XP Logon problem

conar686

Bought myself a Netgear wireless adapter to get the hoose networked. Loaded SW on Laptop & Lads machines. Each of the machines had individual accounts set up on them

Cannot access any other user account other than the one used to load the SW.

Windows Password screen appears on load up or log off and asks for a password, never set a password so v confused. This happens on both computors so its likely its to do with the Adapter install.

How do I remove/change account passwords from a stsyems admin point of view?

Browntoa

so there are no passwords on the XP user accounts you use on either machine ??

are both of them set up so they are in the same usergroup "Mshome"

Browntoa

this may help

http://www.theeldergeek.com/blank_password_network_access.htm

Blank Password Network Access

Windows XP professional will not allow network users computer access without a password. Trying to do so will normally return and error code.

To allow network access using a blank password:

[Start] [Run] and type gpedit.msc and click [OK]
Navigate to Computer Configuration / Windows Settings / Security Settings / Local Policies / Security Options
Double click on Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console login only.
Select the radio button next to Disabled and click [OK]

penrhyn

It may well be the Netgear software that is screwing with your logins.
When you ask your PC to close down do you get the regular three buttons, or a drop down menu?
If its the latter then its the netgear software.
I got round the problem by uninstalling the Netgear SW and letting windows configure the wireless adapter.
Its something to do with the Netgear using RTLGina2.dll as its login rather than msgina.dll that XP normally uses, and this disables fast user switching.

Edit. My laptop has the Netgear S/W on it so i've just tried this fix, and it restores the original log in.

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/fix_xp_logon.htm


Hope this helps as its quicker than my first solution.
Assuming of course that that was the cause of the problem in the first place.

conar686

Edit. My laptop has the Netgear S/W on it so i've just tried this fix, and it restores the original log in.

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/fix_xp_logon.htm


Hope this helps as its quicker than my first solution.
Assuming of course that that was the cause of the problem in the first place

Cheers Pen that did the trick - Think I'll give Netgear a blast tomorrow just to see if I can blag something off them for the inconvenience.

Tks again

MAC