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Hi! I've been plagued by BSODs off and on for over a year, and have literally replaced/upgraded every piece of hardware in my computer, except for the SSD that has the OS and Apps. I have reformatted/reinstalled Windows several times, all to no avail. About 75% of the time when I reboot the...

Hi all I have in the past joined my pc to a domain(for lab practice) and now I simply wish to log on locally to the machine. In the past on the log on screen with XP we have the choose domain then log on locally this computer option. Now I am presented with no such option in 7!! I can...

My son was using his laptop this afternoon and his password will no longer allow him access. We type his password in and get the message: The User Profile Service failed the logon. User profile can not be loaded. What can I enter into the password field that will allow me access to change...

Is there any software I can download so I can log into my computer using my usb flash drive?

I have what should be an easy-to-resolve problem. The log on screen which appears following start of Win 7 once showed three user accts by name. Now, for no overt reason on my part, the log on screen shows one user by name & one identified as other user. How can I return to the original...

You can hide users from HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList But I am not able to login that account again. I know you can set dontdisplaylastusername to show two textboxes for login, but I would like to show SOME of the other users in a list, and I can type...

Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Consent User Interface (UI). The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker runs a specially crafted application on an affected system. An attacker must have valid...

I would REALLY love to see them allow an option for the old XP windows logon for networks with: Username Password Log on To drop down Link Removed Rollout of Win 7 in our group has gone OK, but all my users gripe about this missing element more than any other and Im always reminding people...

Hi everyone.. I'm fairly technical and was a network and tech Director for a few years so have some familiarity with prior Windows versions but Win 7 is a bit new to me. I went to login today, and my login picture had been changed. Looking in Windows Event Viewer under Security, I can see it...

when my computer is booting up and comes to the logon screen, the logon screen comes on 3 times before I can enter my password. This is very annoying:mad:. It started doing it about 3 weeks ago and I have been looking for a fix since then. Can anyone help please?

I used Fix It Utilities to scan the registry for errors. It repaired the errors but then I realized I lost all of my installed programs in the add remove section of the control panel. I tried to reinstall Windows 7 but the reinstall was unsuccessful. Windows told me it was going to revert back...

For those wishing to avoid the Logon/Welcome screen in Windows 7 and have your machine boot directly to the desktop. Follow these steps: 1. Click Start, click Run, and type "control userpasswords2" without quotes. 2. Highlight your account and uncheck the "Users must enter a user name and...

has an easy way been found to change the windows 7 start up sound?

On starting up windows it asks for the password, which I duly enter, but then I get a notice come up saying. The User Profile Service service failed the logon. User profile cannot be loaded. This have not happened before, how do I rectify the problem please.

I can't seem to find information that specifically addresses Smart Card usage between Windows 7 versions. Does Windows Home Premium support Smart Card logon? Thanks.

:(:( I have been trying to log on remotely from a Windows 7 Professional machine into my personal machine that is also running Windows 7 Professional on the same network. Following is some setup points. 1) My personal/host computer is assigned a static IP address 2) I can ping my personal...

i recently bought a computer from a pawn shop. the problem i am having is that when the guy dropped it off DID NOT leave that password so i cannot log on. i know the computer is good as they had it on when i bought it. how do i reset it or bypass it so i can log in to redue the password that i know

I have windows 7 enterprise, the issue is I cannot logon in normal mode. When the system boots up I get the message Press CTRL-ALT-DEL. When I press CTRL_ALT_DEL I wait a while then I get a blue screen like I should but it is missing the logon fields.

hello i am saurabh vyas i have developed a program saurabhorange logon screen changer which is an alternative to logon studio it has been tested on windows xp and windows 7 for xp you require .net framework 3.5 here is the download and screenshots Link Removed - Invalid URL :razz:

W7 starts up fine then goes to the logon screen. I pick a user and then it plays the logon sound and the desktop pops up. One second later, the screen goes blank and the desktop reappears and everything is fine. You know how when you change your resolution, the screen will sometimes flick...