while the Welcome screen is displayed. That is, press all three keys at the same time, release all three keys, and then press the three keys again. Type your account name in the User name box. Type your password in the Password box. Click OK. You cannot type your password in the "Welcome" logon screen in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917556 If you don't need to use Fast User Switching, turn off the Welcome Screen and use classic log-on: Microsoft Windows XP - Turn the Welcome screen on or off http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d....mspx?mfr=true -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 A+ http://dts-l.net/
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March 27th 10, 03:38 AM
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Win XP Pro can't type into password boxes on login page
"Robert M Jones" wrote in
message ... Win XP Pro, latest updates. One Admin account, 2 user accounts Dell Dimension 4400 bought second hand, with Dell OEM version of XP Pro which I installed, along with new Dell sourced memory (1GB), and including Dell drivers etc. at time I set it all up. No other problems encountered. Sunbelt VIPRE antivirus, ZoneAlarm free firewall, Secunia update adviser, OpenOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird. Updates carried out regularly. Defraggler, CCleaner used to keep it tidy. When I log out of one XP account back to the login screen, the login password boxes for the 3 accounts don't show a cursor and won't accept text input. So I have to restart the machine at which point the password boxes work again. Till next time. Machine is set to start screen saver if left, requires login password to get back into the XP account. Many thanks in advance. You're using the Welcome Screen (and probably also Fast User Switching). It's a bug that came along with some updates. It will not happen every time you log on...there is some kind of count invloved but I've forgotton what it is. If you need to use the Welcome Screen rather than the old classic log-on dialog, you will have to use the workaround: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL two times while the Welcome screen is displayed. That is, press all three keys at the same time, release all three keys, and then press the three keys again. Type your account name in the User name box. Type your password in the Password box. Click OK. You cannot type your password in the "Welcome" logon screen in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917556 If you don't need to use Fast User Switching, turn off the Welcome Screen and use classic log-on: Microsoft Windows XP - Turn the Welcome screen on or off http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d....mspx?mfr=true -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 A+ http://dts-l.net/
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March 27th 10, 10:58 AM
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Win XP Pro can't type into password boxes on login page
On 27/03/2010 03:38, glee wrote:
"Robert M Jones" wrote in message ... Win XP Pro, latest updates. One Admin account, 2 user accounts Dell Dimension 4400 bought second hand, with Dell OEM version of XP Pro which I installed, along with new Dell sourced memory (1GB), and including Dell drivers etc. at time I set it all up. No other problems encountered. Sunbelt VIPRE antivirus, ZoneAlarm free firewall, Secunia update adviser, OpenOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird. Updates carried out regularly. Defraggler, CCleaner used to keep it tidy. When I log out of one XP account back to the login screen, the login password boxes for the 3 accounts don't show a cursor and won't accept text input. So I have to restart the machine at which point the password boxes work again. Till next time. Machine is set to start screen saver if left, requires login password to get back into the XP account. Many thanks in advance. You're using the Welcome Screen (and probably also Fast User Switching). It's a bug that came along with some updates. It will not happen every time you log on...there is some kind of count invloved but I've forgotton what it is. If you need to use the Welcome Screen rather than the old classic log-on dialog, you will have to use the workaround: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL two times while the Welcome screen is displayed. That is, press all three keys at the same time, release all three keys, and then press the three keys again. Type your account name in the User name box. Type your password in the Password box. Click OK. You cannot type your password in the "Welcome" logon screen in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917556 If you don't need to use Fast User Switching, turn off the Welcome Screen and use classic log-on: Microsoft Windows XP - Turn the Welcome screen on or off http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d....mspx?mfr=true Brilliant - thanks. "That will do nicely". -- Robert
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March 27th 10, 10:58 AM
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Win XP Pro can't type into password boxes on login page
On 27/03/2010 03:38, glee wrote: "Robert M Jones" wrote in message ... Win XP Pro, latest updates. One Admin account, 2 user accounts Dell Dimension 4400 bought second hand, with Dell OEM version of XP Pro which I installed, along with new Dell sourced memory (1GB), and including Dell drivers etc. at time I set it all up. No other problems encountered. Sunbelt VIPRE antivirus, ZoneAlarm free firewall, Secunia update adviser, OpenOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird. Updates carried out regularly. Defraggler, CCleaner used to keep it tidy. When I log out of one XP account back to the login screen, the login password boxes for the 3 accounts don't show a cursor and won't accept text input. So I have to restart the machine at which point the password boxes work again. Till next time. Machine is set to start screen saver if left, requires login password to get back into the XP account. Many thanks in advance. You're using the Welcome Screen (and probably also Fast User Switching). It's a bug that came along with some updates. It will not happen every time you log on...there is some kind of count invloved but I've forgotton what it is. If you need to use the Welcome Screen rather than the old classic log-on dialog, you will have to use the workaround: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL two times while the Welcome screen is displayed. That is, press all three keys at the same time, release all three keys, and then press the three keys again. Type your account name in the User name box. Type your password in the Password box. Click OK. You cannot type your password in the "Welcome" logon screen in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917556 If you don't need to use Fast User Switching, turn off the Welcome Screen and use classic log-on: Microsoft Windows XP - Turn the Welcome screen on or off http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d....mspx?mfr=true Brilliant - thanks. "That will do nicely". -- Robert
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