log on password box already has pass word in it.

[Guest]

Hi all
just recently my log on password box for xp prof oppears as if a password
has already been entered for me, the number of digits entered is also random.
if I press enter it comes up with "did I forget my password?" then i can
enter my usual password and log on.
The other strange thing that happens is I have dual boot ME and XP but the
countdown timer for the default system doesnt appear and i have to choose
which system i want to use.
Both these things have started at the same time, I have done a virus scan
but it come back clean, and checked boot.ini to see if that has changed but
seems ok.
Can anyone shed any light on for me?

 

[beowulf]

Try inserting the lines

timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS

in your boot.ini file, above the [operating systems] line

The multi, disk, rdisk and partition values may have to be changed,
depending on the values
in your [operating systems] entries.

 

[Guest]

Hi
I have just checked the boot .ini file and apart from the time out being set
to 10 seconds (my setting) every thing is as it should be.