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How do disable login at startup for DSL under Win98?
« on: June 28, 2004, 12:18:31 am »
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Just wondering if anyone could help me out. At startup the Enter Network Password window just gets annoying after awhile because it's not like I really use it, just cancel. If you need more info just let me know. Thanks.
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Re: How do disable login at startup for DSL under Win98?
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2004, 09:47:38 am »
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Just wondering if anyone could help me out. At startup the Enter Network Password window just gets annoying after awhile because it's not like I really use it, just cancel. If you need more info just let me know. Thanks.


From your desktop, right-click on 'Network Neighborhood' and select properties.  At the network properties screen change the default login type from 'Microsoft Networking' to 'Windows Login'.  Click on OK.  You'll need your Win98 install disk to do this, 'cause it's gonna go look for the .cab files when you click on OK....

If you have a password set for the current user you'll have to log off and log on with a different username and give it no password.  (Just pick any name - Win98 has no security and won't care)  I think it'll ask you a second time for the password and of course you just leave it blank and click OK. 

If you have a password but are dead set on keeping your username the same for some strange reason, locate the <username>.PWL file in C:\Windows and delete it.  Then reboot and log on leaving the password field blank, and leave it blank the second time it asks you as well.

Both of these thing will clear any saved passwords in your programs like Outlook Express Email or whatever.  Just enter them (these passwords are not blank - they haven't been changed.  The automatic-entry is all that has been cleared) and tell it to remember them from now on.

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