Logging into a Win 2000 Pro PC

[Guest Phisherman]

I have a LAN with Win98, WinXP and Win 2000. I can I eliminate the

login window to the Win2000 Pro PC from the Win98 or WinXP PC? The

password in the Win2000 PC is blank, but the name must be entered. I'd

like to eliminate this login window on the Win 2000 Pro machine, if

possible. Thanks.

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Logging into a Win 2000 Pro PC

 

 

"Phisherman" <noone@nobody.com> wrote in message

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>I have a LAN with Win98, WinXP and Win 2000. I can I eliminate the

> login window to the Win2000 Pro PC from the Win98 or WinXP PC? The

> password in the Win2000 PC is blank, but the name must be entered. I'd

> like to eliminate this login window on the Win 2000 Pro machine, if

> possible. Thanks.

 

Double-click "Users and Passwords" in the Control Panel, then

untick the box that requires users to enter a password.

[Guest Phisherman]

Re: Logging into a Win 2000 Pro PC

 

On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 13:53:10 +0200, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can@fly.com>

wrote:

>

>"Phisherman" <noone@nobody.com> wrote in message

>news:1t3td3ta3du2943nvljog9p19qngd4ftj0@4ax.com...

>>I have a LAN with Win98, WinXP and Win 2000. I can I eliminate the

>> login window to the Win2000 Pro PC from the Win98 or WinXP PC? The

>> password in the Win2000 PC is blank, but the name must be entered. I'd

>> like to eliminate this login window on the Win 2000 Pro machine, if

>> possible. Thanks.

>

>Double-click "Users and Passwords" in the Control Panel, then

>untick the box that requires users to enter a password.

>

 

That didn't work. Under "Users and Passwords" I see an unchecked box:

 

[ ] Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer.

 

This has always been unchecked. I am still getting a required login

window for the PC running Windows 2000 Pro with SP4 installed. Is

there another way to fix this annoyance?

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Logging into a Win 2000 Pro PC

 

 

"Phisherman" <noone@nobody.com> wrote in message

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> On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 13:53:10 +0200, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can@fly.com>

> wrote:

>

>>

>>"Phisherman" <noone@nobody.com> wrote in message

>>news:1t3td3ta3du2943nvljog9p19qngd4ftj0@4ax.com...

>>>I have a LAN with Win98, WinXP and Win 2000. I can I eliminate the

>>> login window to the Win2000 Pro PC from the Win98 or WinXP PC? The

>>> password in the Win2000 PC is blank, but the name must be entered. I'd

>>> like to eliminate this login window on the Win 2000 Pro machine, if

>>> possible. Thanks.

>>

>>Double-click "Users and Passwords" in the Control Panel, then

>>untick the box that requires users to enter a password.

>>

>

> That didn't work. Under "Users and Passwords" I see an unchecked box:

>

> [ ] Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer.

>

> This has always been unchecked. I am still getting a required login

> window for the PC running Windows 2000 Pro with SP4 installed. Is

> there another way to fix this annoyance?

>

 

Some people call it an "annoyance", others call it "flexibility" because

it lets you chose which way you want to run the show.

 

Tick the check box, click OK, then reboot the machine. Now go

back to this panel, click the preferred user, then untick the check

box and click OK. Enter the correct password for this user when

prompted, then reboot the machine.

 

If this still fails to work, download and install TweakUI from the

Microsoft site. It offers the same facility.