Can any one out there help. When I bootup I am asked to typte in my password. I have never had to do this before. How do I get rid of this.
Go to Start >Control Panel >User accounts, then Under "Pick an account to change" choose your account and remove the password.
bunny_c I did what you said. There is no option to change password. There is an option to create one. The problem I am having, is when I startup. I get log on to Windows. My username is there but the password is blank. I do not type anything in the box, just click ok, and Windows will startup. I do not have a password, I have never been asked for a password in 5 yeras, For some unknow reasion I was asked for a password only this morning. Is there any way I can get rid of this log on window, when I startup.
What you have to do is re-enable automatic login for your account, which is what I presume you had before. I'll post a link on how to do it in a sec.
Okay, here is a c/p from the "Microsoft Knowledge Database" (I didn't post a link because I found this in Help and Support). -------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION This article describes how to configure Microsoft Windows XP to automate the logon process by storing your password and other pertinent information in the registry database. This feature permits other users to start your computer and to use the account that you establish to automatically log on. Important If you turn on autologon, using Windows XP becomes more convenient. However, using this feature can pose a security risk. MORE INFORMATION Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. If you set a computer for automatic logon, anyone who can physically gain access to the computer can also gain access to everything that is on the computer, including any network or networks that the computer is connected to. Additionally, if you turn on automatic logon, the password is stored in the registry in plain text. The specific registry key that stores this value is remotely readable by the Authenticated Users group. Therefore, only use this setting if the computer is physically secured and if you make sure that users who you do not trust cannot remotely see the registry. You can use Registry Editor to add your log on information. To do this, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. 2. Locate the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon 3. Using your account name and password, double-click the DefaultUserName entry, type your user name, and then click OK. 4. Double-click the DefaultPassword entry, type your password under the value data box, and then click OK. If there is no DefaultPassword value, create the value. To do this, follow these steps: a. In Registry Editor, click Edit, click New, and then click String Value. b. Type DefaultPassword as the value name, and then press ENTER. c. Double-click the newly created key, and then type your password in the Value Data box. If no DefaultPassword string is specified, Windows XP automatically changes the value of the AutoAdminLogon registry key from 1 (true) to 0 (false) to turn off the AutoAdminLogon feature. 5. Double-click the AutoAdminLogon entry, type 1 in the Value Data box, and then click OK. If there is no AutoAdminLogon entry, create the entry. To do this, follow these steps: a. In Registry Editor, click Edit, click New, and then click String Value. b. Type AutoAdminLogon as the value name, and then press ENTER. c. Double-click the newly created key, and then type 1 in the Value Data box. 6. Quit Registry Editor. 7. Click Start, click Restart, and then click OK. After your computer restarts and Windows XP starts, you can log on automatically. If you want to bypass the automatic logon to log on as a different user, hold down the SHIFT key after you log off or after Windows XP restarts. Note that this procedure applies only to the first logon. To enforce this setting for future logoffs, the administrator must set the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon Value:ForceAutoLogon Type: REG_SZ Data: 1 You can also use turn on automatic logon without editing the registry in Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition and in Microsoft Windows XP Professional on a computer that is not joined to a domain. To do this, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Open box, type control userpasswords2, and then click OK. Note When users try to display help information in the User Accounts window in Windows XP Home Edition, the help information is not displayed. Additionally, users receive the following error message: Cannot find the Drive:\Windows\System32\users.hlp Help file. Check to see that the file exists on your hard disk drive. If it does not exist, you must reinstall it. 3. Clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" check box, and then click Apply. 4. In the Automatically Log On window, type the password in the Password box, and then retype the password in the Confirm Password box. 5. Click OK to close the Automatically Log On window, and then click OK to close the User Accounts window. --------------------------------------------------------------------
On question 3. Using your account name and password. I hav'ent got a password do I have to create one. By the way I know nothing about the registry.
On question 3. Using your account name and password. I hav'ent got a password do I have to create one. By the way I know nothing about the registry.
On question 3. Using your account name and password. I hav'ent got a password do I have to create one. By the way I know nothing about the registry.
If there is a DefaultPassword value, leave it blank. If there isn't one, make one (like it says) and leave it blank.
