This has happened twice (so far!).
In Windows ME, I set up user logins for all users in my household. I left each person's password empty (except mine, since I'm the "administrator". One day, no one could log in, since the system was asking for a password, where previously it had not. I could not log in to my account, either. The password that I had used to that point was no longer valid.
Of course, no one had done anything to the computer. They never do.
I clicked "Cancel" and created new accounts, using the old accounts as a basis. Again I left everyone's password blank, except my own.
The next time I tried to log in, the password field in the login dialog was greyed out! Once I was logged in, I tried to add a password for myself, using both Users and Passwords from the Control Panel. Neither worked.
Recently, all accounts (except, inexplicably, mine) had been activated/changed. Again, no one had done anything. Again I created new accounts based on the old accounts.
Has anyone else experienced this behavior?
Thanks,
OffByOne
In Windows ME, I set up user logins for all users in my household. I left each person's password empty (except mine, since I'm the "administrator". One day, no one could log in, since the system was asking for a password, where previously it had not. I could not log in to my account, either. The password that I had used to that point was no longer valid.
Of course, no one had done anything to the computer. They never do.
I clicked "Cancel" and created new accounts, using the old accounts as a basis. Again I left everyone's password blank, except my own.
The next time I tried to log in, the password field in the login dialog was greyed out! Once I was logged in, I tried to add a password for myself, using both Users and Passwords from the Control Panel. Neither worked.
Recently, all accounts (except, inexplicably, mine) had been activated/changed. Again, no one had done anything. Again I created new accounts based on the old accounts.
Has anyone else experienced this behavior?
Thanks,
OffByOne