Help,activating drive with user access logon turned off?

b104 · 7th Jun 2006, 03:14 AM

After reinstalling sp2 & compulsory user logon that goes with it,I cannot start one of my drives! A while after using the run command "user controlpasswords2" to rid the individual logon,everything worked perfectly for a time.But after trying to install a mongrel program,my computer loads onto the desktop & then when near completion it decides to restart all over again.
I can only guess that the install stuffed something & I cant restart because of the auto logon!
Anyone know how I can restart my drive without another full re-install?

P.S. Even though I can access the drive thru my other one,it does'nt allow me to use sys restore or anything like it!

Das Capitolin · 7th Jun 2006, 07:15 AM

I could guess at the many other details you left out of your post, but I will wait for you to add them. List O/S version and any hardware changes you may have made. Also list any logon dependant hardware you may use (ie: smartcard, etc.).

More detail can help us to help you.

b104 · 9th Jun 2006, 05:35 PM

Sorry,just assumed that people who were familiar with XP (home) might know the usrcntrlpsswrd command.It was a fresh install with only the basic drivers installed at that time.ATI graphics,gigabit ethernet adapter.Audigy 2,etc.As u may know sp2 forces u to log on,so I used the command to cancel the need & it worked ok until I continued on loading other hardware drivers.I have a Leadtek Winfart TV 2000 XP tuner card,which was the last drivers I installed,when the continuous restart began.After the restart required for those drivers, the trouble began,which I think is the likely

culprit?
I've always been wary of the quality of the drivers,as they cant even be bothered to use an half decent English speaker to write the instructions for their inst manuals or websites.

Das Capitolin · 10th Jun 2006, 12:29 AM

I don't get many XP Home systems in front of me, since my client base is made of small to medium businesses. However, it has been my experience the XP Home will use the Welcome screen to log a user on if one of two conditions exist: Welcome Screen in check-marked to allow in the users control panel menu, or there are more then one user account. I know that .Net 2.0 adds a user account with the update, so that often times causes the Welcome screen to come up on an otherwise single user system. Remove the .net account and your system will boot straight into Windows.

I hope this helps.

7th Jun 2006, 03:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
b104 Getting there Join Date: 18 Aug 2004 Location: Ex-Tokyo shoebox renter Posts: 230 Reputation: 28 Rep Power: 5	Help,activating drive with user access logon turned off? After reinstalling sp2 & compulsory user logon that goes with it,I cannot start one of my drives! A while after using the run command "user controlpasswords2" to rid the individual logon,everything worked perfectly for a time.But after trying to install a mongrel program,my computer loads onto the desktop & then when near completion it decides to restart all over again. I can only guess that the install stuffed something & I cant restart because of the auto logon! Anyone know how I can restart my drive without another full re-install? P.S. Even though I can access the drive thru my other one,it does'nt allow me to use sys restore or anything like it! __________________ B104

9th Jun 2006, 05:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
b104 Getting there Join Date: 18 Aug 2004 Location: Ex-Tokyo shoebox renter Posts: 230 Reputation: 28 Rep Power: 5	Sorry,just assumed that people who were familiar with XP (home) might know the usrcntrlpsswrd command.It was a fresh install with only the basic drivers installed at that time.ATI graphics,gigabit ethernet adapter.Audigy 2,etc.As u may know sp2 forces u to log on,so I used the command to cancel the need & it worked ok until I continued on loading other hardware drivers.I have a Leadtek Winfart TV 2000 XP tuner card,which was the last drivers I installed,when the continuous restart began.After the restart required for those drivers, the trouble began,which I think is the likely culprit? I've always been wary of the quality of the drivers,as they cant even be bothered to use an half decent English speaker to write the instructions for their inst manuals or websites. __________________ B104

10th Jun 2006, 12:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
Das Capitolin Warming up Join Date: 21 May 2006 Posts: 93 Reputation: 36 Rep Power: 0	I don't get many XP Home systems in front of me, since my client base is made of small to medium businesses. However, it has been my experience the XP Home will use the Welcome screen to log a user on if one of two conditions exist: Welcome Screen in check-marked to allow in the users control panel menu, or there are more then one user account. I know that .Net 2.0 adds a user account with the update, so that often times causes the Welcome screen to come up on an otherwise single user system. Remove the .net account and your system will boot straight into Windows. I hope this helps. __________________ If my post helps you, please use the reputation system in appreciation. Shameless plug: http://www.pci-express.info

7th Jun 2006, 07:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
Das Capitolin Warming up Join Date: 21 May 2006 Posts: 93 Reputation: 36 Rep Power: 0	I could guess at the many other details you left out of your post, but I will wait for you to add them. List O/S version and any hardware changes you may have made. Also list any logon dependant hardware you may use (ie: smartcard, etc.). More detail can help us to help you.