[nfbcs] Logon prompt

[Steve Jacobson]

Gary,

If you are using XP, be aware of the fact that the user accounts dialog is a little unusual.  Tabbing doesn't get you to all links and options.  You have to explore it 
with the arrow keys.  Particularly, use the up and down arrows.  You should be able to delete the "guest" account if you want to without too much trouble, but it can 
be tricky to find.  It might be called "removing" rather than deleting.  If you tell me which operating system you are using, I can try to check it out at home and be 
more specific.  It varies a little between XP Pro and XP Home, and I don't know anything about Vista.  My work machine still has a Windows 2000 look so it isn't of 
much help.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:28:01 -0500, Wunder, Gary wrote:

>It looks like I have two accounts - Gary and Guest. It is not obvious to
>me how to delete Guest so there will be no choice. Thanks though. It
>gives me a place to work.

>I'll also look for that checkbox.

>Gary

> 

>-----Original Message-----
>From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of slery
>Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:28 PM
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>Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Logon prompt

>In XP, go to control panel, and then user accounts. Select the user
>account you want and open it. Some where in there is the option for
>setting a password. I am pretty sure that it is a check box and if
>un-checked it ignores the password box. You probably have to restart for
>the changes to take effect.

>If that doesn't actually solve the problem, then check to see if you
>have created other user accounts. If you have, then you have to delete
>those so that you only have the one user account. Any time you have more
>than one, it will always require you to select which user you want to
>use irregardless of needing a password. For instance, my father's
>computer is setup with three users, his and mine have passwords because
>we are administrators. My mothers does not have a password but she still
>has to select her account when she wants to use the computer.

>If you are using Vista, I am not fluent in that but it should again be
>under user accounts some where.

>Good luck.

>Cindy

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gary Wunder
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 9:26 PM
>> To: nfbcs
>> Subject: [nfbcs] Logon prompt
>> 
>> 
>> I have been messing with my computer and have gotten myself into a 
>> fix. I want my computer to come up without prompting for userid and 
>> password but something I changed this evening shows my name and 
>> prompts for a password. Blank is fine but it requires user 
>> intervention. How do I get back to having the computer completely boot

>> and connect to the internet without my intervention other than to 
>> restart it?
>> 
>> Gary
>> 
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