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Replace Win2k logon dialog?
Name: CJ Date: August 27, 2003 at 21:20:31 Pacific OS: Windows 2000 Server sp4 CPU/Ram: athlon t-bird 1.4ghz/512m
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can it be done? I set my parents computer up with 2000 because they upgraded it to xp and then complained about it being slow(gee, surprise). However, they have two different users and are cranky about having to type in their login name(they got used to clicking in XP). So, I was wondering if there was any replacements for this out there...if it could look xpish or at least have a drop-down list of possible users to logon with.
Name: lloyd33 Date: August 27, 2003 at 21:30:15 Pacific
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Your parents need seperate logons?! Home computing will never be the same....
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Response Number 2
Name: uselessmitch Date: August 28, 2003 at 01:24:23 Pacific
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no there isnt anything for 2000. its a security measure . because wk2 isnt made for home users. its made for business networks
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Response Number 3
Name: ooglenz Date: August 28, 2003 at 04:55:06 Pacific
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You could make 1 login and let it login to the computer automatically when they start the computer
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Response Number 4
Name: CJ Date: August 28, 2003 at 07:45:14 Pacific
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that could probably work. Thanks.
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Response Number 5
Name: lloyd33 Date: August 28, 2003 at 11:08:24 Pacific
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LOL. I was going to suggest that, but I figured CJ would just yell at me since he said he wanted 2 logins. Personally, I never saw the point of having a logon on a home PC.
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Response Number 6
Name: Analyst Date: August 28, 2003 at 11:26:55 Pacific
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"Personally, I never saw the point of having a logon on a home PC."
Who wants any Joe Blow being able to come up and look at the gerbil porn stored on their computer?
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Response Number 7
Name: jason sani Date: August 28, 2003 at 12:52:51 Pacific
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I dont know if it just me but I also have seperate logons at home. everytime i leave my girlfriend home alone with the computer i come back and it is all fu$%^ up. simple question asked what did you do? Nothing she replies. ... .. PInk background purple tool bars little sea shells and a mouse curser is i dont know what.... so i log off my acct and et her log onto to hers that has major resctrictions cant change cant modify, cant write cant do anything but look at email and surf the internet. :)
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Response Number 8
Name: lloyd33 Date: August 28, 2003 at 18:51:27 Pacific
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What is Joe Blow doing looking at gerbil porn on your computer in the first place? Do random people just come into your house and start using your computer doing whatever they want without even asking you? I can understand the girlfriend thing though.... maybe I should set up another account...
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Response Number 9
Name: lloyd33 Date: August 28, 2003 at 18:55:25 Pacific
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...and I thought there was a way to get a drop down list of user names at the login prompt. Pretty sure you can change the registry somewhere and get that to work.
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