log on's (W98)

[zappa41]

Iwant to know how to stop the logon coming up when windows boots up, I have been told there is a place in the registry to fix this.
Any help thanks

[DanK]

http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/125

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[zappa41]

Hey thanks for that Dank, will give it a try
Turtle

[DanK]

No problem, let us know if you need any more help

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[zappa41]

Hi Dank, thanks for help and tried that today but for some reason wouldn't work, got any other suggestions ?? followed the directions to the letter too.
Thanks

[homeflash]

Okay, I think I know why it didnt work for you because it happened once to me.

You have to have Client for MicroSoft Login as you network logon. Change it from control panel, network option

Or

forget about the registry..

If you are using windows logon, just put blank password, then when you restart it, it will not show any username and password. Work for me in both situation.



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[zappa41]

Thanks for that but have tried both those things also, even having a blank password dosn't make a diff, and the different logons, eg Micorsoft didn't work either, so will keep searching, thanks anyway

[The_Dude]

tweakui will do what you want.
<a target="_blank" href=http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/PowerToys/Networking/NTTweakUI.asp>http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/PowerToys/Networking/NTTweakUI.asp</a>

[zappa41]

Thanks will give it a try at work, next win98 machine I get.

[Nostromo]

None of these things work for me. I have to have 'Client for Microsoft Networks' as my primary logon in order to log onto a NT domain. Several people use this machine, so it would be nice to just switch off the windows logon which tends to appear after the NT domain logon. I know about not entering a password, but not all users comply with this. Surely there is a way to just switch this useless thing off ?

[dudeinAmerica]

Take a look at this thread. I think this will solve you problem.

<a target="_blank" href=http://www.winguides.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=genwin&Number=94367&page=1&view=collapsed&sb=5&part=>Click here</a>

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[coolsights2000]

you can also read this I do not use passwords to log in it.. And it logs me into the network...

if you use profiles then this will not work,,, but the way it looks you just want to have the puter turn on and startup without putting any passwords in

<a target="_blank" href=http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q140/7/09.asp&NoWebContent=1>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q140/7/09.asp&NoWebContent=1</a>

How to Cache Your Windows NT Domain Password in Windows Me/98/95
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 95

This article was previously published under Q140709
SUMMARY
This article describes how to cache your Microsoft Windows NT domain password in Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 98, and Windows 95.
MORE INFORMATION
To cache your Windows NT domain password in Windows Me/98/95, follow these steps:

In Control Panel, double-click the Passwords icon, and then click Change Windows Password.
If any check boxes in the Change Windows Password dialog box are selected, click them to clear them, and then click OK.
In the Old Password box, type your current Windows password. Leave the New Password and Confirm New Password boxes empty, and then click OK.
Click Close.
In Control Panel, double-click the Network icon. Make sure that the Client for Microsoft Networks is installed.
Double-click Client For Microsoft Networks, click the "Log on to Windows NT domain" check box to select it, and then click OK.
In the Primary Network Logon box, click Windows Logon, and then click OK. When you are prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.
In the Enter Network Password dialog box, type your Windows NT domain password in the Password box, click the "Save this password in your password list" check box to select it, and then click OK.
The next time you start your computer, you will not be prompted for a password and you will be logged in to the Windows NT domain automatically. As long as your Windows and Windows NT domain passwords are different, and Windows Logon remains your primary network logon, you will not be prompted for either password.

NOTE: The method described in this article does not work if system policies and user profiles are enabled, and password caching has been disabled.

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I found you needed to do this afterwards to make this work.....
after you do all of this then untick this and reboot you will not be ask any more

Double-click Client For Microsoft Networks, click the "Log on to Windows NT domain" check box to select it, and then click OK. ---- uncheck it then reboot...




Thanks
Mac!!!

I've heard a saying : about 99% of computer problems sit in front of the monitor

[coolsights2000]

You will need to do this first then do the above

<a target="_blank" href=http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;152104>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;152104</a>

How to Prevent a Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me Logon Prompt at Startup
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 95

This article was previously published under Q152104
SUMMARY
This article describes how to prevent Windows from prompting you for a password when you start Windows.

Note that this information applies only if you are not using user profiles. If you have user profiles enabled, and you follow the steps in this article, Windows is not prevented from prompting you for a password. If you have enabled user profiles and you would like to disable or delete them before you follow these steps, view the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
156826 How to Disable and Delete User Profiles

MORE INFORMATION
To prevent Windows from prompting you for a password at startup:
Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Network.
On the Configuration tab, click Windows Logon in the Primary Network Logon box, and then click OK.
When you are prompted to restart your computer, click No.
In Control Panel, double-click Passwords.
On the Change Passwords tab, click Change Windows Password, select any of the check boxes that you want, and then click OK.

NOTE: If you cancel the network logon dialog box when you start your computer, the Change Passwords tab may not be available. You must log on so that the Change Passwords tab is available.
In the Change Windows Password dialog box, type your current Windows password in the Old Password box. Leave the New Password and Confirm New Password boxes blank, click OK, and then click OK.

NOTE: If you have forgotten your old password, view the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
189126 Microsoft's Policy Regarding Missing or Invalid Passwords

On the User Profiles tab, verify that the All users of this PC use the same preferences and desktop settings option is selected, and then click Close.
Click Start, point to Search (or Find), and then click For Files or Folders.
Type *.pwl in the Named box, click Local Hard Drives in the Look in box, and then press ENTER.
Right-click one of the .pwl files, click Rename, and then rename the file with an .old file name extension. Repeat this step for each .pwl file.

NOTE: If you do not rename the .pwl files, the passwords from those files may be detected by Windows and the Windows Logon request may continue to appear.
Shut down and then restart your computer.



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I don't use profiles for the simple fact on how the registry works.. things get all confused when you do updates and install stuff so when you do all of this don't be surprised when some of the settings and program icon are gone off the desktop...

It is hard to explain it is long story... Reghaker and others here helped me understand the registry and OH I can turn some circles now...

Thanks
Mac!!!

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[Nostromo]

Hi coolsights2000
Thanks very much for that, but I think I did not define the required behaviour properly ?
1) We need to keep the NT domain logon box at startup, cos there are lots of computers and lots of users sharing them. Any user can use any computer and MUST do the NT logon. Mail, home dirs etc are based on this logon.
2) AFTER the NT logon has happened, the Windows logon box appears. Its this that we would like to disable. I know that usualy any particular user can prevent it by setting up a null password, but we have 300 users and 100 computers ! Also, we have installed DeepFreeze, so the null passwords would not persist.
Perhaps what we want is not possible.
Regards
Dave