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How do I get rid of the network of windows log-on screen? I do not want these log-on screens to prompt me for passwords because I do not enter the password anyway, I just cancel it. In a PC with LAN Card installed (NIC) and is connected to the internet via cable modem, theres really no need to log-on. So how do I get rid to these log-on screen, both for network and windows log-on?

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by nagazaki

In your network properties, uncheck the logon on a windows network checkbox.

For the windows logon, in the control-panel, users, you should be able to remove it but don't exactly know where (you can also click on ok, and Windows should tell you that if you don't enter a password you won't be prompted again)

by shanghai sam

You did not mention which OS is in use, if it is Win9X, these are the possible ways how it can be done

1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Network.
On the Configuration tab, click 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.

On the Change Passwords tab, click Change Windows Password, select any of the check boxes that you want, 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.

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

Before you restart your computer delete or rename all .pwl files on the hard-disk to someother extension(i,e .old for example), use find to search for all files with pwl extension.

Shut down and then restart your computer.

2. The other way to do is thru adding a registry key at the following branch

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Network\Real Mode Net

AutoLogon=xx is the key and set its value to 00.

(Note: Make a copy of registry before altering any values,keys)

by shanghai sam

You did not mention which OS is in use, if it is Win9X, these are the possible ways how it can be done

1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Network.
On the Configuration tab, click 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.

On the Change Passwords tab, click Change Windows Password, select any of the check boxes that you want, 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.

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

Before you restart your computer delete or rename all .pwl files on the hard-disk to someother extension(i,e .old for example), use find to search for all files with pwl extension.

Shut down and then restart your computer.

2. The other way to do is thru adding a registry key at the following branch

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Network\Real Mode Net

AutoLogon=xx is the key and set its value to 00.

(Note: Make a copy of registry before altering any values,keys)

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