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More info?)
Glad to hear you've got it fixed.
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Nepatsfan
"NIOC" <nioc00@oceanfree.net> wrote in message
news:BBD8591E-A845-4C03-8A2D-B1D95EB843FA@microsoft.com...
> Hi, Thank you again for your reply.
> The error message was:
>
> "Logon message"
> "The system could not log you on. Make sure your user name and
> domain are
> correct, then type your password again. Letters in passwords
> must be typed in
> the correct case"
>
> When I dismissed this message I got a password box. When I
> typed in the
> password, the system was normal.
> I think I solved the problem by going back to a restore point
> predating the
> problem and then restoring forward again.
> I think it is an XP issue: there is an article which addresses
> it in the
> support FAQs. It looks like a registry problem.
>
> Article ID : 300433
> Last Review : August 6, 2002
> Revision : 1.0
>
> So, for now, all is well. Many thanks
>
> "Nepatsfan" wrote:
>
>> What exactly is the error message you get?
>> When you enter your password are you able to logon to Windows
>> with your account?
>>
>>
>> Nepatsfan
>> "NIOC" <nioc00@oceanfree.net> wrote in message
>> news:5B56743D-8668-40D3-B025-F708F73E00C4@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi, thanks for reply.
>> > Yes, that did something. However, now what is happening is
>> > that
>> > the system
>> > is hanging for about fifteen minutes with the XP Welcome
>> > screen
>> > saying
>> > Windows is loading, and then there is an error message with
>> > a
>> > continue
>> > option. When I click continue, it asks me for my password.
>> > So
>> > the problem is
>> > slightly worse...
>> > Regards
>> > Nick
>> >
>> > "Nepatsfan" wrote:
>> >
>> >> You might want to try the following:
>> >>
>> >> Go to Start -> Run.
>> >> Copy and paste the following into the Open box:
>> >>
>> >> control userpasswords2
>> >>
>> >> Click OK.
>> >> Uncheck "Users must enter a user name and password to use
>> >> this
>> >> computer".
>> >> In the box that pops up, enter the user name for the
>> >> account
>> >> you
>> >> want to logon with. Enter your password twice.
>> >> Note: You can leave the password box blank if your account
>> >> does
>> >> not have a password.
>> >> Click OK twice and reboot to see if you get the desired
>> >> results.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Nepatsfan
>> >> "NIOC" <nioc00@oceanfree.net> wrote in message
>> >> news:70435936-67AE-46BC-9470-C80F8ADDDE83@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> > When I first had my XP machine, I used to switch on and
>> >> > switch
>> >> > off with no
>> >> > fuss.
>> >> > I tried unsuccessfully to set up a user account for my
>> >> > wife
>> >> > on
>> >> > my machine.
>> >> > I could not modify her desktop icons so that they would
>> >> > work.
>> >> > I deleted the
>> >> > account with the intention of going back to my old ways.
>> >> > Now my computer requires me to log in with a password
>> >> > every
>> >> > time. I don't
>> >> > like this. I want to go back to the way it was when I
>> >> > just
>> >> > switched on.
>> >> > Help!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>
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