login screen

Hi, first I'd like to apologise for my poor English. I have a laptop with 2 partitions (W7 and ubuntu). I do not have any problems starting ubuntu, but when I want to start Windows, i have got one of the following situations: 1) The login screen goes black (I can't even see the mouse...

I recently purchased the parts for a new custom machine and put it together and installed Windows 7 x84. Initially there were no problems and the machine would happily boot into windows and allow me to use the system with no hiccups. However, after I began downloading and installing updates for...

I'm a newbie here. When I turn the computer on and Windows 7 starts (64) after the screen with the Windows logo there is a blue screen with a pattern and a white bird (kind of like a dove.) then it asks for a password. Is there any way I can change that screen to another picture of color...

I recently installed Windows 7 home premium upgrade on my laptop. For the first week or so everything seemed to work ok. Then about a week ago the screen began to change to user logon after setting idle for 15 or 20 minutes. I checked my personalization settings and it shows the user logon on...

I recently installed Windows 7 home premium. Since the installation, when the computer sets idle for any length of time, the screen goes to user logon. I have tried everthing to remove this, but no luck. I tried unchecking the logon on resume box in personalization but it won't let me uncheck...

Hi all, I believe this may be a hardware issue and not a software issue so im posting it here. I could be wrong though. I recently built a new computer and had loaded on Windows 7. Everything appeared to work fine until i had turned my system off for the night. Upon turning my system on the...

Just as the title suggests, I would like to remove the picture and frame entirely from the logon screen, but leave the logon as it is. Any ideas or suggestions on how to do this? I've spent the better part of 2 hours trying to figure it out and researching this.

I have tried EVERY possible option I can think of, so if anyone has any ideas, please... If I don't move my mouse, or type anything for 1 minute, Windows 7 automatically brigs me to the log-in screen / change user screen (locks the pc). I have set all the power settings for sleep, hibernate...

Hello, I have created a useraccount via CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2 in windows 7 called SharedAccess, this will be for anyone attempting to login to my machine to try and view files etc etc. I have given it a standard User Account, however i want to remove the user from the login screen so i don't...

hello, i am running the evaluation copy of windows 7 ultimate build 7100. i have a problem, everytime i boot up windows. it will go through all the loading screens and then it will go to a black screen where the login screen should be. i figured out that when i push the power button on the...

I have changed the logon screen to display a different wallpaper (my own), but it only displays on screen 1 at logon screen. The second screen has a solid black background. Does Windows 7 have the ability to put the picture on screen 2 as well?

I have changed the logon screen to display a different wallpaper (my own), but it only displays on screen 1 at logon screen. The second screen has a solid black background. Does Windows 7 have the ability to put the picture on screen 2 as well?

Hello, I have a problem when booting up Windows 7. When I boot, I see the 4 particles, but after that, i get a black screen with my mouse cursor, but that's all. If i wait for about 7 minutes, i get the login screen and everything works fine. I haven't installed anything or done anything that...

I have installed Win7 RTM on a second disk. I use a bootloader to boot to the second disk. The install goes really well. After the install is finished and I am presented with the desktop for the first time. The Sleep (Hybrid Sleep) mode that is the default works fine. Windows goes to sleep...

I was currently using the demo version of Windows 7 before I went to the launch and got the Licenced version of Windows 7. Before I could install it this problem occured. Apon start up when prompt for User Login Everything is frozen. My Keyboard, Mouse and also External Mouse does not work...

Sandbox There is an option in the True Image software called Try&Decide. This feature allows creating a secure, controlled temporary workspace on your computer without requiring you to install special virtualization software. You can perform various system operations without worrying that you...

Firstly, many of my files and folders I can't access or change even though I'm administrator. I have the take ownership option but it doesn't always work. When I manually set my computer to sleep it comes back on in a couple seconds to the login screen with the mouse disabled for 20 seconds or...

I have been testing Windows 7 on a work laptop within our company domain. I have run into something that seems to be a regression in productivity. For the Windows XP logon screen, the user is prompted with a drop-down listbox for selection of the Domain or Local PC. For Windows 7/Vista, the...

Hi - I've been messing around with the Users and Groups and made a bunch of users that can access different things for my roommates, but I don't want their names showing up on the logon screen. Does anyone know how to customize this?

Hello, I have a problem with hibernation on my laptop (HP pavilion 6830). When I want to hibernate, my computer just log out, then the monitor is black and in a few second it displays log in screen with my account. The laptop does not hibernate and does not turn off. I proved it in all power...