Windows passwords (1 Viewer)

[CrashOveride]

Hey using winxp

whenever compy starts up, it just logs rite in

i selected all the options for screen to come up, and the admin account has password but it just logs right in.
Maybe coz i clicked on remember the passwrod somewhere?

Anyone know how to undo this ?

 

[Winston]

Ummmm you sure you're setting the password for your account correctly.

Start>

in the start panel click on the user icon.

then click on Back

and go to Change my password.

 

[redslert]

might have login disabled in
control panel -> adminstrative tools -> services

 

[CrashOveride]

Which one of the services is exactly the thing im spose to be lookin for

 

[jm1234567890]

your not logging in as the admin account. Win XP has a special admin account called "administrator" which always has a password, you don't usually need this.
The passowrd for this is set when you install winxp.

If you want to add a password to your personal account
just go

control pannel --> user accounts --> change an account --> youname --> create a password

 

[CrashOveride]

ehh my account is the admin account.

and i have tried changing the password several times but it just logs in straight off....

i also tried disabling the guess account but to no avail...

 

[jm1234567890]

Originally posted by CrashOveride
ehh my account is the admin account.

and i have tried changing the password several times but it just logs in straight off....

i also tried disabling the guess account but to no avail...

you really shouldn't use the admin account, some personal settings aren't remembered.

But your choice. I got no idea why it would log off suddenly.

 

[Winston]

Why dont u create a new Account with Admin privlidges and try that.

 

[J0n]

Download TweakUI, and uncheck Auto Logon (in the Logon section).

 

[fatmuscle]

i'm going with Winston's comment.

 

[CrashOveride]

Ok, since you guys don't how how to fundamentally address the issue, i'll have to take this back-alley way

j/k

 

[jm1234567890]

Originally posted by CrashOveride
Ok, since you guys don't how how to fundamentally address the issue, i'll have to take this back-alley way

j/k

???

 

[redslert]

Originally posted by CrashOveride
Ok, since you guys don't how how to fundamentally address the issue, i'll have to take this back-alley way

j/k

that's is soooooo deep i have no idea what you are talking about

maybe calling microsoft support??
that's pretty dark and road less travelled

 

[Comedy_Al]

Um iis your problem its not asking you for a password when you turn the computer on?
If so go to Start-> Settings->control panel->User Options and there should be a tick box for "Users need to enter a password to use this computer" or similar (i don't actually have xp, only 2k, so it might be a bit different)

 

[Xayma]

Originally posted by jm1234567890
your not logging in as the admin account. Win XP has a special admin account called "administrator" which always has a password, you don't usually need this.
The passowrd for this is set when you install winxp.

It doesn't always have a password I cant remember being prompted to create one for it in the instillation although you can set the password after you finish the instillation.

 

[CrashOveride]

Ok ill try this Tweak UI.

I set a password, i checked the box that says welcome screen on start up. But the screen just comes up briefly and logs me right in.

It does have an article in windows help about how to check the box so that it remembers your password, maybe thats what happened. But it doesnt say anything about how to un-do this memory feature...

Alas.

Also just one other thing...when i go into user accounts and go to change an account just to see what's ther, its got the guest account disabled, my account (admin) password protected and then some other ASP.NET Machine A....'s account - which it says is limited and password protected. Whats that all about ?

 

[CrashOveride]

Tried puttin on Tweak UI

error msg: The procedure entry point GetDllDirectoryW could not be located in the dll kernel32.dll

It said something about u have to have the win xp sp1 in order for this to work. it is not possible for me to get xp sp1. Hmmm.

 

[Winston]

The ASP.NET account was created upon the installation of the Microsoft .NET Framework, you can disable this account if desired.

Have you tried my suggestion by creating a new account under the Administrator user group yet?

 

[CrashOveride]

no i havnt...but i mean if i wanna juse use the admin account..it shud still ask me for the password

 

[fatmuscle]

go to ur desktop
right click 'My Computer'
go to 'Manage'

the users and groups thing should be there.

just make sure you add yourself as an admin.