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[Guest]

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Anyone really good with Windows XP professional?
I am not, having only been using it for a few weeks.
However my laptop(compaq) normally opens to the desktop.
The other day, being stupid ( I am being that alot lately) I was fiddling
with something in Windows and the next time I turned on the laptop it went
to the window where you have multiple users (with their names are and
passwords?) I dont have any other user so normally I do not see this window
e x c e p t for now ...
well it opens to this window and there is noone ( no nmaes, no administrator
or anything!) and I cant go anyfurther other than to turn off.
Now by chance I have a new copy of windows XP professional and I try to give
it a "clean install" the CD wont even work.
Any ideas,? any help? what can I do? Normally not this stupid and I have
used Windows for 10 years (w3.11.w95 w98)
The remedy would be great, ?
thanks in advance
felicity

 

[hh]

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It would help to know what you were "fiddling with." User Accounts in
Control Panel possibly?
HH


"barbibiz" <barbibiz@austarnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:ce8arf$m8r$1@austar-news.austar.net.au...
> Anyone really good with Windows XP professional?
> I am not, having only been using it for a few weeks.
> However my laptop(compaq) normally opens to the desktop.
> The other day, being stupid ( I am being that alot lately) I was fiddling
> with something in Windows and the next time I turned on the laptop it went
> to the window where you have multiple users (with their names are and
> passwords?) I dont have any other user so normally I do not see this
window
> e x c e p t for now ...
> well it opens to this window and there is noone ( no nmaes, no
administrator
> or anything!) and I cant go anyfurther other than to turn off.
> Now by chance I have a new copy of windows XP professional and I try to
give
> it a "clean install" the CD wont even work.
> Any ideas,? any help? what can I do? Normally not this stupid and I have
> used Windows for 10 years (w3.11.w95 w98)
> The remedy would be great, ?
> thanks in advance
> felicity
>
>

 

[gasman]

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Try Ctrl Alt Delete and enter Administrator for the username, leave
the pw blank and see if that gets you in.

On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 23:45:33 +1000, "barbibiz"
<barbibiz@austarnet.com.au> wrote:

>Anyone really good with Windows XP professional?
>I am not, having only been using it for a few weeks.
>However my laptop(compaq) normally opens to the desktop.
>The other day, being stupid ( I am being that alot lately) I was fiddling
>with something in Windows and the next time I turned on the laptop it went
>to the window where you have multiple users (with their names are and
>passwords?) I dont have any other user so normally I do not see this window
>e x c e p t for now ...
>well it opens to this window and there is noone ( no nmaes, no administrator
>or anything!) and I cant go anyfurther other than to turn off.
>Now by chance I have a new copy of windows XP professional and I try to give
>it a "clean install" the CD wont even work.
>Any ideas,? any help? what can I do? Normally not this stupid and I have
>used Windows for 10 years (w3.11.w95 w98)
>The remedy would be great, ?
>thanks in advance
>felicity
>
>

Please remove obvious from email address if emailing.

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.compaq (More info?)

Yes HH I was in the control panel, I am not sure if I was there
particulary in the user accounts ( but probably was)
Okay I give up. Any clues to what I can do?
Felicity

"HH" <hahunt42@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> It would help to know what you were "fiddling with." User Accounts in
> Control Panel possibly?
> HH
>
>
> "barbibiz" <barbibiz@austarnet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:ce8arf$m8r$1@austar-news.austar.net.au...
> > Anyone really good with Windows XP professional?
> > I am not, having only been using it for a few weeks.
> > However my laptop(compaq) normally opens to the desktop.
> > The other day, being stupid ( I am being that alot lately) I was
fiddling
> > with something in Windows and the next time I turned on the laptop it
went
> > to the window where you have multiple users (with their names are and
> > passwords?) I dont have any other user so normally I do not see this
> window
> > e x c e p t for now ...
> > well it opens to this window and there is noone ( no nmaes, no
> administrator
> > or anything!) and I cant go anyfurther other than to turn off.
> > Now by chance I have a new copy of windows XP professional and I try
to
> give
> > it a "clean install" the CD wont even work.
> > Any ideas,? any help? what can I do? Normally not this stupid and I
have
> > used Windows for 10 years (w3.11.w95 w98)
> > The remedy would be great, ?
> > thanks in advance
> > felicity
> >
> >
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

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Thanks for your advice, but there is no administrator box just the page
that would normally have that on.
Felicity
"GasMan" <nospampsteel@tesco.net> wrote in message
news:4107e2b4.111453802@news.ntlworld.com...
> Try Ctrl Alt Delete and enter Administrator for the username, leave
> the pw blank and see if that gets you in.
>
> On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 23:45:33 +1000, "barbibiz"
> <barbibiz@austarnet.com.au> wrote:
>
> >Anyone really good with Windows XP professional?
> >I am not, having only been using it for a few weeks.
> >However my laptop(compaq) normally opens to the desktop.
> >The other day, being stupid ( I am being that alot lately) I was
fiddling
> >with something in Windows and the next time I turned on the laptop it
went
> >to the window where you have multiple users (with their names are and
> >passwords?) I dont have any other user so normally I do not see this
window
> >e x c e p t for now ...
> >well it opens to this window and there is noone ( no nmaes, no
administrator
> >or anything!) and I cant go anyfurther other than to turn off.
> >Now by chance I have a new copy of windows XP professional and I try to
give
> >it a "clean install" the CD wont even work.
> >Any ideas,? any help? what can I do? Normally not this stupid and I
have
> >used Windows for 10 years (w3.11.w95 w98)
> >The remedy would be great, ?
> >thanks in advance
> >felicity
> >
> >
>
> Please remove obvious from email address if emailing.
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.compaq (More info?)

Thankyou to the people whom replied re my problem: it now has been fixed..
I installed a new copy of windows XP professional.. did it by putting the
CD in and then re starting it and then somehow going from there..but it is
working fine now.
It did ask my name so it could set up that horrid page.
thanks again
felicity
"barbibiz" <barbibiz@austarnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:ce8arf$m8r$1@austar-news.austar.net.au...
> Anyone really good with Windows XP professional?
> I am not, having only been using it for a few weeks.
> However my laptop(compaq) normally opens to the desktop.
> The other day, being stupid ( I am being that alot lately) I was
fiddling
> with something in Windows and the next time I turned on the laptop it
went
> to the window where you have multiple users (with their names are and
> passwords?) I dont have any other user so normally I do not see this
window
> e x c e p t for now ...
> well it opens to this window and there is noone ( no nmaes, no
administrator
> or anything!) and I cant go anyfurther other than to turn off.
> Now by chance I have a new copy of windows XP professional and I try to
give
> it a "clean install" the CD wont even work.
> Any ideas,? any help? what can I do? Normally not this stupid and I
have
> used Windows for 10 years (w3.11.w95 w98)
> The remedy would be great, ?
> thanks in advance
> felicity
>
>