anyway to remove password on startup without reformat?

[lazarus000]

you know how you are given the option in windows Os on selection a password at the very beginning... if you don't select one, it turns the password option off.

if you do select a password, from then on out, you can create a new user etc, but you still have to enter some kind of password.

even if you reinstall windows, it keep your password and user setup intacted.

is there anyway to get rid of the password and go back to auto sign in WITHOUT formatting your harddrive and reinstalling.

thanks

 

[JayBone]

1. Get TweakUI from microsoft, and use the Network tab to automatically sign in.
Or,
2. if you've got no other important passwords saved, delete all .pwl files.

 

[kevlarcc]

I don't really understand your question but.....

Windows 9x passwords are recorded in a Password List file, these files are stored in the Windows directory and named according to your username, they can be recognized by their .PWL extension.

For example, if your username was 'John' then your password file would probably be 'c:\windows\john.pwl'

To remove the password prompt start by finding the PWL file relating to your username and rename it to *.old (e.g. c:\windows\john.old).

If your running a network, you then need to open 'Control Panel -> Network' and check that the 'Primary Network Logon' is set to 'Windows Logon'.

Now restart Windows and you'll be prompted for a password, leave the Password box empty then click OK, you should now not be prompted for a password again.

Hope that helps!