Re: How do I enable what my SysAdmin turned off?...

From: Wesley Vogel (123WVogel955_at_comcast.net)
Date: 10/16/04


Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 07:33:50 -0600

Andre,

Did you type it in to see what opens?

control userpasswords & control userpasswords2 are completely different.

-- 
Hope this helps.  Let us know.
Wes
In news:uY%23Z6nwsEHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl,
Andre Da Costa <andred25@hotmail.com> hunted and pecked:
> that should actually be:-
> 
> control userpasswords2
> 
> Andre
> "CJSnet" <usenet@TEETHthe-simpson.tv> wrote in message
> news:u9rv3cwsEHA.2124@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Hi, I have been issued a laptop as a fieldworker, which was
>> preconfigured. I have since been told what I do with it now is up to
>> me.  However the SysAdmin has changed a few things that I would like
>> to put back to normal. Please advise :)
>> 
>> 1)    User Accounts
>> I do not see the usual User Accounts window when I open it from
>> Control Panel.  Instead it brings up the userpasswords2 window.  My
>> user account has a domain associated.  Can I still revert to the
>> original, friendlier User Accounts setup screen, and if so how?
>> 
>> 2)    Login
>> I have to type my password from the older Win2000 style login box. 
>> How can I get back the nicer WinXP login screen where I click my
>> username or picture, and can see outstanding e-mails etc?
>> 
>> 3)    Network Connections
>> I do not seem to have the option to connect to a LAN when I add a new
>> connection.  How can I get this back.
>> 
>> Better still, is there a way to just revert to all default settings
>> for security and admin, preferably without a clean install?
>> 
>> Thanks in advance.
>> --
>> CJSnet
>> 
>> (Remove TEETH to reply by e-mail.)


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