Method for Creating User ID’s In Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
We are getting ready to migrate our W2K AD to W2K3. Currently our user ID’s are first initial of the first name the full last name. We would like to get away from those types of user ID’s and go with something random, easy to manage, want allow duplicates and is not associated with the [...]

Answer Question   |  June 8, 2011  2:15 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory Migration Tool, Open IT Forum, Windows Login, Windows Security, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server Management

Service login on Windows Server 2003 standard server
How can I change who a service logs in on a Windows 2003 standard server? Is it the same for services on Windows XP?

Answer Question   |  February 4, 2011  5:19 PM
Login, Windows Login, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Windows XP

Recording failed login attempts in security log for Windows XP SP3
Can we record any other information in the security log about a failed log in attempt on a Windows XP SP3 desktop? And if so what other information and how can we get at it?

Answer Question   |  November 16, 2010  6:41 PM
Security log, Windows Login, Windows XP, Windows XP Security, Windows XP SP3

Bizzare Windows XP Logon problem
Hi, i hope some one can help me,i have never ever come across anything like this. I have built some new pcs up within my domain, just recently i have joined them to my network and changed the local computer names as i ghosted them accross, now when i rebooted the machines and gets to the [...]

Answer Question   |  March 21, 2011  8:01 PM
Active Directory, Sophos, Windows Login, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP SP3

Log on errors for Windows XP SP2
when i try to log on on my computer, it logs in opens a screensaver then logs off imeadietly.what can i do?

Answer Question   |  October 19, 2010  7:04 AM
Windows Login, Windows XP administration, Windows XP performance, Windows XP SP2

One shared My Documents Folder for all users
How can I set up a Windows workstation that is used by many people, who are now using a group logon, to save files to one My Documents folder if they are forced to log on inidividually? I need to be able to track whom does what and when but cannot do it with group [...]

Answer Question   |  October 19, 2011  2:16 PM
Security management, Shared folders, User Permissions, Windows Login, Windows XP, Windows XP Group Policy

Slow Login process from client in Windows Server 2008
Slow Login process from xp client to windows2008 Domain,How to speed up?

Answer Question   |  October 30, 2010  2:51 PM
Network speed, Windows Login, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Domain, Windows XP

Help logging into my Windows 7 machine
I cannot log in to my Windows 7 machine. Is there a method to undo my last registry settings without logging into the machine as I cannot in regular mode or safe mode. I have other machines on my network and can burn a disk to boot to.

Answer Question   |  October 6, 2011  1:50 PM
Login error, Registry settings, Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010, Windows Login

Windows Logon
One of our users came in this morning . Tried to logon but received the following error message: “current time on this computer  and the current time on the network are different.” I checked the time on our server and it was thesame. this is only happening on one users out 65 users on our domain. Is [...]

Answer Question   |  February 2, 2010  3:02 PM
Desktop administration, Desktops, Windows Login

Log onto to Windows w/o username or password
My husband found a computer in the trash after a store closed. He brought it home I connected it and of course it requires a user name and pw. Obviously it works, but how do I clear that window so that I can work on the computer? Does any one know?

Answer Question   |  December 29, 2009  2:40 AM
Password, Software licenses, Windows Login

Windows login
Sir, Am having windows 2003 standard edition in my company, while on logging from windows xp through domain login it takes 5 to 8 mins to login, even in the network connections i have given the default ip as my server ip, but still it takes too time for logging in windows domain…… pls resolve [...]

Answer Question   |  February 2, 2009  8:52 AM
Windows Login, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 performance, Windows XP

Registry editing
I have a company computer and I want upgrade to a new computer. How can I copy the security and logon portions of the registry of the old computer to the registry of the new computer so that I can log on to the network with the new computer?

Answer Question   |  January 29, 2009  7:01 PM
Registry, Registry settings, Security policies, Windows Login

Can’t log in to Windows XP after validation
Question: What can I do? Problem: I installed my Windows XP and use it for a couple of days. On the 3rd day, I validate it, write my brand new key, it says “ok”. So I installed SP3 and some others from Automatic Updates, I reboot and now I cant log in with my username, [...]

Answer Question   |  March 18, 2010  8:27 AM
Windows Genuine Advantage, Windows Login, Windows validation, Windows XP