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Jerry
June 7th 04, 10:41 PM
Is there a way to remove the logon screen. We don't have
a password on it, but it pops up everytime we restart
computer.

Mike M
June 7th 04, 11:09 PM
See MS KB 152104 - "How to Prevent a Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows
Me Logon Prompt at Startup" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=152104).

Basically you need to change to using Windows Logon in Control Panel |
Network. Then when you next log on don't enter a password (leave blank) and
click OK. If you've already allocated a password logon and then delete or
better rename the password file in the Windows folder - this is a file whose
name is your logon name with a pwl extension.

Don't click Cancel or Escape as this will mean that you don't log on and are
instead what is called the Default user which means you won't be able to save
passwords and have access to certain features.
--?
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Jerry > wrote:

> Is there a way to remove the logon screen. We don't have
> a password on it, but it pops up everytime we restart
> computer.

Jerry
June 8th 04, 03:17 AM
Thank you so much. I did a search with Logon, etc, etc. =20
And it didn't come up with this article. So again thank=20
you.


>-----Original Message-----
>See MS KB 152104 - "How to Prevent a Windows 95, Windows=20
98, or Windows
>Me Logon Prompt at Startup"=20
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=3D152104).
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>Basically you need to change to using Windows Logon in=20
Control Panel |
>Network. Then when you next log on don't enter a=20
password (leave blank) and
>click OK. If you've already allocated a password logon=20
and then delete or
>better rename the password file in the Windows folder -=20
this is a file whose
>name is your logon name with a pwl extension.
>
>Don't click Cancel or Escape as this will mean that you=20
don't log on and are
>instead what is called the Default user which means you=20
won't be able to save
>passwords and have access to certain features.
>--=81
>Mike Maltby MS-MVP

>
>
>Jerry > wrote:
>
>> Is there a way to remove the logon screen. We don't=20
have
>> a password on it, but it pops up everytime we restart
>> computer.
>
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>

Mike M
June 8th 04, 04:45 AM
Glad to have been of some help.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Jerry > wrote:

> Thank you so much. I did a search with Logon, etc, etc.
> And it didn't come up with this article. So again thank
> you.