How to Prevent a Windows Me/98/95 Logon Prompt at Startup 


Last Reviewed: October 23, 2000
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Article ID: Q152104
 
 

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition 
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition 
Microsoft Windows 98 
Microsoft Windows 95

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SUMMARY
This article describes how to prevent Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 98, or Windows 95 from prompting you for a password when you start Windows. 

Note that this information applies only if you are not using user profiles. If user profiles are enabled, following the steps in this article does not prevent Windows from prompting you for a password. If you have enabled User Profiles and would like to disable or delete them before following these steps, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:



Q156826 How to Disable and Delete User Profiles 



MORE INFORMATION
To prevent Windows from prompting you for a password at startup, follow these steps: 


Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click the Network icon.


On the Configuration tab, click to select Windows Logon in the Primary Network Logon box, and then click OK. 


When you are prompted to restart your computer, click No. 


In Control Panel, double-click Passwords. 

NOTE: If you cancel the network logon dialog box when you first start your computer, the Change Passwords tab may not be available. You must logon so the Change Passwords tab will be available. 


Click the Change Passwords tab, click Change Windows Password, click to select any check box items you want to be included in the change, and then click OK. 


In the Change Windows Password dialog box, type your current Windows password in the Old Password box. Leave the New Password and Confirm New Password boxes blank, click OK, and then click OK.

NOTE: If you have forgotten your old password, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:


Q189126 Microsoft's Policy Regarding Missing or Invalid Passwords 



Click the User Profiles tab and verify that the All users of this PC use the same preferences and desktop settings option is selected, and then click Close. 


Shut down and then restart Windows. 


If the issue has not been resolved, this issue may be caused by the TweakUI tool in Microsoft Windows 95 Power Toys. If you have installed Microsoft Windows 95 Power Toys, and are using the TweakUI tool, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 
ARTICLE-ID: Q135586
TITLE : Hiding the Last Logged on User Name in Windows 95 



For information about how to cache your Microsoft Windows NT domain password, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

ARTICLE-ID: Q140709
TITLE : How to Cache Your Windows NT Domain Password in Windows 95/98 

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