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 ?
View 10 RepliesI 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.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI 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.
View 8 Replies View RelatedMy 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?
View 3 Replies View RelatedI 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?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI am a tech in a service department for a company. We have used Remote Assistance successfully to assist our customers to fix problems from our desks We've found it somewhat problamatic trying to navigate our customers through the request assistance dialog so we can see what they see or take control so we can do something much faster than it would take for them to do by instruction.Is there a way to initiate Remote Assistance w/o the customer having to request or invite you?
View 1 Replies View RelatedRunning MS XP/AOL/Norton System Works/Firewall. Past few weeks have been plagued by a window that opens, intermittantly, when reading email. Can't determine if it is a windows, Norton or virus/adware item, altho Norton, spybot, etc don't show any problems in that respect. The only thing I can't get rid of is a "first ave" request to download. Had that forever but seems to be a dormant item. Anyway. the window opens and reads : Just in time debugger.Please select a debugger. Possible debuggers... New instance of MS script editor. Then there is a checkbox to set current debugger as default. Below are two buttons asking if want to debug using selected debugger. Clicking "X" or no eight (8) times exits the window, usually not to return on that email but sometimes it does. Clicking yes shows some text (HTML?) or code or something with a few words "break" visable.
View 5 Replies View RelatedThis pc has been with me for a few months, no poblems at all. One day it just Bsods. Thinking it was just some random WinXP error, I restarted it and never thought of it again, until it happened AGAIN. 3rd times the charm, right? WRONG. After a few more I couldn't do anything basically. Boot > Bsod. So after a few Google searches and self troubleshooting later I got it almost sorted out. Also if I take this HDD to another computer it works fine. So, the problem seems to be my IDE controller. (atapi.sys) So I am requesting a place where I can find a clean atapi.sys and go replace it with the windows system recovery console. Also I am curently running a full system check for viruses on that working computer.Stuff that I have tried while trying to fix the bsod: Changing IDE cables, Resetting the bios/cmos reset, plugging it into the secondary IDE port, playing around with jumpers, replacing RAM sticks.
View 9 Replies View RelatedA friend has a 30 gig XP Pro laptop with 17% free...When he runs defrag most of it is way fragmented...He runs through the defrag fine and after it completes it tells him he needs to defrag again...With no changes in the fragments...His computer is clean of spyware/adware/virus/trojans/etc
View 6 Replies View RelatedWhenever I try to enter Standby mode...either by clicking the menu button or closing my laptop lid... my PC freezes
The monitor turns off but that's as far as it gets...I then have to tuen it off manually and reboot everything.
Usually when this happens, the fan continues to run at high speed until I turn power off
I was trying to back-up a file to CD using the CD Writer on my computer when I kept getting the message: The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error. Does anyone know what this means and how I can correct this situation?
View 14 Replies View RelatedI have a peculiar problem. I can dial-up the internet after a boot-up but should I let my connection drop or sign out and want to reconnect,I get an "ERROR 50: request not supported.". Multiple attempts will not reconnect me. I bought a new modem, intalled it and still get the same message on attempting my second connection.I can always get back on the net but re-booting each and every time is a pain in the It appears I'm not the first to come to this group with the same complaint but I've not found a solution to the problem in this newsgroup.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have periodically had this problem: Program: C:Pogram FilesInternet Exploreriexplorer.exe, This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for more information. Now I get it numerous times a day, and sometime IE-XP just shuts down for no reason. I apologize if this is a duplicate thread-got tired of searching.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI have an HP Laser Jet 1012 that is assigned to port DOT4_001. I am trying to delete the port but each time I try, I get the following error message: "Selected port cannot be deleted.The request is not supported"I am running WinXP and have full administrative rights.I have also removed the printer and reinstalled it with the same results.
View 6 Replies View Relatedi accidentally deleted my windows component with paint, volume control etc on it. so i downloaded the service pack to reinstall, but when i went to do this i got a message saying 'before proceeding we recommend you back up your system.
View 8 Replies View RelatedHelp 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.
View 2 Replies View Relatedall of a sudden I've been getting bombarded with pop up ads.I have ez armor from CA, have firewall set on high to eliminate pop up. also have IE6 set to eliminate pop ups as well. Did do something to bring this on?
View 9 Replies View RelatedWhen i Go To command prompt i type ping 192.168.0.1 i get "request time" out And When i Type Ping yahoo.com i Get "Request Time Out" I Have Internet Explorer 8 its Working Good i Can Go To Any Websit But i Cant Get Any Patch For Any Game i Play I Try The Modem With Other Pc its Work Fine
View 4 Replies View RelatedI want to eliminate Sound Themes on my Windows xps 400. They are irritating.
View 3 Replies View RelatedMy laptop Pentium III windows XP home originally had win98. I did a fresh install of Win XP home with no logon. I use a bios level password so no further password is desired. I had someone enter some data into a database for me, and while they were using the computer they decided to create a guest account. Now I am stuck with a logon prompt. I have tried to eliminate the guest account but can only disable it. The logon prompt is annoying, how can I eliminate it?
View 4 Replies View RelatedIs 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?
View 14 Replies View RelatedI am new to this site.. i have installed windows xp home edition with sp2. how do i go directly to my desk top without that bothersome log on window.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have an older Compaq laptop w/ Win 2000 Pro. I no longer need any of the Admin 'stuff'. I would like to get rid of all of it and have it operate like a home edition, but I especially want to get rid of the login box. Is there any way to disable/delete it completely. I have WinMe on another comp, and want Win 2000 to operate like it does - no login box to fool with. I'm the only one who ever uses it, so there's no problem with security.I have searched on this site and Googled it. I find how to set it to log on automatically, but would still like to disable it if possible.
View 1 Replies View RelatedMy computer does not run slow, but it sure takes for ever to boot up and shut down.How do I decipher which startup programs I can safely remove, but still keep the functionality of them.Also, it would helpful if you could instruct me on the correct process of removing these.
View 10 Replies View RelatedThis problem just started to happen. I saw where Robbie suggested going into the registry and removing two lines that have helped several people. I need to know how to get to the registry to eliminate these two lines if possible
View 7 Replies View RelatedEvery time I boot up I get the following error: Found new hardware wizard Cannot install this hardware There was a problem installing this hardware Logical disk manager An error occurred during the installation of the device The class installer has denied the request to install or upgrade this device
View 9 Replies View Relatedi want to know how to rectify the above shown orror notification in my windows xp dextop computer
View 1 Replies View Relatedis there anyway to eliminate duplicate files? i know i have to have a ton of them having reinstalled everything.
i would prefer not to use Norton......have had nothing but bad experiences with them.
is there any kind of system built in to XP i could run to try and locate and eliminate these files?
When I first installed Windows XP Home Edition I went directly to my desktop at startup. Recently my Dell Dimension 4700 began booting to the Windows welcome screen where I have to click on my name (only user) to get to the desktop. How do I change the computer settings to boot directly to the desktop on startup?
View 9 Replies View RelatedIn the last few weeks I have had many, many unwanted spam emails soliciting every things from soup to nuts. How can I eliminate the spam or at least minimize it.
View 14 Replies View RelatedI've always used ZoneAlarm as my Firewall but I was just now questioning the necessity of it when my OS already provides me with a (FW). XP Prof Would the integrated FW suffice or is there really an adv to having Zone alarm? related question: If my goal was to gain on resources would getting a router eliminate completely my need for a FW?
Thus maybe freeing-up resources?