Login password

From: x y (x@y.com)
Date: 11/11/02


From: "x y" <x@y.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 06:57:45 -0800


>-----Original Message-----
>has anyone found a fix for the password by-pass in
>windows 95/98 login screen. On a computer using windows
>95 or 98 and profiles, enter a known users name and press
>enter (NO password). The system redisplays the login box
>(wanting a password), press enter agian and you get a
>error message that says that you need a passowrd. Press
>the OK button and you are back to the logon box. Now
>press ESC and you login as the known user with out thier
>password. Thanks for your help.

There is no great fix besides upgrading to Windows 2000 /
XP. There are some things you can try, such as third
party hard drive encryption.

A long list of more information:

http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#password9x
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#harden