Password Nuisance

[AT and HMB]

Background.
I have some computers on LAN. I have no interest in having passwords, indeed
I have never used them.
However, recently I installed some MS software (.Net or something) and now
on 2 of my computers I get request for password on booting, which I find
annoying. Obviously since I haven't allocated passwords there is no great
probelm but it is annoying.
More annoying is that my main computer, which hold my most of my files (Raid
Mirror), locks up - why I don't know. The message I get is "This computer is
in use and has been locked. Only xxx\"my own name" or an administrator can
unlock this computer. this is followed by showing user name and password,
then OK which when pressed brings back system.
I am at a loss as to why this happens. I want no warnings, passwords or
locking.
Please someone help me.
Thanks

 

[Andrew E.]

Try,at pc start tap the F8 key,select safe mode,enter xp as the
administrator,
in xp,open user accounts,change administrator settings.....

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Background.
I have some computers on LAN. I have no interest in having
passwords, indeed I have never used them.
However, recently I installed some MS software (.Net or something)
and now on 2 of my computers I get request for password on booting,
which I find annoying. Obviously since I haven't allocated
passwords there is no great probelm but it is annoying.
More annoying is that my main computer, which hold my most of my
files (Raid Mirror), locks up - why I don't know. The message I get
is "This computer is in use and has been locked. Only xxx\"my own
name" or an administrator can unlock this computer. this is
followed by showing user name and password, then OK which when
pressed brings back system. I am at a loss as to why this happens. I want
no warnings,
passwords or locking.
Please someone help me.

The first - autologon.
The second - screensaver settings.

Get TweakUI installed and use Automatic logon setting - you get to type in
your password.
(or set the registry values or...)

Are you the only user?

Automatic Logons:
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Microsoft method:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231
(Essentially the same... but different place:
http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/13/ )


Microsoft Method 2:
TweakUI from:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx


control userpasswords2 method:
1) Go to the Start Menu and the Run box.
2) Type in the following:

control userpasswords2

now click OK
3) In the new Windows that appears select the account you wish to make the
primary logon.
Now uncheck the "Users must enter a username and password..." box.
4) Hit Apply and a dialog box will appear asking you to confirm the selected
users password.
Click OK when you are done...
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Hopefully that gets you where you are wanting to be.

It is a *good* thing in the user arena to:
1) Have strong passwords.
2) Have more than one administrator level account (with strong passwords).

 

[Gordon]

Background.
I have some computers on LAN. I have no interest in having passwords,
indeed I have never used them.

And you do realise how vulnerable that makes your machines to outside
hackers and trojans, don't you?

 

[Plato]

And you do realise how vulnerable that makes your machines to outside
hackers and trojans, don't you?

What if you have both a hardware firewall _and_ a software firewall?

 

[Script]

Some have to go to "user accounts" and "change the way users log on and
off", then check the boxes for "use the welcome screen" and "use fast user
switching".
(Some have to uncheck, then re-check the boxes.) {Apply/OK}
Some go to Windows Update, and the next .NET update fixes it.
Some say all they did was reboot.
And then, there's "control userpasswords2".
It's happening to quite a few folks, it seems.