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Asks for my password on boot up
Name: Greatgamer Date: February 21, 2004 at 02:52:40 Pacific OS: Xp CPU/Ram: XP 2200
Comment:
Hello, I was trying to setup a network last week so I was doing what some people suggested by changing the user account settings. Well now it asks for my password everytime Windows XP boots up and I would like to change it back so it would boot up on it's own without a password. Thanks
Name: TooOld ForThis Date: February 21, 2004 at 03:14:51 Pacific
Reply:
Go to admin tools user profiles.
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Response Number 2
Name: ops Date: February 21, 2004 at 05:14:59 Pacific
Reply:
Control Panel > User Account select "Change the way users log on and off" then select the option "Use welcome screen". If you have no guest users click the Guest icon and select disable.
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Response Number 3
Name: Greatgamer Date: February 21, 2004 at 21:08:47 Pacific
Summary: After checking out this site I decided to install XP anyway and have a look for myself, but after installing the opening page shows my Username and asks for my password. I didn't see anywhere in the ...
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