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DYahoo

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Mar 9, 2005
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I have only one user account (mine i.e. administrator) and when I boot and the welcome screen comes up - for some reason the line where I input my password does not come up by itself and I have to click on it for it to appear. I know I need to do this when there are 2 or more accounts but with just one, the line should automatically pop up (it says my account name and that there are 22.. messages waiting).
How do I restore this line popup? Does it have something to do with these messages that I store in Outlook Express?
 
It doesn't have anything to do with the stored mail. In my brief testing, I can confirm your findings.....but if the guest account is enabled, the password box does seem to behave the way that you want.
 
If you have a passworded account, why not use the Login Screen instead....correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't it store the last user to login and type it in automatically? If that's the case, then it should start on the password box so will be just as fast as the Login Screen but without having to click the User....
 
Doug Knox has a script to fix the Welcome Screen login if it has been corrupted by third party programs.


304148 - Overview of the Mail Notification Display on the Windows XP Welcome Screen

Some general things to try.

See if System Restore will get you back to a restore point before your problem with Logging in.

Try Safe Mode (Do you have this problem in Safe Mode?).

Try running ChkDsk to check your drive for errors. Right click your Drive icon/ Properties/ Tools/ Error Checking.

Run the System File Checker program from the Run Box by typing.....Sfc /Scannow in it and have your XP CD handy.
 
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 10:54 PM
To: Tomasz Polus
Cc: Microsoft Security Response Center
Subject: RE: Fast User Switching blocks user accounts [cb]

[...] "Fast User Switching is a feature that's designed primarily for home users.

One thing that Fast User Switching does is to check local accounts for blank passwords to determine if a prompt should be provided for a particular user or not.

 
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