Windows logon dialog won't go away

From: Adrian R (theicecreamguy@hotmail.com)
Date: 11/09/02


From: "Adrian R" <theicecreamguy@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 18:26:23 -0800


Hi,

   Start>Run>control userpasswords2
>uncheck "User must enter a username and password to
use this computer"

>-----Original Message-----
>I just upgraded a Win98 machine to XP Professional. Now
each time the
>computer is started I am presented with a classic
Windows login dialog
>asking for User Name and password. I then have to press
enter with the
>password field empty to start XP.
>
>I have removed the Password from this account and do not
understand why I
>am still presented with this dialog.
>
>During the course of the upgrade there was an issue
where the install was
>not completed properly and I had to retireve the
password from the
>setupacct.log as described in KB article 318026
>(http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;318026). After
>doing so I deleted the password from the single account
that exsists on the
>machine.
>
>Anyone got any insight into the cause of this?
>
>
>.
>



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