XP user logon/switching

[MikeB]

I messed up and I'm not even sure how.

I was installing a new sound card and was messing around with the
drivers and the sound troubleshooter.

But now my Windows logon screen has changed and I don't know how/where
to reset it. The problem is that I'm not even very sure how to describe
the problem or what to search on.

Usually when my computer boots up, there is a pane with icons for each
defined user. When I want to shutdown a pane comes up with icons for
Standby, Shutdown and Restart.

Now I get a logon screen similar to Windows 2000, where one has to type
in the user name and password. Also when shutting down, I now have to
select from a drop-down list.

What setting has changed and how can I change it back?

Thanks
MikeB

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I messed up and I'm not even sure how.

I was installing a new sound card and was messing around with the
drivers and the sound troubleshooter.

But now my Windows logon screen has changed and I don't know
how/where to reset it. The problem is that I'm not even very sure
how to describe the problem or what to search on.

Usually when my computer boots up, there is a pane with icons for
each defined user. When I want to shutdown a pane comes up with
icons for Standby, Shutdown and Restart.

Now I get a logon screen similar to Windows 2000, where one has to
type in the user name and password. Also when shutting down, I now
have to select from a drop-down list.

What setting has changed and how can I change it back?

http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php?id=972

 

[MikeB]

http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php?id=972

Thanks, I tried that but the setting was intact. Purely by chance I
uninstalled D-Link client software that I also installed tonight and
voila! the logon type has miraculously corrected itself. I'm perplexed,
but it is too late to play with this any more.

Thanks for helping out so quickly.

MikeB

 

[coal_brona]

If you ever manage to need to reset lost or forgotten login pass
Active@ Password Changer can help. The small tool will reset password
in no time. It helped me before so give it a quick glance.

http://www.password-changer.com/

 

[Shenan Stanley]

If you ever manage to need to reset lost or forgotten login pass
Active@ Password Changer can help. The small tool will reset
password in no time. It helped me before so give it a quick glance.

http://www.password-changer.com/

Hack your password:
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html

Another:
http://www.thomasmathiesen.com/itak/html/software.html

LCP
http://www.lcpsoft.com/english/

John the Ripper
http://www.openwall.com/john/

L0phtCrack is/was popular as well - but I couldn't find the link quickly
(Symantec owns it.)

How to create and use a password reset disk for a computer that is not a
domain member in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305478