windows logon?

daddy/ben · 07-15-2005, 02:51 PM

can anyone tell me why I am getting this little window that pops up on startup- username/password, I just keep hitting cancel, but its starting to bug me now, never used to happen before, this is before windows loads...

~johnboy~

07-15-2005, 03:04 PM

sounds like a user accounts problem to me. try log off the account then login.

**Terrister** · 07-15-2005, 07:55 PM

if what purplesky gave you does not work, try this.

Go to the network control panel. At the bottom under login type, set it to Windows login. Reboot. It will come up one more time and ask for user name and password. Change the user name and leave the password blank. Now reboot agin. Should go right to the desktop.

darkwood · 07-18-2005, 08:58 PM

and if neither of those work, try searching for files with the extension *.pwd and change the file extension from pwd to old. That way the user account system won't find any potential passwords to bring up a prompt to enter.

Chevy · 07-19-2005, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darkwood

and if neither of those work, try searching for files with the extension *.pwd and change the file extension from pwd to old. That way the user account system won't find any potential passwords to bring up a prompt to enter.

Isn't it PWL? The format would be {username}.pwl.

darkwood · 07-19-2005, 08:13 PM

Yep, you're right. It's .pwl

my bad...brain freeze

07-15-2005, 02:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
daddy/ben Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: las vegas Posts: 41 OS: ME	windows logon? can anyone tell me why I am getting this little window that pops up on startup- username/password, I just keep hitting cancel, but its starting to bug me now, never used to happen before, this is before windows loads... ~johnboy~

07-15-2005, 07:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	if what purplesky gave you does not work, try this. Go to the network control panel. At the bottom under login type, set it to Windows login. Reboot. It will come up one more time and ask for user name and password. Change the user name and leave the password blank. Now reboot agin. Should go right to the desktop. __________________

07-15-2005, 03:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
PurpleSky Guest Posts: n/a OS:	sounds like a user accounts problem to me. try log off the account then login.

07-18-2005, 08:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
darkwood Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 77 OS: Windows XP Pro	and if neither of those work, try searching for files with the extension *.pwd and change the file extension from pwd to old. That way the user account system won't find any potential passwords to bring up a prompt to enter.

07-19-2005, 08:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
darkwood Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 77 OS: Windows XP Pro	Yep, you're right. It's .pwl my bad...brain freeze