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Posted by: artavis2, May 14th, 2006, 10:58pm
I have a Dell DE051, 2.53 GHZ Intel Pentium 4, 256 MB Memory, WinXP w/SP 2,Cable connection, 80GB Hard Drive.

Now for the problem:
I am the only user on the computer so I am the Administrator but when I try to make changes it asks me to sign in as Adm. Also on my sign in it just lists my name and no password so I just click OK.
So I tied to change my sign to be automatic by going into account users and change the way users log in but it says you must be a Adm to do it. So I tried to do it in the safe mode but.....it says the specific module could not be found... now when I turn on my computer it first says...the system could not log you on but when I click it OK and there is my regular sign in so I click OK and I can still sign it.

I would like to have my sign in automatic and have me the administrator so when I try to make changes as in the start up (msconfig) so I can can do a clean boot.

Posted by: dlwolff0, May 17th, 2006, 1:42am; Reply: 1
It appears that you have set no passwords on your computer, so sign in as the administrator.
Then you will be able to make your current account an administrator.
To automatically sign in, uncheck the line "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" in the users and passwords control in the control panel.
You realize, of course, that doing this means anyone with physical access can log on to your computer.
Posted by: artavis2, May 19th, 2006, 8:35pm; Reply: 2
I finally got the solution. It came from tech support at SmartComputing Magizine.

Here it is..............
Reboot the computer into "Safe Mode' by pressing the F8 key numerous
Times during the boot-up process.  Arrow down to safe mode and click
Enter.  We need to reset the password for the user.  When prompted,
Select administrator as the account to log into.  If you have set an
Administrator password previously, them type that into the box, if they
Have not set a password for the administrator account: then leave it
Blank.  Once logged in, go to the control panel and user accounts.
Select the user name of the person and reset or remove the password for
That user.  Then quit the user account tool and restart the computer.
Upon restart you should be able to log in to your normal user name.  If
You still want to disable the log in screen, follow these directions to
The letter:

To make logon an unattended process: (you must be the administrator to
Do this).  Set a system restore point before you attempt this.

Click [Start] [Run] and type: control userpasswords2
Click [OK]
The [User Accounts] Property Sheet displays.
On [Users] tab, clear the [Users must enter a user name and password to
Use this computer] check box.
Click [Apply].
Enter a user name and password that should be used to logon
Automatically in the dialog box that appears.
Click [OK].
Go to [Control Panel] [User Accounts] [Change the Way Users Log On and
Off].
Uncheck [Use the Welcome Screen] and [Use Fast User Switching]
Click ok to exit the control panel.




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