hi my friend got used computer,every time windows98se starts it will ask for user name and password,it has name in the box(helene xxxx). i did try to type *.pwl and remove the password but it comes again and again . where to look for helene and remove it once for good?? thank you

Do the Start-Find *.pwl again, delete all entries that appear. Go to the Network Applet in Control Panel and make sure Primary Network Logon is Wondows Logon, and restart. When it restarts, it will ask you for a username and password. Put in your name, or "Default" as the username, leave the password blank. If it comes up with Helen, just take her name out and put in defulault and if it asks for you to confirm a password, remove all the astriks from the top line, and click OK. By assigning no password, you are telling the PC that you don't care who logs on, and it will not prompt you for a password again. -Dave C