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    Question Can't login to Windows XP Pro (SP2)

    Hi all,

    For the last few months (not sure exactly how long), my Windows XP periodically stops me (or my wife) from logging in.
    XP is set up with two user accounts, that both have admin rights.

    Normally, we simply click user icon, type the password, and away we go.

    What happens now is one of two things:

    1. You click, and the password entry box appears, but you can't type anything into it. To get round this, you click on the desktop area, then hit CTRL ALT DEL, to get the other password entry dialog up (which works).

    2. You click, the password entry box appears, you CAN type your password, but you get the message "Did you forget your password" (which is so unbelievably patronising!), even though the password is correct.

    Rebooting solves the problem. I think it only happens if someone is already logged in, but its entirely sporadic.

    Anyone else seen this behaviour, or have any ideas?

    Thanks,
    Mut.

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    Anybody?

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    it happens quite frequently on my customers computers. and is a pain in the arse. But unfortunately i don't know what causes it
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    Well, I'm glad I'm not the only one!

    I've reset the passwords, in a vain effort to see if that makes the problem go away....we'll see.

    I have a suspicion this is related to a windows update from some months ago...

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    Have you tried turning off fast user switching to see if that cures the problem?

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    If you still have a Windows Disk or a Recovery disk, try just re-installing the windows part. It will keep all your program files and all your data but just put a fresh windows on there. See if that helps as some file might have got messed up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nigelz View Post
    Have you tried turning off fast user switching to see if that cures the problem?
    Thats a an idea...I'll try that before re-installing anything.

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    Quick Check - was the Caps lock on the 2nd scenerios, that's the one thing I forget to check as I don't have any LED indicators on my keyboard and that prompt hardly pops up!
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    Nah, no caps lock, and if you do put the caps on, you get a big message telling you its on...

    What I've done now is disabled fast user switching and gone back to the older style of login, so far so good, so the problem is probably user-switching related...

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