Login at startup, password lost, how to get rid of

Password has been forgotten/lost. How can I get rid of this window and bypass
it completely to go straight to the desktop?
Tks

Click the cancel button to continue booting. Then do a find on: *.pwl
and delete the one with your user name (mine is ron.pwl). Reboot and when
the screen appears, use the same user name and create a blank password.

Blank Password: Go to control panel, network, primary network logon and
select Windows Logon. Go to control panel, passwords, user profiles and
ensure the "all user's" box is marked. If you have a password established,
go to control panel, passwords, change windows password, type the password
in the old box, leave the rest blank and OK your way out. If you have
forgotten your password, delete the .pwl file with your user name (mine is
ron.pwl); however, be aware that you will lose all passwords stored in the
..pwl file. If you do not have a password established or have deleted the
..pwl file, when the W95/98 logon screen appears at boot, type a user name
only and hit OK. If the logon screen continues to appear and you have Tweak
UI installed, go to the Paranoia tab and remove the mark from "clear last
user."


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Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"BryanP" wrote in message
...
Password has been forgotten/lost. How can I get rid of this window and
bypass
it completely to go straight to the desktop?
Tks

Click the cancel button to continue booting. Then do a find on: *.pwl
and delete the one with your user name (mine is ron.pwl). Reboot and when
the screen appears, use the same user name and create a blank password.

Blank Password: Go to control panel, network, primary network logon and
select Windows Logon. Go to control panel, passwords, user profiles and
ensure the "all user's" box is marked. If you have a password established,
go to control panel, passwords, change windows password, type the password
in the old box, leave the rest blank and OK your way out. If you have
forgotten your password, delete the .pwl file with your user name (mine is
ron.pwl); however, be aware that you will lose all passwords stored in the
..pwl file. If you do not have a password established or have deleted the
..pwl file, when the W95/98 logon screen appears at boot, type a user name
only and hit OK. If the logon screen continues to appear and you have Tweak
UI installed, go to the Paranoia tab and remove the mark from "clear last
user."


--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"BryanP" wrote in message
...
Password has been forgotten/lost. How can I get rid of this window and
bypass
it completely to go straight to the desktop?
Tks

You can clear the password and create a new one, this way:
Start the computer.
If the log-on box comes up to type in a user name and password, click Cancel.
Click Start Find Files or Folders, choose the C: drive in the 'Look In' box, and
in the 'Named' box, type: *.pwl
Click Find Now.

In the list of found files, right-click each file, and then click Delete. Repeat
until all of the .pwl files are deleted.
Close the Find box.
Restart the computer.

Log in as what ever name you want to create, leave the password box blank, and click
OK...NOT Cancel.
If it asks to confirm the password, leave it blank again and click OK.

Afterwards, to find any desktop items or Start Menu items that you may not see, open
Windows Explorer, expand the C:\Windows\Profiles folder tree, and drag needed items
from the Start Menu and desktop subfolders for the profiles(s), to the
C:\Windows\Start Menu folder tree, and the C:\Windows\Desktop folder.

Also read he

How to Prevent a Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me Logon Prompt at Startup:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=152104

No Windows or Network Logon Dialog Box at Startup
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=141858
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"BryanP" wrote in message
...
Password has been forgotten/lost. How can I get rid of this window and bypass
it completely to go straight to the desktop?
Tks

You can clear the password and create a new one, this way:
Start the computer.
If the log-on box comes up to type in a user name and password, click Cancel.
Click Start Find Files or Folders, choose the C: drive in the 'Look In' box, and
in the 'Named' box, type: *.pwl
Click Find Now.

In the list of found files, right-click each file, and then click Delete. Repeat
until all of the .pwl files are deleted.
Close the Find box.
Restart the computer.

Log in as what ever name you want to create, leave the password box blank, and click
OK...NOT Cancel.
If it asks to confirm the password, leave it blank again and click OK.

Afterwards, to find any desktop items or Start Menu items that you may not see, open
Windows Explorer, expand the C:\Windows\Profiles folder tree, and drag needed items
from the Start Menu and desktop subfolders for the profiles(s), to the
C:\Windows\Start Menu folder tree, and the C:\Windows\Desktop folder.

Also read he

How to Prevent a Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me Logon Prompt at Startup:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=152104

No Windows or Network Logon Dialog Box at Startup
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=141858
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"BryanP" wrote in message
...
Password has been forgotten/lost. How can I get rid of this window and bypass
it completely to go straight to the desktop?
Tks