Log onto Windows password box appears everytime I start up Windows

Today I just changed the primary network logon in Network properties to the
Client for Microsoft Networks from Windows logon for the purpose of
troubleshooting a print sharing problem on my 98 machine. After restarting
my PC, the login screen to Windows appeared. As a result I typed in a
identical username and password to the one I was using in XP. It didn't
help me to resolve my print sharing issue with XP. Consequently, I changed
the Primary Network logon setting back to Windows logon and clicked OK. When
I restarted my PC, the same Windows login screen appeared for Microsoft
Networks. I just clicked cancel and windows loaded up. However, my problem
is that I can't get rid of this annoying Windows login screen at startup.
This window login screen should not appear when the Primary Network login
screen is set to Windows Login. I even tried restarting my PC several times.
Furthermore, I shut down my 98 PC but this annoying Windows logon screen
still appears. I even tried running msconfig but I could see any setting for
unchecking the Windows logon screen. I also tried removing the Cient for
Microsoft Networks altogether but I didn't succeed in sorting this problem.
Perhaps I should never have typed a username and password in the first place.

Although the Primary Network logon is now set to Windows logon in the
network properties in my Windows 98 machine, the windows logon screen still
appears everything time I start my machine. I would really welcome any
suggestions in sorting this problem.

Thanks,

Martin

On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 10:41:17 -0700, Martin Healy
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Although the Primary Network logon is now set to Windows logon in the
>network properties in my Windows 98 machine, the windows logon screen still
>appears everything time I start my machine. I would really welcome any
>suggestions in sorting this problem.

Keep it set to Windows Logon but use a blank password. That will do
the trick.


Jim.

I am using a blank password and the Primary Network logon screen is set to
Windows logon. However, the Welcome to windows logon screen still appears at
startup.

"James Egan" wrote:

> On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 10:41:17 -0700, Martin Healy
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >Although the Primary Network logon is now set to Windows logon in the
> >network properties in my Windows 98 machine, the windows logon screen still
> >appears everything time I start my machine. I would really welcome any
> >suggestions in sorting this problem.
>
> Keep it set to Windows Logon but use a blank password. That will do
> the trick.
>
>
> Jim.
>
>

On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 11:06:07 -0700, Martin Healy
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I am using a blank password and the Primary Network logon screen is set to
>Windows logon. However, the Welcome to windows logon screen still appears at
>startup.

Try deleting the file "your_username.pwl" from the windows directory.
Then reboot.


Jim

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, James Egan
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 11:06:07 -0700, Martin Healy
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>I am using a blank password and the Primary Network logon screen is set to
>>Windows logon. However, the Welcome to windows logon screen still appears at
>>startup.
>
>Try deleting the file "your_username.pwl" from the windows directory.
>Then reboot.
>
>Jim

Good suggestion, Jim. I'd delete all the *.pwl files, and then log in
with a user name that's not longer than 8 characters.
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Thanks for the input from everybody. I solved this problem last night by
following article ID 152104. Rather than deleting the .pwl files like
suggested here, or just renamed them to the .old extension. Anyway, this
article explains it in full. I don't know why I bothered changing the
primary network logon to the Client for Microsoft Networks in the first place
as this is only used when logging on to a NT domain network. The reason I
did it is because my PC vendor manufacturer suggested to do it in order to
sort a printer sharing problem. If I had not logged on in the first
instance, then I wouldn't have encountered this problem. Then this .pwl
would have not been created. Normally, it is only a case of leaving a blank
password and clicking OK to remove this Windows logon box.

Anyway, thanks for the rapid response.

Martin

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, James Egan
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 11:06:07 -0700, Martin Healy
> ><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> >>I am using a blank password and the Primary Network logon screen is set to
> >>Windows logon. However, the Welcome to windows logon screen still appears at
> >>startup.
> >
> >Try deleting the file "your_username.pwl" from the windows directory.
> >Then reboot.
> >
> >Jim
>
> Good suggestion, Jim. I'd delete all the *.pwl files, and then log in
> with a user name that's not longer than 8 characters.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
> http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
>