Psswords and user accounts

[Guest]

up unti last night my XP user accounts worked

now when i start my pc up it comes up with an XP box with my name in it and
waiting for a password, at this point i just press the return key, however i
have no user accounts visable even though i have them setup it is just not
recognizing them.

I went to get rid of this start up screen and go back to where i had my
three user accounts and i chose which one to log into.

any help would be appreciated

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

up unti last night my XP user accounts worked

now when i start my pc up it comes up with an XP box with my name in it
and waiting for a password, at this point i just press the return key,
however i have no user accounts visable even though i have them setup
it is just not recognizing them.

I went to get rid of this start up screen and go back to where i had my
three user accounts and i chose which one to log into.

Install "TweakUI" from an administrative account.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

TweakUI > Logon. Select the user accounts shown on Welcome screen. Scan
the system for malware ASAP if this problem came out of the blue.

 

[Nightowl]

now when i start my pc up it comes up with an XP box with my name in it and
waiting for a password, at this point i just press the return key, however i
have no user accounts visable even though i have them setup it is just not
recognizing them.

I went to get rid of this start up screen and go back to where i had my
three user accounts and i chose which one to log into.

Hi Rob

Sounds like you have the Windows 2000-style login box instead of the
Welcome Screen. Try this:

Go to Control Panel > User Accounts. Click "Change the way users log on
or off." Check "Use the Welcome Screen" and OK your way out.

Let us know how it goes!