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Open Networking, set MS Family logon to the default. Cheers,
Jim
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ok... click start, then click find, then click files or folders... set look in to "C:\WINDOWS" and uncheck "include Subfolders"... search for "*.PWL" and click Find...
in the windows folder you will probably find a file with your username (truncated after 8 characters) with a .PWL extension (eg "user.pwl"
... delete that file...
reboot...
when it comes to a login, enter the username, and press enter... it will ask you to confirm the password... make sure you do NOT enter a password... when you get to the windows desktop, click start, and then click shutdown... then restart the computer, and you should be good to go...
in the windows folder you will probably find a file with your username (truncated after 8 characters) with a .PWL extension (eg "user.pwl"
... delete that file...reboot...
when it comes to a login, enter the username, and press enter... it will ask you to confirm the password... make sure you do NOT enter a password... when you get to the windows desktop, click start, and then click shutdown... then restart the computer, and you should be good to go...
If you have a home LAN or are set up with the @home internet service (maybe Roadrunner as well), you'll get this box whether you like it or not.
You can have TweakUI logon automatically for you if this is the case.
If you're not on any network (LAN) and are using a dial-up modem to access the internet, then jakrabit has the "ultimate" solution. The only problem with that is your autocomplete function of IE won't contain any of your logons for password sites. eg. You need a username and password to check your bank balance on the net. You probably just used a bookmark to access the site, and logged in automatically. After deleting the .pwl file, you'll have to type the username and password in again.
For some, a small inconvenience, for others (myself included) who have FAR TOO many passwords to remember, it's a real PITA. Cheers,
Jim
reboot@pcmech.com
Moderator at Staff at Windows 9x/ME instructor.
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You can have TweakUI logon automatically for you if this is the case.
If you're not on any network (LAN) and are using a dial-up modem to access the internet, then jakrabit has the "ultimate" solution. The only problem with that is your autocomplete function of IE won't contain any of your logons for password sites. eg. You need a username and password to check your bank balance on the net. You probably just used a bookmark to access the site, and logged in automatically. After deleting the .pwl file, you'll have to type the username and password in again.
For some, a small inconvenience, for others (myself included) who have FAR TOO many passwords to remember, it's a real PITA. Cheers,
Jim
reboot@pcmech.com
Moderator at Staff at Windows 9x/ME instructor.
Jim's Modems:
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