I believe the windows password cache is linked to the current username, certainly the few times I've changed usernames on a machine it's trashed all the passwords. Mainly it's a network thing I think. Only the NT-derived OSs have proper login. My last PC at home still had a lock on the case!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josh Koffman" To: Sent: 08 February 2003 04:44 Subject: Re: [OT]:Windows password > I think there used to be a way you could disable the escaping out of the > password thing. IIRC correctly in the regular setting, it's asking you > to logon to a microsoft network, and if you hit escape, it continues to > boot, but doesn't log onto the network. Try playing around with that > setting in the network control panel about primary logon. I think that's > what it was. I could be totally wrong on the above. > > One thing I know for sure though, is that a BIOS password would work. I > don't think you can escape out of it. > > > Josh > -- > A common mistake that people make when trying to design something > completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete > fools. > -Douglas Adams > > Jinx wrote: > > > > After someone got into my brother's 98SE machine and > > deleted his mailbox (by over-writing it with their own) he > > decided to put a password on the Win start-up. So he does, > > but the kids then showed him you just need to press Esc or > > click Cancel to get around it. Which isn't very secure is it > > > > So, is there a fix, a better 3rd party (and free) password > > utility, and is the password system for 98SE really that > > crappy ? > > > > I thought I'd be able to help him but not being a password > > user drew a blank. Additionally, when I tried it on my 98SE > > machine it seems to have mucked up remembering the > > mail password, so I've got my own problem now grrrrr > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics > (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.