OT- Need Windows XP Login Help

[Eric Cope]

Do you have disk space? If the partition is full, it won't save new data...
Its a long shot.

Eric

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 1:11 PM, Bob Elzer <bob.elzer at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Group Policy Editor
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307882
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto:
> plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] *On Behalf Of *Mark
> Phillips
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 26, 2009 12:52 PM
>
> *To:* Main PLUG discussion list
> *Subject:* Re: OT- Need Windows XP Login Help
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Bob Elzer <bob.elzer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  Have you tried a different name ? Other than ipod ?
>>
>  Yes - lots of differnet names and passwords. None work
>
>>
>> What version of Xp was this ? Pro, Home, MCE ?
>>
>  Pro, SP3, with all patches
>
>>
>> Do you have a limited key ? Student ?
>>
>  Nope, paid full price. :-(
>
>>
>> Not sure but have you checked to see if any policies exist ?
>>
>  How do I do that?
>
>>
>>
>>  ------------------------------
>>  *From:* plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto:
>> plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] *On Behalf Of *Mark
>> Phillips
>> *Sent:* Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:26 AM
>> *To:* Main PLUG discussion list
>> *Subject:* Re: OT- Need Windows XP Login Help
>>
>>  Thanks for all your suggests...they came in so fast and it has taken so
>> long to run the scans, that I thought single update would be most helpful.
>>
>> What I did:
>>
>> 1. Ran Microsoft Security Thingy - ://
>> www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx. Removed a couple
>> of adware and a trojan.
>>
>> 2. Ran ClamAV - found a few more viri and removed them.
>>
>> 3. Ran Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware - removed a couple of adwares
>>
>> (all three scans ran with latest virus/malware definitions).
>>
>> 4. Updated Windows XP....only thing missing was a small  .NET update. I am
>> running SP3.
>>
>> Still cannot log in with new account. It seems that the system does not
>> save the password for the user account (limited account, not admin account
>> type). The first time I log in with the new password, I get the a popup with
>> the logon message:
>>
>> "Unable to log you on because of an account violation."
>>
>> Each subsequent attempt to logon results in a "Did you forget your
>> password?" error message. Googling the first error message makes me think
>> that the password is not being saved when I change it, because that message
>> seems to pertain to people creating accounts with null passwords, and then
>> not setting up the system to allow null password logins. My system is set up
>> to require logon with a password, and I have set one for this account many
>> times. I have tried different passwords, account names, etc. to no avail.
>>
>> I even tried going into safe mode and on the command line typed:
>>
>> net user ipod *
>>
>> entered the new password twice and got a command successfully completed
>> message. Still cannot log in with user ipod, although all my other users can
>> log in with their passwords.
>>
>> Any other ideas or suggestions would be gratefully appreciated! Rebuilding
>> the system from scratch is not really an option. All I want to do is create
>> a simple user account with a password.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 4:50 PM, Stephen <cryptworks at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Technically there is no limit to the number of user accts you can have
>>> on a sinlge XP Pro Machine, however there are some bugs in this policy
>>> so you need to look into getting to SP3 at least if not more up to
>>> date.
>>>
>>> Also do an audit of user accounts on your machine, and make sure there
>>> is nothing there that really shouldn't be.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Mark Phillips
>>> <mark at phillipsmarketing.biz> wrote:
>>> > Sorry for posting such a non-Linux question, but I don't know of any
>>> > comparable Windows user lists to plug. If there is one, please let me
>>> know
>>> > and I will join it! I use Windows so infrequently that I have never
>>> searched
>>> > for one. Usually all I need is google, but not this time.
>>> >
>>> > My problem - Windows XP Pro, all updated with patches etc. I have 5
>>> users
>>> > defined with passwords that have been working flawlessly for a year. I
>>> tried
>>> > to add a 6th user today using the Control Panel. I added a password
>>> using
>>> > the user edit screen. No error messages. I logged out of my admin
>>> account
>>> > and tried to log in with the new user account. Got the error that I
>>> could
>>> > not log in because I was violating account policies. Rebooted. Same
>>> error.
>>> > Change password. Same error. Rebooted. Same error. Deleted the account.
>>> > Rebooted. Created account with different name the same way. Created
>>> password
>>> > the same way. Wrote down password on yellow sticky and put it on the
>>> > monitor. Tried to log in. Got pop up saying I had the wrong password.
>>> > Re-read sticky note on monitor. Tried again, same error. Rebooted. Had
>>> > office-mate read password to me off of the sticky note on the monitor.
>>> Tried
>>> > to log in again, same error.....went outside and ran around the block
>>> > screaming for 10 minutes....had a nice chat with a policeman at the
>>> > corner.....Now I feel better, but I still don't have a 6th user
>>> account.
>>> >
>>> > Is there a limit to the number of user accounts one can have on Windows
>>> XP?
>>> > How do I add a new user with a password without using all the nifty MS
>>> new
>>> > user screens and prompts? I googled my error messages and did not find
>>> > anything that pertained to my account creation problems.
>>> >
>>> > Thanks!
>>> >
>>> > Mark
>>> >
>>> > P.S. Written using a machine running only Debian Testing and
>>> Gmail......;-)
>>> >
>>> > ---------------------------------------------------
>>> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>>> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
>>> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from
>>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
>>>
>>> Stephen
>>>  ---------------------------------------------------
>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
>>>
>>
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------
>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
>>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/pipermail/plug-discuss/attachments/20090226/9b4c563a/attachment.htm