Password removed, curious result ?

[Dave Horne]

I'm running Vista Home Premium, SP1 and it's up to date. Last night I
removed the password that I must enter to start Windows. (This was done
under User Accounts and I am the Administrator.) Normally I would turn on
the computer and then have to wiat 30 seconds or so until that password
promt appeared. I was just saving myself a little time every morning by
removing that password.

Is the following just a coincidence or is this a direct result of that
removal? I opened Outlook 2007 went to get e-mail on three accounts and I
was forced to reenter all my passwords. I then open Windows Mail and I also
have to reeneter my password to retrieve my mail. All of this surprised me.

Was this a coincidence or not? Thanks, DH

 

[Saucy]

I'm running Vista Home Premium, SP1 and it's up to date. Last night I
removed the password that I must enter to start Windows. (This was done
under User Accounts and I am the Administrator.) Normally I would turn on
the computer and then have to wiat 30 seconds or so until that password
promt appeared. I was just saving myself a little time every morning by
removing that password.

Is the following just a coincidence or is this a direct result of that
removal? I opened Outlook 2007 went to get e-mail on three accounts and I
was forced to reenter all my passwords. I then open Windows Mail and I
also have to reeneter my password to retrieve my mail. All of this
surprised me.

Was this a coincidence or not? Thanks, DH

'Sounds more like a bug! Is it reproducible?

Saucy

 

[Dave Horne]

'Sounds more like a bug! Is it reproducible?

Saucy

Well, I don't feel like repeating this. Perhaps someone here could try the
same and see what happens.

Thanks, DH

 

[Jack the Ripper]

vista sucks and that's no coincidence.

No, you suck and you need to be <B-slapped> again.

 

[Peter Foldes]

Hello Dave

Depends on how you removed it.

I would put it back and reboot and then to take it out correctly doing the following

Log in as Administrator

Start\Run and type in the following without the quotation marks "control userpasswords2" and when the box opens then take out the checkmark from "User must enter a user name and password to use etc etc "

Or read the following which also applies to Vista. You will have many options in there

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_passwords.htm

 

[Gordon]

I'm running Vista Home Premium, SP1 and it's up to date. Last night I
removed the password that I must enter to start Windows. (This was done
under User Accounts and I am the Administrator.) Normally I would turn on
the computer and then have to wiat 30 seconds or so until that password
promt appeared. I was just saving myself a little time every morning by
removing that password.

So now not only are you running as an administrator on a daily basis, but
without a password as WELL! Do you REALLY want to have malware, trojans and
other nasty incursions on your machine?

Why is it that Windows users are SO ignorant about computer security?

 

[Dave Horne]

So now not only are you running as an administrator on a daily basis, but
without a password as WELL! Do you REALLY want to have malware, trojans
and other nasty incursions on your machine?

Why is it that Windows users are SO ignorant about computer security?

Gordon, this is a home computer - it's just my wife and I.

I have McAfee, SuperAntiSpyware and Advanced Windows Care 2 on my computer.

Is that good enough for you?

 

[+Bob+]

So now not only are you running as an administrator on a daily basis, but
without a password as WELL! Do you REALLY want to have malware, trojans and
other nasty incursions on your machine?

Why is it that Windows users are SO ignorant about computer security?

Maybe because:

1. Only recently has MS had anything resembling an actual security
architecture

2. You couldn't get anything done in the past unless you were an admin

3. It's still a PITA for a power user not to be an admin

4. The security model still sucks

 

[Gordon]

3. It's still a PITA for a power user not to be an admin

Rubbish. I would consider myself a "power" user (no such nomenclature under
Vista BTW) and run as a Standard user account with very few "admin"
hassles. Mind you, I'm not constantly fiddling with my system because it
just err works. I do productive WORK instead.....

 

[Saucy]

Rubbish. I would consider myself a "power" user (no such nomenclature
under Vista BTW) and run as a Standard user account with very few "admin"
hassles. Mind you, I'm not constantly fiddling with my system because it
just err works. I do productive WORK instead.....

I use Admin accounts with UAC set ON. Occasionally that means a prompt, but
like you say, if one is using the machine for work then it's no big deal;
and the machine is much better shored up against malware with UAC set ON.

Saucy