I got this computer for free from a family. It has WinXP Pro. Just after the Windows Splash screen it gives me the option of signing in as one member of the family. There are four different boxes for each member of the family. Evidently the parents each had a password and the two kids didn't have passwords.Also, when I sign in under the different children I get different desktops.How do I get rid of all four of these so that I can just sign in by myself without these options?
I use WinxpPro. Somehow I got a password for the administrator. It is a pain. My computer goes to it after a few minutes idle and I have to put in the password to go on. Is it possible for me to eliminate it ? I am the only user of the computer.
Purchased a used laptop running Windows 2000 pro. When I boot up a window appears with sellers name requesting the password. I have the password, but I would like to eliminate this step. What specific steps will acomplish this task and replace the sellors name with my name as administrator ?
I have no reason to pass protect my home computer. I would like to turn the unit on and go directly to my desktop without going through the password screen. I'm sure there is an easy way to do this but I can't seem to get pass the sign-on page.
My club has a computer with the X-P operating system. As a security precaution I assigned a system and set-up password when we installed the computer. Some users are now complaining that they are having trouble logging into the system and want to eliminate it. The set-up program shows both passwords as being "enabled". When I hit the space bar it asks for the password and then asks to confirm it but nothing more. How can I completely eliminate both passwords?
If you want to go straight to the Desktop, go to Start>Run and type "control userpasswords2" without the quotes. Then select your account from the list, and uncheck "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer". I tried to the user enter a username and password I unmark it but it couldn't type anything on it. Bob Augello isn't highlight either.
I'm running an AD site with XP clients, I locked the screen on one of my machines using ctrl-alt-del > Lock Computer. On my return, the username and password boxes were greyed out.
I could still click the dropdown to choose between domains but couldnt enter a username and password so had to hard reboot the machine
I ran the network setup wizard on both computers, when i go to 'view workgroup computers' and click on the one i want to connect to i am asked for a password, i tried the admin password and the password for the user that ran the wizard -- neither worked .
For security reasons, Microsoft does not allow parents (computer administrators) to check on, maintain, adjust or otherwise enter their kids' (limited users) XP profiles without either resetting their passwords or waiting for them to come home and being confrontational about it.Ideally I would like to be able to log on to a limited user account from my administrator account without tampering with anyone's passwords-resetting them or otherwise. Actually, I have little interest in the (step) kids' personal life and stuff. Alternately, perhaps you may help me with my ultimate goal: limiting screensaver activity:
Help me to eliminate a pop up. Sometimes a pop up for www.cansearch.co.uk appears, it can show when I open MSN Messenger or a new Internet Explorer windows.I have run Spybot and Ad-Aware 2007, but the problem continues.
I am currently trying to set up a log in for xp where the user changes based upon only the password you enter. in other words there will only be one user and it will change based upon the password you enter. i also want to be able to tell who logged on and when.
for example say i setting up a business computer that 20 people will use but i don't want 20 accounts i only want one and each people will have a different password and based upon the password they enter i will be able to tell who downloaded what and installed what by knowing who logged on. thanks for the help
Is there any way a Windows XP Home Edition PC can be set-up so no one can install any passwords or that will make impossible for him or her to create user accounts and passwords?
My Brother bought a used laptop from a stranger but it works and everything but the password. Here are more details: It's a Dell Inspiron 2100 and the operating system is windows 2000 professional. The laptop does not include a CD or Floppy drive but it has 1 USB port. now when my Brother bought the laptop we powered it on and it worked fine until a "Log On to Windows" box appear and you need to type a user name and password to log in but we don't have the password and we cannot contact the guy he bought the laptop from so what should we do?
I got a Dell Laptop 2 days ago.Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Version 2002 with Service Pack 2. Warez Demon, Intel Pentium III processor with 847 MHz and 256 MB of Ram.The name of the Administrator Account was "User" and I changed it to my name and set a password on it. I shut down and hours later I wanted to check something on it. When I booted up, I was logged into "User" automatically. I went into the Accounts and there was mine - along with "User". I restarted the laptop so I could choose which account I wanted to log on with, but it won't give me any option. It just boots me straight into "User". I can log off and into mine, though.I decided to just delete the account with my name, but there's no option to do this. I can see all the accounts in the Control Panel: User, mine and Guest. User and mine are both set as Administrative accounts. I logged out of my account and into User to delete my account from there. It won't let me. The User account has the option to delete User, so mine should have the option to delete mine.When in the User account, hovering the mouse over my account name says I can "Change this person's account information such as the account type, name, password, or picture, or delete this account." After clicking on my account, I only have the options to:
*Change the name
*Change the password
*Remove the password
*Change the picture
*Change the account type
No option to delete and none of these offer that. Interesting thing though, even though User is an Administrative account, when clicking on "Change the account type", I get a "You must assign another use on this computer with a computer administrator account before you can change this user's account type. This ensures that there is always at least one user with a computer administrator account on this computer." HUH?? There is TWO with that right, I'm IN one and I want to delete the other one.How do I go about deleting my account, then?
I have 5 kids. the teenagers are very computer saavy. i stink at this stuff. i want to know when i create new user accts in my control panel, how can i prevent the kids from making themselves "computer administrators" i want to be able to have only my husband and i to be able to change things around. the kids know how to get into the control panel and how to use it.
I have a dell windows xp desktop, when it starts up it asks for my user password..but i set it so long ago i forget. any way to get out of it without having to re-install windows xp?
I have recently moved house and came across my ex wifes' old IBM Thinkpad 600. I am trying to change the user name and password but only know the user name. I have tried to access the operating system (XP Pro) in safe mode but am still asked for the password. Would uninstalling the existing operating system and installing a new one work. I am bewildered if I can do anything with this laptop and need some advice as to whether I am 'flogging a dead horse'.
Cant Remember Password For My Xp Os But I Have On The Same Harddrive 2000pro. I Need To Access Files On The Xp But Can As It Is Admin. Is There Any Way I Can Get Rid Of My Password On Xp Or Anyway To Just Access All The Files From The Xp Os
I have a stored email address that is bad, has a comma instead of a period. It is first in the list when I try to use one of the stored list. A real pain to have wrong entries or a list that is too long.
I tried turning off my computer password, since I am the only one who uses it. But I did something wrong....Windows XP logs on as Administrator, and says I can't log on due to user restrictions. I was able to log on using the name I gave the computer, but how do I disable having to use any passwords, and fix the logon problem with Administrator?
I'm formatting and doing a clean install of XP Pro for a friend on her computer. I've saved everything she intends to keep to other partitions to restore or copy back later on; however....
I know that XP stores usernames and passwords someplace within the 'forms' area of the registry and I'm wondering if anybody knows where that would be located so I can extract and save that as well. I believe that by saving all of her online cookies that once brought back to the new install that information should be already embedded for her, is that correct?
I just got an old laptop from a friend of mine running XP Professional. There are currently two passwords required to be able to use the computer: one is right after starting up the computer, before anything's really booted up yet. The other appears after the system screen -- I have to press ctrl+alt+delete, then put in a user name and password. Is there any way to get rid of the first (admin? Is that the term?) password without getting rid of the second one?
I have several windows xp machine. I set up a share on one of the computer.
Name: ONE Share: c: est Share Permission: ONEJeff -full control
I tried on my other computer that also has a username Jeff, it could open the share folder correctly. But I tried on my third computer, which does not have username Jeff, then it cannot open the share. It gave cannot access share error. But I want that computer able to pop up a window to prompt username and password. How do I do that?
Even if I haven't set any password for my user account, all of a sudden the system started to ask for a user password to access windows XP.. I only have 2 users, me (the administrator) and guest. Recently I have unpurposely added a passport .NET account, which I don't want and I want to erase, can it depend on it?
I am currently trying to get my desk top ready for my cousin to use at school, we set up a user password on it when you first turn it on, however she can now not remember the user name/password combo we set. How do I get around this to reset them? Xp home edition is what is being used.
When i go to certain sites such as http://www.saymail.sympatico.ca I get a popup window with a scrolldown list of previous user names I have typed in. How do I delete this list of user names?? In the windows help it says click on the name of the drop down list and click on delete, but the user names are still there, not deleted, Thanx, Win XP home edition, service pak 2
I have a PC with Windows XP. It has been sitting in the closet, and now I would like to use the PC. The problem is that I do not remember the user account password.A simple way to reset the user account password?
I have two computers & so I don't frequently use the one I am having the problem with. It is a Dell Inspiron 1000 Laptop Running Windows XP Home/newbie so pls be patient..Anyway, the Dell got infected with the NSIS Media Trojan & I tried everything to remove it including but not limited to Webroot spy sweeper. It would quarantine it but apparently this thing regenerates in the registry. Therefore, I decided I needed to really secure my system & so since I am the only user, I deleted the non-admin logon account & set up the admin account with a password. I wrote it down but have lost the paper which I had written the password on. The hint is not helping me remember it exactly so I'm locked out.
