Some problems with a Windows95 system resulted in me having to upgrade the system to Win98SE for a client. The Win95 machine was set up to log into an NT 4 domain. Previously (before the system started having problems) the normal logon dialog box would appear for the domain. After performing the upgrade to Win98SE, no logon dialog box appears. So now I'm not able to get authenticated by the domain controller. In order for me to force the system to display a logon box, I had to create another user and password thus creating a new profile. When I logoff (from the nonexistent user) then the machine will display a domain logon box with the username just created. Then I can get authenticated and see all the other windows computers on the network. When I shut down or reboot the system, I'm back to square one with no logon box. I have to go to Start>Logoff...(there is no username present) in order for the domain logon box to appear again. It's an inconvenient work around to get to be able to logon to the domain. I've tried deleting all .pwl files, deleting all network settings (client, tcp/ip and the network adapter), removing the network card and rebooting without the card thinking that might help. When I replace the network card and reconfigure it for tcp/ip and set it to logon to the NT domain, the problem starts all over again. No network logon box until I select logoff in order to make it appear. On every initial boot, the network logon seems to be getting bypassed. I'm not able to find anything in the Microsoft Knowledgebase yet. So far the user can just leave the system running after logging onto the domain or do that inconvenient logoff procedure in order make the machine display the domain logon box. All of the network settings should have been preserved from when Win95 was running. I shouldn't have had to create a new user and then switch to that user in order to get a network logon box to appear. What is it in Windows networking that makes the logon box appear? And why is it not appearing this time?

I have a Win 98 box with the same problem and I have not found a fix yet. Let me know if you find the fix.

Look at the properties of Network Neighborhood. In the field that says "login type", or something like that, it probably says "Windows Logon". Change it to Client For Micrsoft Network, or something like that. Also select the Client For Microsoft Network in the window above and look at it's Properties. Check the box that has to do with "...logon to domain" (or something like that) and make sure the proper domain is listed in the field.

I've gone through the "normal" network setup about 10 times including the Client for Microsoft Networks. That's what I meant when I said I deleted the client whe I reconfigured the card for tcp/ip. I've also made sure the logon to NT domain box is checked in the client for microsoft networks properties. I've learned that there is an autologon setting in the registry to look at. HKLM/software/microsoft/windows/currentversion/network/realmodenet I'll have to give that a try. But if anyone else has some thoughts. Send them.

I got mine fixed by Deleting the string AutoLogon=00 in the registry. Read from Microsoft Knowledge Base Q141858 Delete the following entry in the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Network\Real Mode Net AutoLogon= xx