OT- Need Windows XP Login Help

[Dorian A. Monroe, II]

Did some googling...  found some stuff that may help if you haven't 
tried them.  :S

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545

And this from http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1046813710
Summary with all the garbage and re: re: re: stuff cut out:
> 1. Log on in safe mode
> 2. Go to Start- run- then type in "control userpasswords2" and ok
> 3. Check "users must enter..." this will allow access to accounts.
> 4. make sure you know the passwords then restart in normal mode and 
> log in.
> 5. Go to Start- run- then type in "control userpasswords2" and ok
> 6. highlight your account (not the default administrator account)
> 7. uncheck "users must enter..." a password screen will pop-up.
> 8. type in password and confirm password. then apply
> 9. close out and restart computer.
>



On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 3:38 PM , Bryan O'Neal wrote:

> Good thought.  but you should notice issues long before this.  A 
> windows
> system typically needs about 10% free space or it starts to act a bit 
> wonky
> (I know, windows acts wonky anyway ;)  That said keeping a decent 
> amount of
> free space and defragging the disc from time to time does make a big
> difference on a windows machine.  I automate my disk maintenance when 
> I set
> up a windows machine and ignore it after that.
>
>   _____
> From: plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of 
> Eric
> Cope
> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 1:19 PM
> To: Main PLUG discussion list
> Subject: Re: OT- Need Windows XP Login Help
>
>
> 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......;-)
>>
>
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>
> Stephen
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