OT- Need Windows XP Login Help

Thu Feb 26 21:49:59 MST 2009

There is about 100 GB of free space...Hope that is enough room for a Windows
password...;-)

Good idea...I thought of that this morning.....brilliant minds on the same
wavelength! ;-)

Thanks!

Mark
On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Eric Cope <eric.cope at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>
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>> *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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>>>>
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>>>> 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
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