I have an XP/SP3 laptop that I am the only one who uses it.
After some installation of .NET for MS, I started getting the user log in screen (where you just click on your name and then the desktop shows up). I wanted to delete that step. So I went into control panel/user account/change way users log in/unchecked the "use the welcome screen."
After rebooting, then I started getting the logon as administor (which I did not have before). I have none so I just left the password blank and it booted up. I did not want that screen either. Then I used run, userpasswords2, unchecked the box for "Users must enter a user name and password. You are supposed to then put the admin password - since I have none, I left it blank.
Then on reboot, I get the welcome screen back to square one again. So I go back to the control panel and uncheck use the welcome screen.
Rebooted. Now I get the cannot log in because of account restriction.
Cannot get into safe mood either.
There has got to be some way to get around this where it is a functioning XP computer again. My family has four other XP PCs that do not require any passwords upon booting up the PC.
Does anyone know how to fix this problem? :banghead: It's like the PC has been bricked.
After some installation of .NET for MS, I started getting the user log in screen (where you just click on your name and then the desktop shows up). I wanted to delete that step. So I went into control panel/user account/change way users log in/unchecked the "use the welcome screen."
After rebooting, then I started getting the logon as administor (which I did not have before). I have none so I just left the password blank and it booted up. I did not want that screen either. Then I used run, userpasswords2, unchecked the box for "Users must enter a user name and password. You are supposed to then put the admin password - since I have none, I left it blank.
Then on reboot, I get the welcome screen back to square one again. So I go back to the control panel and uncheck use the welcome screen.
Rebooted. Now I get the cannot log in because of account restriction.
Cannot get into safe mood either.
There has got to be some way to get around this where it is a functioning XP computer again. My family has four other XP PCs that do not require any passwords upon booting up the PC.
Does anyone know how to fix this problem? :banghead: It's like the PC has been bricked.
