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| 81008 | 2002-09-19 06:15:00 | Hi people, Wee query, When one turns the computer on and for a couple of years it just boots up and you come to the desktop, hey no probs, But all of a sudden about a week ago I have been asked for a"User name and Password". I just click on cancel and all is ok, But I have never set the computer up for Passwords and names, so why should it start asking now. If must be a Winblows thing, any help please, its just annoying. cheers merlin-nz ;) |
merlin-nz (275) | ||
| 81009 | 2002-09-19 06:28:00 | Did you recently install a Network card or something? Go to control panel, networking, change the (cant remember name exactly, the drop down box) default login? change this to windows login, and if you have no password which sounds to have been the case before it will boot up without the prompt, if it still prompts you or is already windows login then remove the passwords (don't know how, never entered a password). Alternatly you might have had something like tweakUI log you in automatically before. | SaAB (1292) | ||
| 81010 | 2002-09-19 12:14:00 | Hi SaAB, No I didn't install a networkcard or anything. The only thing I can possibly think of is I did partition the HDD and install Linux,Mandrake 8.2. But that is probably a long shot. Thing is it dont really matter a great deal, but for the inconvence of having to wait for that screen to appear and click on cancel. So now I have to wait around before going to put the coffee on or something like that. :D And I have also noticed a slow down in the time it takes to (for example when I click on Post New Message in F1 it takes around 50 seconds to a minute to get the screen up so I can start typing). Have done the usual clean out jobs. HP Pavilion 6700 Winblows ME 600 MHz 15 gig HDD 192 Ram Not yet on the net in Linux cause of the modem problem (Conexant soft56K) So Linux probably not the cause. cheers merlin-nz ;) |
merlin-nz (275) | ||
| 81011 | 2002-09-19 12:28:00 | Does anyone else have access to the PC? It's obvious..I know, but sometimes you miss the most obvious things, or is that just me? |
Naraku Kasai (1028) | ||
| 81012 | 2002-09-19 12:34:00 | Hi N K, Short answer no. cheers merlin-nz ;) |
merlin-nz (275) | ||
| 81013 | 2002-09-19 13:35:00 | When the login screen comes up again, make sure the feilds are blank and press OK instead of cancel. This might fix it. SiK BTW Linux wouldn't work on the laptop, but i did fix the mouse prob :D |
SoniKalien (792) | ||
| 81014 | 2002-09-19 13:56:00 | The connection thing, is your modem internal or external? The internal ones are prone to mysterious happenings like slowdowns etc which vary from brand to brand. The other option is tweak some of your browsing settings and see what results you get. I assume you don't have the 'clear cache files upon exit' setting ticked..that seems too obvious. |
Naraku Kasai (1028) | ||
| 81015 | 2002-09-19 14:12:00 | Go to control panel ,networking,and in the drop down menu select windows family logon,this should eliminate the logon screen. |
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