After svc pk 3, logon

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I installed XP pro with svc pk 1, not an upgrade, over a win2k system and
all is well.
Single user machine, no password etc needed, boots right to the desktop.

Installed svcpak 3, now it boots to a logon screen. Enter gets it going
since no password, but how can I eliminate the logon screen?

TIA
 
I installed XP pro with svc pk 1, not an upgrade, over a win2k system and
all is well.
Single user machine, no password etc needed, boots right to the desktop.

Installed svcpak 3, now it boots to a logon screen. Enter gets it going
since no password, but how can I eliminate the logon screen?
Click to expand...

Alt. 1: / Control Panel / Users
Alt. 2: TweakUI.
 
Sam Basset said:
I installed XP pro with svc pk 1, not an upgrade, over a win2k system
and all is well.
Single user machine, no password etc needed, boots right to the
desktop.

Installed svcpak 3, now it boots to a logon screen. Enter gets it
going since no password, but how can I eliminate the logon screen?
Click to expand...

Start - Run - Control userpasswords2 - uncheck "Users must enter a
username and password to use this computer"

Hope this helps!
 
Sounds like you've identified the culprit. I bet it is replacing the
GINA so that it can establish a network connection before a user logs
on, which most wireless adapters have problems doing. I don't know how
to help you with the GINA replacement, other than to uninstall the
realtek driver/software to verify that doing so fixes the problem.

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big and sinister going on in the world.
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universe gets that.
 
Now, this is interesting. I went to User Accounts, Change the way a user
logs on, and got a popup screen saying "A recently installed program has
disabled the Welcome screen and Fast User Switching. To restore these
features you must uninstall the program. The following file name might
help you identify the program that made the change:
C:\windows\system32\rtl8185\rtlgina.dll" and the options are greyed out.

I do have a wireless pci card installed and when installing I noticed it was
the realtek chipset and I wonder if this is the offending program?

Thanks for your answers and look forward to more input on this new point.

GWB
 
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