Unfortunately, there isn’t any easy way to do a good search through files on Windows. The default Windows search is terrible for this kind of task because it’s super slow and doesn’t allow for advanced searches. Luckily, there are several other ways that are far superior to Windows search. I found the best option to be AstroGrep is a really good...
VPN Disabled the Welcome Screen To fix do the following... Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\WinLogon. In the right pane, remove the entry for Gina.DLL.
To Hide Users from the Welcome Screen do the following... Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList. Note: There is a space between Windows and NT. Add the username you wish to hide as a DWORD value. Set the value to 0 (zero). This will prevent the user from showing...
The Administrator Logon dialog box may be hidden under the Welcome screen when the AutoAdminLogon feature is enabled and the user account is either deleted or missing. -or- The Log On to Windows dialog box may be displayed with incorrect credentials after the Autologon feature had been unsuccessful, and you received the following error message: ...
When you start a Microsoft Windows XP-based computer in Safe mode, if you have the Welcome Screen enabled, not all user accounts are displayed on the Welcome Screen. User accounts that do not have administrative privileges are not listed on the Welcome Screen. Users with Standard or Limited account types do not have access to start in Safe mode....
When you attempt to log on to your computer, you may receive the following error message: Windows cannot log you on because your profile cannot be loaded. Check that you are connected to the network, or that your network is functioning correctly. If this problem persists, contact your network administrator. Detail - There is not enough space on...
Failure Events Are Logged When the Welcome Screen Is Enabled Windows XP attempts a limited logon for each account that is displayed on the Welcome screen to determine whether to prompt the user for a password. An attempted logon is logged for each account displayed. To prevent these events from being logged, disable the Welcome screen and use...
When you use the keyboard combination CTRL+ALT+DEL to open the Windows Security window, Task Manager is opened instead. This issue occurs if you configured Microsoft Windows XP to use the Welcome screen. To resolve this issue, disable the Welcome screen. To do this, follow these steps: 1. In Control Panel, click User Accounts. 2. Click...
An existing user account may not appear in the User Accounts tool in Control Panel, or on the Welcome screen. You may also receive the following error message when you attempt to create a new account: The account already exists This behavior occurs because you have disabled the account. Disabled user accounts...
Windows XP Stops Responding at the Welcome Screen When you restart Windows XP and the Welcome screen is displayed, your computer may stop responding: neither the keyboard nor the mouse work. When you restart your computer again using the F8 key, you may receive the following error message: System restart has been paused: Continue with...
When the Welcome screen is appears, the names that are displayed do not match any of the names of users' folders under the Documents and Settings folder or any of the names on the Users tab in Task Manager. This behavior may occur if you have changed the name of the account in the User Accounts tool in Control Panel. By doing so, the new name...
Some people want to be able to load their favorite CD burning program, automatically, when they insert a blank CD into their CD-R/RW drive. Now they can. Adding a CD burning program to the list of AutoPlay actions for a blank CD-R/RW Disk. This activity involves editing of the Registry, so you should make a System Restore point, and know...
This application allows you to Repair and Customize the Quick Launch, Taskbar and Notification Area in Windows XP. These are the options available via this tool. http://www.geeksandbloggers.com/downloads/TaskbarRepairToolPlus!.zip Image Repair and Customize the Quick Launch, Taskbar and Notification Area
MAKE YOUR OWN THROBBER FOR INTERNET EXPLORER & OUTLOOK EXPRESS IN WINDOWS XP INSTRUCTIONS TO CREATE BASIC ANIMATED LOGO REPLACEMENT FOR INTERNET EXPLORER & OUTLOOK EXPRESS IN WINDOWS XP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally written for IE4, OE Revised for IE6, OE6 & Windows...
Why does Windows XP Style change to Windows Classic Style? This has to do with a Policy setting made either via gpedit.msc or manually via the registry. The side effects are that Windows and Buttons are greyed out under Desktop Properties/Appearance and the check box under System Properties/Advanced/ Performance/Settings that reads: Use visual...
Why can't I auto logon anymore? If this happened recently from no intervention on your part, (meaning that you have never previously used the Welcome Screen and was set to auto logon and that has changed) this has to do with the .Net Framework 1.1 update. This update adds a new user called aspnet_wp account. The aspnet account/user can only be...
How to Manage Devices in Windows XP When you use Device Manager, you have a graphical view of the hardware that is installed on your computer. You can use Device Manager to change the way your hardware is configured, and to change the way your hardware interacts with your computer's microprocessor. When you use Device Manager, you can: -...
Show Administrator on the Welcome Screen Control Panel/Users/Change the Way Users Logon/Welcome Screen or... Start/Run/Regedit Key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\Winlogon] Value Name: LogonType Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value Data: (0 = Classic Mode, 1 = Welcome Screen) Create a new DWORD value, or...
On a Windows XP-based computer that is part of a workgroup and has the Fast User Switching feature enabled, the computer may start without displaying the "Welcome" logon screen. The Guest account is not relevant when Windows determines if there is only one user without a password. If there is only one user registered on the computer,...
Enable or disable Boot Defrag Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction Select Enable from the list on the right. Right on it and select Modify. Change the value to Y to enable and N to disable. Reboot your computer. System Defrag Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Disk...
Microsoft Internet Explorer Favorites May be Missing: This behavior can occur if you created a new user account during Windows XP Setup, and you are logged on as the new user. Windows XP provides the ability to use multiple user accounts to make it easy to set up and manage computer accounts for everyone who uses your computer. Also...
Administrator Unable to Unlock a "Locked" Computer After you restart a computer running Windows and no one has logged on, you may be unable to log on to the computer either locally or to the domain. The following error message may be displayed at logon: This computer is in use and has been locked. Only or an administrator can...
For reasons unknown, some users find that drives or system folders display the wrong tasks relative to the folder contents. The C: drive may display music tasks; The ‘My Music’ folder may display picture tasks, etc. While user-created folders allow access to the ‘Customize’ tab in the ‘Properties’ dialog, drives and system...
HOW TO: Enable or Disable the CTRL+ALT+DELETE Sequence for Logon This describes how to enable or disable the CTRL+ALT+DELETE sequence for logging on in Windows XP. You can require users to press CTRL+ALT+DELETE before logging on to a Windows XP-based computer, or you can eliminate this requirement for a faster logon process. Note that...
Tip: When you sign in to Messenger, it remembers every email address/.net passport that you signed in under. To remove an item from the list of remembered names: Start/Run/control userpasswords2. Advanced/Manager Passwords. Tip: Easiest method to disable Messenger: C:\Program Files\Messenger and either...