I've been searching through the forum's tutorials and all through Google to find out how to change the size of the user picture in the login screen. I don't have a password set to my account and I am currently the only one with an account on the computer, so the picture is very small on my 22" 1680*1050 monitor.
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Whenever someone in my family walks away from using the computer with Windows Vista, after the Screen Saver, I'm always taken to a screen that allows only the last user to log back in, but when someone else wants to log in, they need to hit the "Switch User" button to go back to the regular login screen. Can I have the computer just go back to showing all the user's names (so I don't have to click the "Switch User" button to login as me). I would like this to work, just as XP did... so if the last person who used the computer has to log back in, s/he would just have to click their name again...just like XP did.
View 4 Replies View RelatedWith xp you can press control/alt/delete to get a login screen up then login using the administrator account. On vista the administrator account is showing as a icon on the login screen. I dont want this to be visible, any ideas how to hide this?. I saw a registry hack but this removes the icon but it seems in doing so there is then no way to login without the icon.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI have a few computers in my home network (all Ethernet, not wireless). I can't log onto my wife's Vista Home Premium (named tonis-acer) from my Vista Home Premium (PaulsAcerLaptop), another Home Premium laptop, my Windows 7 beta laptop, or an XP Pro laptop.
I login in as:
User name: Toni
password: abc1234 (not really)
response:
User name: PaulsAcerLaptop oni
password: unchanged
small window: "Logon unsuccessful", etc.
In order to understand my problem first let me describe wonderful world I was in XP professional.
1. I had two laptops running XP professional. They were member of domain say XXX.
2. In both laptops on Cdrive I had shared folder myPrivateData
3. In office (while connected to domain) both laptop could see shared folders of each other.
4. In home I signed on with cashed credentials of domain and could operate as peer to peer network without any problem. (i.e. I signed on using domainnameuserid profile)
Problem:
My problem started when I replaced one laptop with new laptop installed with vista business 64............
When opening Windows Mail the login pop-up window keeps asking for user name and password. It doesn't stop, even when correct data entered. This started by itself - does anyone have a solution?
View 7 Replies View RelatedI have a customers computer that was running xp pro, I did the compatability check for an upgrade everything was good. I did the upgrade correctly. The machine rebooted the final time and said user and login incorrect? so I clicked ok and was brought to the login screen "administrator" and entered my password. No problem got right in. There were some software issues etc etc nothing major. I then went to microsoft and started the update process, specifically the updates for windows and other stuff IE hardware etc. I did the active x...then the update failed it said that I have to log in as an administrator.
let me back up, during the upgrade it failed at first and said that have to remove the C:user folder or rename it....I went into c and renamed it user1....then the upgrade went smooth...............
Have suddenly had "The User Profile Service failed the login" message come up and although I've found the tutorial to fix it on this site, my problem is that I am the only user and there is no other profile on this computer that I can log into. So my question is, how do I get into the computer in order to switch to safe mode and then follow the tutorial?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have accidently deleted a user profile in Windows Vista. Now it always created a "Temp" profile whenever the user login. Changes made on the desktop "gone" after restarted the PC.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI am having a nightmare with my laptop which has windows vista ultimate on it. I chose to shut down the laptop by choosing the option "Shut down after installing updates", and so it started to shut down. However, after a couple of hours I checked and saw the laptop was still on, and it was stuck on Update 3 / 3. The status screen displays the following: Installing Update 3 / 3 - 0%
A couple of moments later, the laptop displays "Shutting down" and just like that it does. Not matter which mode I run the laptop in or how much times I let it "loop-around", it returns to the same screen. The problem is I cannot even get to the login screen, let alone try something to fix the damn system! I am really against a wall here, as I have no idea what to do. Is there a way I can backup information from my hard drive while the laptop is on, but not logged on? - Is there a way I can restore the latop to an earlier state using the restore option without logging on to the system?
When I login all I get is a black screen and "my documents" is open. Basically, the OS has GONE! I can still use the computer, ctrl alt delete etc.. run tasks, just that there is no desktop or toolbars etc.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI installed some updates from Microsoft. After restart the computer displayed the welcome screen but not the login one. I waited for about an hour waiting for Vista to load but it didnt. I tried to repair it with the installation cd but I get the message that there is nothing to repair. Also, I cannot boot in safe mode and I cannot run system restore, i.e., its been runing for almost an hour with no result. I dont know what to do anymore.
View 8 Replies View RelatedI accidently turned my Dell laptop off while it was performing windows updates. When I restarted the laptop it goes to the login screen and then goes blank (i cant enter the username/password).
I have tried the following:
1. Starting in safe mode (same issue)
2. Using the boot dvd and trying the different options in there (Repair, Restore to safe point, Memory check).
3. Using the boot dvd I have tried several different restore points, including the original store point.
4. I have looked through every forum and every post I can find and cannot find any suggested resolutions.
I've just instaled SP2 for Vista on a clean install and it constantly keep rebooting, it won't get to the login screen. It's not even booting into Safe Mode. So far the boot goes as far as "Configuring Updates: State 3 of 3 Complete 0%" And then it restarts. The most annoying thing is that I haven't installed any updates, for this to happen. All other updates that need to be done are finished and the computer has rebooted a number of times before hand. I've got all my drivers and such updated but the problem still persists. The only way I can get around it is by reinstalling the OS all over again. I've tried System restore but even with that the problem continues.
View 5 Replies View RelatedWhen I boot my Vista 64 machine, which had been working normally until 2 days ago, the login screen comes up fuzzy--that is, I can tell it is the login screen, but the image is so highly distorted as to be unusable. The image is fine during the boot process (ie, the post graphics and the green progress bar are fine) until the Vista circle pops up. When I try to boot in safe mode, the screen image is fine, but the problem is that once it gets to the login screen the computer will reboot, even if I quickly enter the admin password. If I use a bootable Linux disk (Puppy Linux), the entire computer works fine. This indicates to me that I'm not dealing with a hardware issue.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI had used my laptop(link below) just fine in the am then when I try to sign-in in the pm it won't go past the login screen and will auto restart and again to the login screen so it becomes a vicious cycle. I have tried starting in safe mode then system restore, no luck, back to safe mode and got this error: The Recycle Bin on drive c: is corrupt or invalid. Do you want to empty ..., then tried: load thelast known good configuration, again no good.
View 4 Replies View RelatedIs there a way to remove everything except for the login fields (user & password) for vista? I have mine set on to require user name and password. I want to remove everything else. So the login picture and that translucent frame, and that "windows home premium" text on the bottom.
View 4 Replies View RelatedMy vista won't get past the login screen. It happened after I tried to patch tcpip.sys with the Half-open limit fix.
View 9 Replies View RelatedSwitch on PC, Choose any user from list, after login, i get a black screen. After searching i found my way to the registry using F8->Repair
..->Command promt->regedit.exe
In there i found that the everytime i change
[*HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShell*] to explorer.exe, and restart my pc, it changes to *cmd.exe /k start cmd.exe*. i dont know what to do now. The following didnt work:
- CTRL-ALT-DELETE/CRTL-SHFT-ESC to show task manager
- Safe mode
- System restore and repair
i am having trouble with login to www.pbdisasterservices.com as a user because of Vista op sys. talked to their tech serv rep and it is some sort of vista problem. talked to hp (my computer mfg) and they could not help. microsoft said to go to self help site--could not find anything close to my problem. after login, screen will blink and return to a blank login. each time i fill in login info and hit login, the screen will reset to a blank login.
View 4 Replies View RelatedThe pc runs Vista 32bit Home Premium. I have Panda AV and UNIBLUE Powersuite as the security and maintanance programs now. Recenty though I've run in to the problems of trying to switch users where the screen goes into a neverending cycle of the welcome/login screen and have to reboot the computer to stop it, much less get another user account to open. After reading a few posts I deducted that it wasn't the AV program and went into the event manager and looked to possible updates that coincided with the buggy issue. I found several "KBXXXXXX" updates that stated that they were not compatible with the system and started 'backpeddling' to find the issue. Herein lies the problem....After first uninstall windows now will not open at all. Not in safe mode and even with the original OS disk, I cannot even get to the point of reinstalling/repairing the OS because I blue screen with an error code. I know I'm reaching out on a limb here,
View 4 Replies View RelatedMy laptop started freezing up some times lately, but yesterday I turned it on and got the Blue Screen. Now, whenever I turn it on, it boots directly into Safe Mode. Problem is, at the login screen it will NOT recognize my keyboard or mouse, making it impossible for me to login. I have confirmed that my mouse and keyboard are fine because they work when I launch the boot menu. I have run Startup Repair countless times, chkdsk a couple of times, but nothings working. I have the Vista CD that came with my laptop but I would really rather not completely reinstall Vista because I have many important documents and family photos that I have not backed-up.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI turned off my computer yesterday then turned it on again and switched it off again using the power switch repeatedly yesterday in a span of a few mins. I then went out for a day and when i came back home and tried to boot my computer again vista wouldnt load the login screen. I changed my loading screen and it gets past that alright but when it gets to the logon screen everything just turns black?
View 7 Replies View RelatedI am having a strange problem with my Windows Vista Home Premium installation. The login screen loads and I can write the user and password boxes, but when I insert the password for my user and I hit the enter button or click the arrow button it does nothing. Clicking on shutdown options button does nothing. Pressing ctrl+alt+del does nothing. And after about 30 seconds it reboots and all the same happen endlessly. I tried all the recovery options ( boot in safe mode, last working configuration, disable restart at error, etc... ) and all have the same behavior.
I booted with the Windows Vista Recovery Tools from the DVD and I used chkdsk. It says that found errors and corrected them but when I run again the chkdsk the same errors are reported and corrected. Used sfc /scannow with the offline options and it says that found some corrupted files and is unable to correct them, but when I check the logs no relevant errors are found. Tested the memory and the hard drive using ubuntu live cd and the results were that both are ok. With ubuntu live cd I am able to boot and access all the windows files.
This is not the error "installing updates 3 of 3" or the black screen of death after welcome screen. This happened when I was using the pc and suddenly it freezed and I pressed the power button to do a hard shutdown. After that these symptoms started. Until there everything was fine. I didn't download any virus, as I am a computer programmer and I know what I am doing I just can't understand this error. What do you guys think it is? Is it a virus or some of the system files are corrupted or a hardware problem? I would not like the reinstall vista option because I have a lot of data and a lot of programs installed. What other options do I have? By the way the Vista I have is Service Pack 2.
my laptop screen stops working when login to windows (when in normal boot mode). So when i boot in safe mode it does work! also i don't know when it stop working in vista since i normally always work with my tv, you see and rarely switch back to my laptop screen. so what i have tried so far: reinstalled the VGA drivers fn+f3
View 4 Replies View Relatedmy windows vista home will not load to the login page. it all started when my computer would not shut down. as it wouldnt i pressed the off button left it for a couple of mins and turned it back on again. it came up saying that there was a problem and i selected to have it automatically fix the problem. it said it could take a few times for it to work. on the second try it said it could not fix the problem and gave option send message to windows.....
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have my screen resolution set to 1920x1200, native is set to this, nvidia control panel confirms it, yet every time I restart after a shutdown or an update, my screen resets to some random low resolution such as 1020x768 or 800x600 (the worst of the 2, it set the colors all funky). Every time after it does this, I have to go back and change the resolution back, and move all of my icons back to their places. I have tried everything to get rid of this problem, even such as to change the registry defaults for resolution. I have base video off, and all other solutions people seem to have do not work. I have had lots of experiences with computers, but this one has stumped me. If I missed a default or it is one of those things that just is so obvious that you overlook it
View 4 Replies View RelatedMy administrator account is my only account on my Dell XPS M1530 laptop. When I try to login I get the "User Profile Service Failed Logon. Access Denied" message. I have attempted to logon in safe mode and it still won't let me logon. Boot the computer in Safe Mode by restarting and repeatedly pressing the F8 key Log in to the built-in Administrator account. If you do not have this account enabled, try logging in to your corrupt account in Safe Mode…it worked for me. Instead of continuing on while logged in to this account, please take the time to enable the built-in Administrator account. To do this, click the Start button in the bottom left corner, type ‘cmd’ in the search area, right-click on the command prompt, and select “Run as administrator”. In the command prompt, type ‘net user administrator /active:yes’ and press enter. Now log off and log back in as Administrator. Once this is done, follow the directions under “Option One: Fix the User Account Profile” at the following link: The User Profile Service failed the logon. User profile cannot be loaded.
View 9 Replies View Relatedhey everyone, so i know that there have been lots of post similar to this, but none of the actual responses work in my case. I used my laptop in the morning, no problem, and that afternoon, after I logged in, "welcome" popped up, and it remained on that screen for approx 30 seconds, and then it turned black. the cursor works but you cant see anything, but it sounds like everything is loading. I tried to press control, alt, delete but that doesnt work. It just sits there.
So I tried running it in safe mode, and if i hold down f8, it beeps for a bit, and then sometimes it runs in safe mode, sometimes not. I tried doing a system restore, but that didnt work. I dont know what else to do
After bootup of my system, my system gets to the normal acount login (as normal) but then tries to log into an account that doesnt exist!!! on the login screen there is an account with no picture but it requires a password! It all of a sudden appeared the other day. I have used "manage accounts" to try and delete it but it does not appear on there. the os I am using is vista home basic 32bit.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI have the following error message when trying to login to vista on my laptop:
The User Profile Service service failed the login.
User profile cannot be loaded.
Just before the problem happened I was working to remove the Anti Virus Live virus from my laptop via the techsupportforum.com forum.
Two things I did within the hour of the problem happening are:
1. I ran the malware removal program OTL
See step 5 at (http://tinyurl.com/pr92qn)
2. I cleared and set system restore's cash-
as instructed in post#23 on my techsupportforum.com thread
(Anti Virus Live on my Laptop - Page 2 - Tech Support Forum)
Further details-I can and am able to login to Safe Mode I do not have a program called System Restore in the System Tools folder In Safe Mode I was able to change my password, but in normal mode I get the same error message I did windows updates and then tried to remove some of those updates, with only a few files that wouldn't allow me to delete them. Thank you for visiting my thread. If anyone has any ideas on how I can fix my problem it would be great to hear about them.
