How to automate Network Password on bootup?

[Guest zeke7]

After installing the Gmail Notifier tool, every time I reboot my

Windows 2000 Pro, the "Enter Network Password" menu pops up awaiting a

response from me.

 

My username and password are filled in in the menu cells just fine,

but I still need to click the button to get logged on and close out

the popup window before I can see my desktop in its entirety.

 

Is there a way to automate this procedure so I don't have to click the

Log-on button and instead have the window close out automatically? I'd

like to be able to boot up and see my desktop, not a menu awaiting

action from me.

 

Thanks for any suggestions.

[Guest Steve]

Re: How to automate Network Password on bootup?

 

Try searching microsoft.com for "TweakUI". I believe the version for

your Windows 2000 Pro is still there. Among many other adjustments, it

allows you to set an automatic logon at boot time.

 

Steve Hendrix

 

On Nov 27, 2:05 am, zeke7 <zekeba...@gmail.com> wrote:

> My username and password are filled in in the menu cells just fine,

> but I still need to click the button to get logged on and close out

> the popup window before I can see my desktop in its entirety.

[Guest zeke7]

Re: How to automate Network Password on bootup?

 

On Nov 26, 11:54 pm, Steve <HxE...@alltel.net> wrote:

> Try searching microsoft.com for "TweakUI". I believe the version for

> your Windows 2000 Pro is still there. Among many other adjustments, it

> allows you to set an automatic logon at boot time.

>

> Steve Hendrix

>

> On Nov 27, 2:05 am, zeke7 <zekeba...@gmail.com> wrote:

>

> > My username and password are filled in in the menu cells just fine,

> > but I still need to click the button to get logged on and close out

> > the popup window before I can see my desktop in its entirety.

 

Did my reply not get posted? (I hit 'reply to author'.) Tweak UI

controls only the initial Windows log-on. What I'm referring to is a

Network Log-on menu (initiated by Gmail Notifier) that appears only

after you've logged on to Windows, while the desktop is being

populated. Tweak UI doesn't control that.

[Guest zeke7]

Re: How to automate Network Password on bootup?

 

On Nov 26, 11:54 pm, Steve <HxE...@alltel.net> wrote:

> Try searching microsoft.com for "TweakUI". I believe the version for

> your Windows 2000 Pro is still there. Among many other adjustments, it

> allows you to set an automatic logon at boot time.

>

> Steve Hendrix

>

> On Nov 27, 2:05 am, zeke7 <zekeba...@gmail.com> wrote:

>

> > My username and password are filled in in the menu cells just fine,

> > but I still need to click the button to get logged on and close out

> > the popup window before I can see my desktop in its entirety.

 

Did my reply not get posted? (I hit 'reply to author', thinking it

would be public but nested under Steve's reply.)

Tweak UI controls only the initial WIndows log-on; what I'm referring

to is a Network Log-on (initiated by Gmail Notifier) that appears only

after you've logged on to Windows, while the desktop is being

populated. Tweak UI unfortunately doesn't control that.

[Guest Bob I]

Re: How to automate Network Password on bootup?

 

That "3rd party" stuff isn't under Windows control. Try "AutoIt" and

script the "G-mail" stuff. (AutoIT can be downloaded from the authors

web site and is free to use)

 

zeke7 wrote:

> On Nov 26, 11:54 pm, Steve <HxE...@alltel.net> wrote:

>

>>Try searching microsoft.com for "TweakUI". I believe the version for

>>your Windows 2000 Pro is still there. Among many other adjustments, it

>>allows you to set an automatic logon at boot time.

>>

>>Steve Hendrix

>>

>>On Nov 27, 2:05 am, zeke7 <zekeba...@gmail.com> wrote:

>>

>>

>>>My username and password are filled in in the menu cells just fine,

>>>but I still need to click the button to get logged on and close out

>>>the popup window before I can see my desktop in its entirety.

>

>

> Did my reply not get posted? (I hit 'reply to author', thinking it

> would be public but nested under Steve's reply.)

> Tweak UI controls only the initial WIndows log-on; what I'm referring

> to is a Network Log-on (initiated by Gmail Notifier) that appears only

> after you've logged on to Windows, while the desktop is being

> populated. Tweak UI unfortunately doesn't control that.

[Guest zeke7]

Re: How to automate Network Password on bootup?

 

On Nov 27, 3:06 am, Bob I <bire...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> That "3rd party" stuff isn't under Windows control. Try "AutoIt" and

> script the "G-mail" stuff. (D can be downloaded from the authors

> web site and is free to use)

>

> zeke7 wrote:

> > On Nov 26, 11:54 pm, Steve <HxE...@alltel.net> wrote:

>

> >>Try searching microsoft.com for "TweakUI". I believe the version for

> >>your Windows 2000 Pro is still there. Among many other adjustments, it

> >>allows you to set an automatic logon at boot time.

>

> >>Steve Hendrix

>

> >>On Nov 27, 2:05 am, zeke7 <zekeba...@gmail.com> wrote:

>

> >>>My username and password are filled in in the menu cells just fine,

> >>>but I still need to click the button to get logged on and close out

> >>>the popup window before I can see my desktop in its entirety.

>

> > Did my reply not get posted? (I hit 'reply to author', thinking it

> > would be public but nested under Steve's reply.)

> > Tweak UI controls only the initial WIndows log-on; what I'm referring

> > to is a Network Log-on (initiated by Gmail Notifier) that appears only

> > after you've logged on to Windows, while the desktop is being

> > populated. Tweak UI unfortunately doesn't control that.

 

Thanks Bob I for that AutiIT suggestion; from their web page it looks

very useful, for even way more than my current problem.

 

It looks like it might even emulate something I sorely miss from the

old Win3.1 days: the 'action recorder' (can't remember its official

name) that tracked and recorded your various keyboard strokes and

mouse movements & clicks on the screen for later playback. A great

tool for repetitive tasks (as long as your various windows stayed in

the same place on the screen); I remain baffled why it's apparently

been dropped in Win versions since then.

 

A replier on another forum suggested Nirsoft's nircmd.exe, which looks

like it might do the trick as well for closing the NetLogon menu, but

AutoIT looks to be a good bit more versatile for my uses.

 

He did provide an informative background on Gmail's dated Notifier

(last updated 2004) vs. their more current Talk program (which also

links to Google Chat etc.). Talk does perform a completely background

logon at bootup (no popup menu), and also enables the disabling of

notification sound alerts for incoming emails.

 

Notifier doesn't enable shutting off new-mail sound alerts; the result

is that if you disable the .wav file for New Mail Notifications in

Control Panel, the alert sound gets routed to the computer's internal

buzzer--a real nightmare! The tradeoff is Talk uses 12MB of memory vs.

Notifier's 7MB.

[Guest Bob I]

Re: How to automate Network Password on bootup?

 

 

 

zeke7 wrote:

> On Nov 27, 3:06 am, Bob I <bire...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>

>>That "3rd party" stuff isn't under Windows control. Try "AutoIt" and

>>script the "G-mail" stuff. (D can be downloaded from the authors

>>web site and is free to use)

>>

>>zeke7 wrote:

>>

>>>On Nov 26, 11:54 pm, Steve <HxE...@alltel.net> wrote:

>>

>>>>Try searching microsoft.com for "TweakUI". I believe the version for

>>>>your Windows 2000 Pro is still there. Among many other adjustments, it

>>>>allows you to set an automatic logon at boot time.

>>

>>>>Steve Hendrix

>>

>>>>On Nov 27, 2:05 am, zeke7 <zekeba...@gmail.com> wrote:

>>

>>>>>My username and password are filled in in the menu cells just fine,

>>>>>but I still need to click the button to get logged on and close out

>>>>>the popup window before I can see my desktop in its entirety.

>>

>>>Did my reply not get posted? (I hit 'reply to author', thinking it

>>>would be public but nested under Steve's reply.)

>>>Tweak UI controls only the initial WIndows log-on; what I'm referring

>>>to is a Network Log-on (initiated by Gmail Notifier) that appears only

>>>after you've logged on to Windows, while the desktop is being

>>>populated. Tweak UI unfortunately doesn't control that.

>

>

> Thanks Bob I for that AutiIT suggestion; from their web page it looks

> very useful, for even way more than my current problem.

>

> It looks like it might even emulate something I sorely miss from the

> old Win3.1 days: the 'action recorder' (can't remember its official

> name) that tracked and recorded your various keyboard strokes and

> mouse movements & clicks on the screen for later playback. A great

> tool for repetitive tasks (as long as your various windows stayed in

> the same place on the screen); I remain baffled why it's apparently

> been dropped in Win versions since then.

>

> A replier on another forum suggested Nirsoft's nircmd.exe, which looks

> like it might do the trick as well for closing the NetLogon menu, but

> AutoIT looks to be a good bit more versatile for my uses.

>

> He did provide an informative background on Gmail's dated Notifier

> (last updated 2004) vs. their more current Talk program (which also

> links to Google Chat etc.). Talk does perform a completely background

> logon at bootup (no popup menu), and also enables the disabling of

> notification sound alerts for incoming emails.

>

> Notifier doesn't enable shutting off new-mail sound alerts; the result

> is that if you disable the .wav file for New Mail Notifications in

> Control Panel, the alert sound gets routed to the computer's internal

> buzzer--a real nightmare! The tradeoff is Talk uses 12MB of memory vs.

> Notifier's 7MB.

 

You're most welcome, and I'm sure you will have the issue sorted out

quickly.