(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:06 pm
Post subject: User Sometime Gets Prompted for Password Sometimes Not Archived from groups: microsoft>public>windowsxp>security_admin (more info?)
I have two accounts on my windows media centre with SP2. One is
administrative and has a password and the other only has user rights and has
no password. Sometimes when I click the user account from the logon screen,
it asks for a password, even though the account has no password. I tried the
administrator password and also the password for the administrative account
that I set up. Neither one works. Anyone seen this?
(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:06 pm
Post subject: Re: User Sometime Gets Prompted for Password Sometimes Not [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Brian wrote:
> I have two accounts on my windows media centre with SP2. One is
> administrative and has a password and the other only has user rights and has
> no password. Sometimes when I click the user account from the logon screen,
> it asks for a password, even though the account has no password. I tried the
> administrator password and also the password for the administrative account
> that I set up. Neither one works. Anyone seen this?
>
> Thanks,
> Brian
>
>
Just press Enter as no password is required. It *should* be asking for
this 'blank' p/w every time you boot the system up and choose this User
Account to log on or, when switching to this User Account after logging
on with your Admin account.
MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:06 am
Post subject: Re: User Sometime Gets Prompted for Password Sometimes Not [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
"MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen DeleteThis @nowandzen.com> wrote
> Just press Enter as no password is required. It *should* be asking for
> this 'blank' p/w every time you boot the system up and choose this User
> Account to log on or, when switching to this User Account after logging on
> with your Admin account.
No, I tried that too. Problem is I can't reproduce the problem. Sometimes
you just have to click on the user's name, and sometimes when you do that it
asks for a password.
One thing I didn't try was putting a password on the user account. Not that
I want to have a password, but I'll see if that makes a difference.
(Msg. 4) Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:27 pm
Post subject: Re: User Sometime Gets Prompted for Password Sometimes Not [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
You could also create another User Account and see if the issue is
related to the corruption of the affected User profile.
MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============
Brian wrote:
> "MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen.TakeThisOut@nowandzen.com> wrote
>
>>Just press Enter as no password is required. It *should* be asking for
>>this 'blank' p/w every time you boot the system up and choose this User
>>Account to log on or, when switching to this User Account after logging on
>>with your Admin account.
>
>
> No, I tried that too. Problem is I can't reproduce the problem. Sometimes
> you just have to click on the user's name, and sometimes when you do that it
> asks for a password.
>
> One thing I didn't try was putting a password on the user account. Not that
> I want to have a password, but I'll see if that makes a difference.
>
> Brian
>
>
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