Login Problem

[M5vette]

I have a small wireless home network with two systems connected. My
computer is password protected, but the other system (for my daughter)
has never required a password. I recently noticed that although we
could both access Internet, we could no longer see one another's
computer and I tried to correct the problem.

I made a change using the "Network Identification Wizard" (at this
point, I'm not sure of the exact nature of the change!) to my
daughter's system and rebooted. However, the system now wants a
username/password pair. Since the system wasn't originally set up to
require a username and password, I don't have any idea what it
expects.

How did a change to the Network ID result in a requirement for a
username and password at boot? These are required even if I limit
access to the network or try to boot in a Safe Mode (without network).
If I didn't assign a username and password at installation, what does
the system expect?

Is my only alternative to reinstall Win 2000?

Thanks,

Wayne

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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I have a small wireless home network with two systems connected. My
computer is password protected, but the other system (for my daughter)
has never required a password. I recently noticed that although we
could both access Internet, we could no longer see one another's
computer and I tried to correct the problem.

I made a change using the "Network Identification Wizard" (at this
point, I'm not sure of the exact nature of the change!) to my
daughter's system and rebooted. However, the system now wants a
username/password pair. Since the system wasn't originally set up to
require a username and password, I don't have any idea what it
expects.

How did a change to the Network ID result in a requirement for a
username and password at boot? These are required even if I limit
access to the network or try to boot in a Safe Mode (without network).
If I didn't assign a username and password at installation, what does
the system expect?

Is my only alternative to reinstall Win 2000?

Thanks,

Wayne

Hi, Wayne - this isn't really the best group for this question (this is for
Group Policy issues). You should probably post in
microsoft.public.win2000.general.

Note that there's always a username and password required for WinNT-based
operating systems, even if it's only the built-in Administrator account
without a password assigned..... you might try Administrator and no
password.

Also see the following for "lost password" issues....
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm
and/or
http://securityadmin.info/db/faqresults.asp?keyword=password&SType=AnyWord&CATID=Optional
and/or
http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm