Sign-in userid confusion

[Guest MikeB]

This is very confusing. Due to some software I installed, my windows

login screen reverted to the "classic" sign-in, where one inputs a

name and a password in a little pop-up, as opposed to the screen with

an icon for each defined user.

 

On this particular computer, I have three users, me, wife and child.

The userIDs are not password protected and all have admin authority.

These are, respectively, Frank, Cath and Mary.

 

The login pop-up presents the names with an additional letter (the

first letter of our last name) as follows: FrankG, CathG and MaryG. It

signs in fine, or I can overtype with the defined userid, either way

seems to work.

 

Any clues what's going on here?

[Guest Kelly]

Re: Sign-in userid confusion

 

Hi,

 

To restore: Right click My Network Places and select Properties. Right

click the Internet connection in question, or LAN connection, and select

Properties. On the Networking tab, This connection uses...highlight Client

Services for Netware and select Uninstall.

 

Once done, Control Panel/User Accounts/Change the way users log on....

 

Added info: Restore the Welcome Screen (Line 45) right hand side:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

--

 

All the Best,

Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

 

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"MikeB" <MPBrede@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:a5323b83-74fc-4d0a-8bb4-c9e3448edcb3@j22g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...

> This is very confusing. Due to some software I installed, my windows

> login screen reverted to the "classic" sign-in, where one inputs a

> name and a password in a little pop-up, as opposed to the screen with

> an icon for each defined user.

>

> On this particular computer, I have three users, me, wife and child.

> The userIDs are not password protected and all have admin authority.

> These are, respectively, Frank, Cath and Mary.

>

> The login pop-up presents the names with an additional letter (the

> first letter of our last name) as follows: FrankG, CathG and MaryG. It

> signs in fine, or I can overtype with the defined userid, either way

> seems to work.

>

> Any clues what's going on here?

[Guest MikeB]

Re: Sign-in userid confusion

 

Hi, thanks for the info on how to restore the welcome screen.

 

However, that's not my real concern here.

 

What I don't understand is why the userids that Win XP dispolay in the

classic logon are NOT the defined userids, but something similar (and

related?)

 

If I have defined userids of "Frank", where does it find the "FrankG"

info?

 

Thanks again.

 

On Jul 11, 12:30 pm, "Kelly" <ke...@kelly.com> wrote:

> Hi,

>

> To restore: Right click My Network Places and select Properties. Right

> click the Internet connection in question, or LAN connection, and select

> Properties. On the Networking tab, This connection uses...highlight Client

> Services for Netware and select Uninstall.

>

> Once done, Control Panel/User Accounts/Change the way users log on....

>

> Added info: Restore the Welcome Screen (Line 45) right hand side:http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

>

> --

>

> All the Best,

> Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

>

> Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

>

> SupportSpacewww.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner

>

> "MikeB" <MPBr...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:a5323b83-74fc-4d0a-8bb4-c9e3448edcb3@j22g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...

>

> > This is very confusing. Due to some software I installed, my windows

> > login screen reverted to the "classic" sign-in, where one inputs a

> > name and a password in a little pop-up, as opposed to the screen with

> > an icon for each defined user.

>

> > On this particular computer, I have three users, me, wife and child.

> > The userIDs are not password protected and all have admin authority.

> > These are, respectively, Frank, Cath and Mary.

>

> > The login pop-up presents the names with an additional letter (the

> > first letter of our last name) as follows: FrankG, CathG and MaryG. It

> > signs in fine, or I can overtype with the defined userid, either way

> > seems to work.

>

> > Any clues what's going on here?