ME Network Login

I recently networked my Windows ME PC. I would like to know if there would
be any way of disabling the Network Login that now pops up at power-up and
after rebooting????

Thanks,

Brian

log in, then go to Network Neighbourhood, and change the default logon to
Windows Logon - reboot, and accept the logon (with no password, preferably)
that should be the last time you see it.

If that doesn't work.....
You might find this KB article helpful:-
"How to Prevent a Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me Logon Prompt at
Startup"
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;152104



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"BMeyers" wrote in message
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I recently networked my Windows ME PC. I would like to know if there would
be any way of disabling the Network Login that now pops up at power-up and
after rebooting????

Thanks,

Brian

Windows ME Doesn't have a network neighborhood.

I used the procedure in the KB Article. And I am still required to login.

Do you have any other suggestions.

Brian

"Noel Paton" wrote in message
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log in, then go to Network Neighbourhood, and change the default logon to
Windows Logon - reboot, and accept the logon (with no password,
preferably)
that should be the last time you see it.
"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
log in, then go to Network Neighbourhood, and change the default logon to
Windows Logon - reboot, and accept the logon (with no password,
preferably)
that should be the last time you see it.

If that doesn't work.....
You might find this KB article helpful:-
"How to Prevent a Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me Logon Prompt at
Startup"
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;152104



--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"BMeyers" wrote in message
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I recently networked my Windows ME PC. I would like to know if there
would
be any way of disabling the Network Login that now pops up at power-up
and
after rebooting????

Thanks,

Brian

Win Me DOES have a "Network Neighbourhood" you may just have chosen not to
display it on the desktop.

If having changed to using Windows Logon as suggested in the KB article
you are still being asked for a password then either look for and delete
or rename the PWL file in the Windows folder for your user_id, that is the
file called user_id.pwl where user_id is your username, or reset the
password for your user_id using the method set out in the KB article.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



BKMeyers wrote:

Windows ME Doesn't have a network neighborhood.

I used the procedure in the KB Article. And I am still required to
login.

Do you have any other suggestions.

My computer HAS "My Network Places" at least that is where I am made the
change to 'Windows Logon'.

I have renamed the .pwl to .old like instructed in KB article 152104
(http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;152104).
I have restarted the computer several times and Windows has not created a
new .pwl file, which OK with me.

I still get the 'Logon' prompt and can cancel out of it and still get to my
desk top. Why can't the prompt be prevented/disabled.

Any new suggestions????

Brian

"Mike M" wrote in message
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Win Me DOES have a "Network Neighbourhood" you may just have chosen not to
display it on the desktop.

If having changed to using Windows Logon as suggested in the KB article
you are still being asked for a password then either look for and delete
or rename the PWL file in the Windows folder for your user_id, that is the
file called user_id.pwl where user_id is your username, or reset the
password for your user_id using the method set out in the KB article.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



BKMeyers wrote:

Windows ME Doesn't have a network neighborhood.

I used the procedure in the KB Article. And I am still required to
login.

Do you have any other suggestions.

Brian,

No need for any new suggestions.

Rather than cancel out of the logon prompt, which by the way can cause
some problems such as the inability to save password since you will not
have logged on correctly an be considered instead to be a guest user,
click OK. You should not then be asked again for either a login name or
password.

Incidentally Network Neighbourhood and My Network Places are effectively
the same thing. On my boxes I have neither My Network Places or even
Network Neighbourhood but rather simply "Home" since the icon on the
desktop can be renamed to whatever the user prefers and in my case Home is
the name of my LAN. :-).
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



BKMeyers wrote:

My computer HAS "My Network Places" at least that is where I am made
the change to 'Windows Logon'.

I have renamed the .pwl to .old like instructed in KB article 152104
(http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;152104).
I have restarted the computer several times and Windows has not
created a new .pwl file, which OK with me.

I still get the 'Logon' prompt and can cancel out of it and still get
to my desk top. Why can't the prompt be prevented/disabled.

Any new suggestions????

Oh, goody - an easy LAN to hack! (NOT!)

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Mike M" wrote in message
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Brian,

No need for any new suggestions.

Rather than cancel out of the logon prompt, which by the way can cause
some problems such as the inability to save password since you will not
have logged on correctly an be considered instead to be a guest user,
click OK. You should not then be asked again for either a login name or
password.

Incidentally Network Neighbourhood and My Network Places are effectively
the same thing. On my boxes I have neither My Network Places or even
Network Neighbourhood but rather simply "Home" since the icon on the
desktop can be renamed to whatever the user prefers and in my case Home is
the name of my LAN. :-).
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



BKMeyers wrote:

My computer HAS "My Network Places" at least that is where I am made
the change to 'Windows Logon'.

I have renamed the .pwl to .old like instructed in KB article 152104
(http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;152104).
I have restarted the computer several times and Windows has not
created a new .pwl file, which OK with me.

I still get the 'Logon' prompt and can cancel out of it and still get
to my desk top. Why can't the prompt be prevented/disabled.

Any new suggestions????

Noel Paton wrote:

Oh, goody - an easy LAN to hack! (NOT!)

I don't think the LAN name is going to help anyone Noel especially as the
router uses NAT so all of NICs have private IP addresses. Probably easier
to get in via wireless but then again I have the WAP disabled when not
required - talking of which I haven't seen my laptop fort at least the
last couple of months. Grrr. Daughters, who'd 'ave 'em. :-)
--
Mike

Now you knew this was going to happen when you bought it g I'm surprised
that you even got hold of it long enough to take with you to America g
I was thinking of replying to Noel's post saying he probably had no chance
with your setup but decided not to vbg
Joan

Mike M wrote:
Noel Paton wrote:

Oh, goody - an easy LAN to hack! (NOT!)

I don't think the LAN name is going to help anyone Noel especially as
the router uses NAT so all of NICs have private IP addresses. Probably
easier to get in via wireless but then again I have the WAP
disabled when not required - talking of which I haven't seen my
laptop fort at least the last couple of months. Grrr. Daughters,
who'd 'ave 'em. :-)

Joan Archer wrote:

Now you knew this was going to happen when you bought it g I'm
surprised that you even got hold of it long enough to take with you
to America g

And the two of them fight over who should have it! Becs had to fight hard
to take it to Edinburgh for August. They both have good reasons to have
one of their own but that would mean them digging a bit deeper into their
pockets than either is inclined to do and might even require one of them
to think about getting a job. Fat chance at the moment. :-)

I was thinking of replying to Noel's post saying he
probably had no chance with your setup but decided not to vbg

I've nothing special - honest. Not that there's anything worse nicking
though either. vbg
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Mike Maltby MS-MVP