Subj : Win 2000
To   : Roger Nelson
From : George Vandervort
Date : Thu Dec 19 2002 09:54 am

Hello Roger!

Thursday December 19 2002 03:43, Roger Nelson wrote to Ross Cassell:

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 RN>
 RN> No one here but me.  That's why I want to bypass it and be able to
 RN> leave town for a few days to visit relatives and be without the
 RN> anxiety of wondering what might happen if a power failure would occur.
 RN> With Win98 and/or Windows ME, I didn't have that worry.

1.) the simple way to stop the Password pause, is to use a utility called 
TweakUI
that lets you automate the logon/password screen,
2.) the hard way is to edit your Registry (NT4/W2k/XP) with Regedit

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"AutoAdminLogon"="1"

Setting it to 0 requires the login.
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 RC>> Then get Tweakui, it will autologon you as the admin if you tell
 RC>> it to.
 RN>
 RN> Okay, thanks.  How is that configured?

TweakUI install itself into your <Start/Settings/Control Panel>
click on the TweakUI Icon and click <Logon>,
You can enter a name and password, then checkmark
Log on Automaticly at system Startup.. and click OK to save.


 RN>
 RC>> Its task scheduler is fully functional.
 RN>
 RN> That's good to hear.  The one in Windows ME is too, but whenever a
 RN> warm or cold boot is performed, KABOOM!  Nothing in the Task Scheduler
 RN> works and all settings are deactivated, though not deleted.  I'm now
 RN> wondering if it's a setting I've misconfigured in ZoneAlarm Pro.(?)

That's one reason I still use the Free Version of ZoneAlarm v3.1.395,
I've heard their are several Bugs in the Pro version 3.5x??

Same thing for the Comercial version of Black Ice Defender..


 RN> Regards,
 RN>
 RN> Roger
 RN>
 RN> -+- Msged/386 TE 06 (pre)
 RN>  + Origin: NCS BBS (1:3828/7)

One last Caveit about Windows 2000 Pro..

"I've been there, done that, got tyhe T-shirt..." <grin>

I've run Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a for years, and it's very stable,
but last year I got a copy of Windows 2000 Pro, and intalled it on my
AMD-K6-500mhz 256 meg ram motherboard with AMI Bios that's about three years 
old, with WinNT 4 Spk6a, and 3 Gigs of free space on the C: drive..

It installed OK with only one problem with hardware compatibility, I had to 
install the factory driver for W2K for my 10/100 Eithernet card in order to 
reconnect my RoadRunner Cable modem to the internet..

but that only lasted until I upgraded the Win2k Service pack 2, that did not 
like my old AMI Bios clock function.. and would lockup my system within 30 
minutes of a fresh re-boot..

I re-installed a fesh backup of my old Windows NT 4 Spk6a, and it has run and 
rebooted after power failures with no problem...

Good Luck!!!
and Seasons Greetings..




Regards,
George Vandervort - NET382 NPC
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