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    Windows 7 Disable User Select Screen

    Hi, I've got a computer with Windows 7 Home Premium. There are two users, but I want that the computers always starts with the same user (no password) and not to show the user select screen. Is this possible??
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    Windows 7 Password - How to not use?

    Hi, Just started with W7. Need to enter password each time log on. I'm the only user. How to stop the need to provide password each time...just wish W7 to start? Thanks. John
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    Windows 7 Logon to Windows 7 and 2003 SBS R2 domain controller

    Hi I am in the process of seting up an office in Germany. The office is connected via VPN to the UK where there is a machine running Microsoft SBS 2003 R2. We have a mixture of XP, Vista and Windows machines that are based in the UK office and they can all login to the machines using their...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 reset cursor after customisation

    Hi, i recently bought windows 7 and downloaded some customised mouse cursors. I saved it as a scheme and all is well... until I shutdown the computer and start it up again; it goes straight back to the default Windows 7 cursors! Is there any way to solve this, as it is getting quite annoying...
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    Windows 7 Themes keep changing my logon screen

    Every time I change to a different theme it changes my logon screen back to the default, how do I stop this behavior so themes leave my logon screen alone?
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    Windows 7 How to take a screenshot from the logon/lock screen?

    I tried different methods, one including shutting off explorer.exe and launching LogonUI.exe, but it doesnt work, logonui.exe doesn't launch at all.And even if i take a screenshot, win7 empties the prntscreen cache everytime someone logs in/off, so im stuffed.Any software/recommendation on this one?
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    Windows 7 Custom "Windows logon sound" doesn't play on initial logon

    I'm customizing my Acer 1810TZ, and the only thing I'm having trouble with is the windows logon sound. Every other sound customization I have made works perfectly. The Windows logon sound does not play on the initial logon. If I lock the computer and log back in it plays properly, it's just...
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    Windows 7 Win 7 (X64) machine can't access printer on Vista (X86) machine over wireless router

    Hi everyone, New guy here. Just purchased an HP laptop with Windows 7 - 64 bit. Also have an HP desktop running Vista home premium 32 bit and a Toshiba laptop running Vista home premium 32 bit. The router is Netgear WGR614v7. I am trying to share a Canon printer that is connected (USB) to the...
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    Windows 7 mapped drive not connecting @ start up (connect at start up selected)

    Hi, I have a mapped drive on my computer that links to a folder on one of my internal hard drives. It used to work fine and connect whenever i boot up. But now it only connects when i click on it, I have tried re creating a few times and always select connect at log on, but the issue remains...
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    Windows 7 Annoying sonar ping on logon screen

    Problem solved
  11. Windows 7 Lag upon Wake from sleep

    I love the fact that the time from sleep to wake (appearance of logon screen) has been shortened in the upgrade; but I am experiencing even more, residual lag once I have logged on than with Vista. In other words, I get a logon screen fast and logged in fast; but nothing I click on to execute...
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    Windows 7 Logon Sound

    I change the logon sound to a custom wav I made which works when I hit Play, but when I start my computer I don't hear anything. I even checked off Play Startup Sound, but it plays something else... I even did a search on my harddrive to find that specific wav file and can't even find it. Anyone...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 slow start up

    I have upgraded from Vista to Windows 7! The question that I would like to ask is how come the start up process takes so long from time I logon until the programs are loaded?Link Removed
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    Windows 7 Switching Biometrics and password

    Hey, So I recently began using the biometric fingerprint reader on my laptop, but my one main annoyance is that on the logon screen it asks me to swipe my finger instead of offering a place to enter my password. Is it possible to change the settings where the dialog box to enter my password...
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    Windows 7 installation trouble

    in the setup is starting services screen a message pops up .. logon process initialization failure interactive logon process initialization has failed please consult the event log for more details OK press ok and the sceer goes black but i ave a mouse cursor. eventually it reboots and...
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    Windows Vista Error after reinstall

    Ok so everything is working good on the desktop now other than the network. I can access the computer vista/vista but when I try to access it with XP/Vista I get the following error. ""\\**name of Vista PC** is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact...
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    Windows 7 Logon window every 1 minute

    Hi! everything is working fine in 7 with on an Amilo xa 1526 laptop. But i dont know why the logon screen is appearing every minute if i stop to type or to move the mouse. It seems like if it were some kind of screensaver, but is not, is sth else. It is really annoying when you are reading...
  18. "restore previous folder windows at logon"

    can anyone confirm this feature is restored in the RTM? I am using the 7100 build and I don't have it.
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    Windows 7 'Logon failure: Unknown user or bad password' *solved!*

    Hi All, I thought that I would share a fix that I found for the persistent username/password failure when trying to access shared folders on a second machine. In the last two days I have searched hundreds of forum/help posts from people encountering the same problem, and for the most part the...
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    Windows 7 Long waiting time before logon screen

    After a few days of using windows 7 build 7100 on my Asus EEEpc 1000HE (2GB ram) i've noticed that it takes a long time before the logon interface shows up. The system boots really fast but when it gets to the logon screen it stays black for about 30s except a little piece of screen in the top...