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How do I turn off password for starting computer running Win-7?

J

Just Judy

Flightless Bird
Hi, again,

Hi again,

I'm still trying to help my neighbor, 87-years old, whose son
gave her her first computer, a laptop running Win-7, 6 weeks ago. The
only thing she does on the computer is e-mail to/from her far off
children, and plays Solitaire. It's not like she's toting around a
laptop carrying military secrets and the unlock code to launch a
nuclear attack. But for reasons that escape both of us, the most-oft
repeated problem is that when the computer is turned on, she has to
enter her password, which I'll make up here: Computer1.

On more than one occasion, that password has failed to work.
Usually, it's because she's in caps lock mode, or she makes a typo, or
puts a space after the word Computer. (I know passwords are case
sensitive.)

I could clobber her son for setting a password when he bought
the computer, but now she (and I) want to eliminate the requirement of
that password. I'm a minor-league geek, and I know the distinction
between e-mail password and this type of password. <G> It's not an
e-mail password that's at issue.

However, I am_NOT_any semblance of geek in Win-7. I don't even
know if this password requirement is something that's required by Win-7
or it's something that was set up at the initial prompting of Toshiba
(laptop manufacturer) when the computer was first started.

Can anyone tell me how to eliminate that password requirement?
Please, please be specific. Feel free to talk to me as though I am a
babbling idiot. I am (in this instance).

My e-mail address here is correct, but please post your reply
here in the group.
--
Judy~
http://www.frugalsites.net/911/sept11.html
 
T

Thip

Flightless Bird
"Just Judy" <JoodyJoodyJoody@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:9m7v96dcoe3uahmdt4nlv9njf4v2l1sm9a@4ax.com...
> Hi, again,
>


Control Panel>>User Accounts>>Remove Your Password
 
D

Dave

Flightless Bird
"Just Judy" <JoodyJoodyJoody@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:9m7v96dcoe3uahmdt4nlv9njf4v2l1sm9a@4ax.com...
> Hi, again,
>
> Hi again,
>
> I'm still trying to help my neighbor, 87-years old, whose son
> gave her her first computer, a laptop running Win-7, 6 weeks ago. The
> only thing she does on the computer is e-mail to/from her far off
> children, and plays Solitaire. It's not like she's toting around a
> laptop carrying military secrets and the unlock code to launch a
> nuclear attack. But for reasons that escape both of us, the most-oft
> repeated problem is that when the computer is turned on, she has to
> enter her password, which I'll make up here: Computer1.
>
> On more than one occasion, that password has failed to work.
> Usually, it's because she's in caps lock mode, or she makes a typo, or
> puts a space after the word Computer. (I know passwords are case
> sensitive.)
>
> I could clobber her son for setting a password when he bought
> the computer, but now she (and I) want to eliminate the requirement of
> that password. I'm a minor-league geek, and I know the distinction
> between e-mail password and this type of password. <G> It's not an
> e-mail password that's at issue.
>
> However, I am_NOT_any semblance of geek in Win-7. I don't even
> know if this password requirement is something that's required by Win-7
> or it's something that was set up at the initial prompting of Toshiba
> (laptop manufacturer) when the computer was first started.
>
> Can anyone tell me how to eliminate that password requirement?
> Please, please be specific. Feel free to talk to me as though I am a
> babbling idiot. I am (in this instance).
>
> My e-mail address here is correct, but please post your reply
> here in the group.
> --
> Judy~
> http://www.frugalsites.net/911/sept11.html


Maybe some versions of Win 7 are different than others, I'm not sure, but I
tried the tip that Thip gave and didn't see the option of changing or
removing password. If yours does the same, in the pane in the top-right
corner named "search control panel" enter remove password and hit enter. You
should see it now.
HTH,
Dave
 
P

Peter Foldes

Flightless Bird
Judy

The same in XP,Vista and Windows 7

1. At a command prompt, type "control userpasswords2" and press Enter to open the
Windows 2000-style User Accounts application.
2. On the Users tab, clear the Users Must Enter A User Name And Password To Use This
Computer check box and then click OK.
Then hit Apply and back out.

Reboot


--
Peter
Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
http://www.microsoft.com/protect



"Just Judy" <JoodyJoodyJoody@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:9m7v96dcoe3uahmdt4nlv9njf4v2l1sm9a@4ax.com...
> Hi, again,
>
> Hi again,
>
> I'm still trying to help my neighbor, 87-years old, whose son
> gave her her first computer, a laptop running Win-7, 6 weeks ago. The
> only thing she does on the computer is e-mail to/from her far off
> children, and plays Solitaire. It's not like she's toting around a
> laptop carrying military secrets and the unlock code to launch a
> nuclear attack. But for reasons that escape both of us, the most-oft
> repeated problem is that when the computer is turned on, she has to
> enter her password, which I'll make up here: Computer1.
>
> On more than one occasion, that password has failed to work.
> Usually, it's because she's in caps lock mode, or she makes a typo, or
> puts a space after the word Computer. (I know passwords are case
> sensitive.)
>
> I could clobber her son for setting a password when he bought
> the computer, but now she (and I) want to eliminate the requirement of
> that password. I'm a minor-league geek, and I know the distinction
> between e-mail password and this type of password. <G> It's not an
> e-mail password that's at issue.
>
> However, I am_NOT_any semblance of geek in Win-7. I don't even
> know if this password requirement is something that's required by Win-7
> or it's something that was set up at the initial prompting of Toshiba
> (laptop manufacturer) when the computer was first started.
>
> Can anyone tell me how to eliminate that password requirement?
> Please, please be specific. Feel free to talk to me as though I am a
> babbling idiot. I am (in this instance).
>
> My e-mail address here is correct, but please post your reply
> here in the group.
> --
> Judy~
> http://www.frugalsites.net/911/sept11.html
 
R

Roy Smith

Flightless Bird
On Sun, 26 Sep 2010 15:29:14 -0400, Just Judy
<JoodyJoodyJoody@gmail.com> wrote:

>Hi, again,
>
>Hi again,
>
> I'm still trying to help my neighbor, 87-years old, whose son
>gave her her first computer, a laptop running Win-7, 6 weeks ago. The
>only thing she does on the computer is e-mail to/from her far off
>children, and plays Solitaire. It's not like she's toting around a
>laptop carrying military secrets and the unlock code to launch a
>nuclear attack. But for reasons that escape both of us, the most-oft
>repeated problem is that when the computer is turned on, she has to
>enter her password, which I'll make up here: Computer1.
>
> On more than one occasion, that password has failed to work.
>Usually, it's because she's in caps lock mode, or she makes a typo, or
>puts a space after the word Computer. (I know passwords are case
>sensitive.)
>
> I could clobber her son for setting a password when he bought
>the computer, but now she (and I) want to eliminate the requirement of
>that password. I'm a minor-league geek, and I know the distinction
>between e-mail password and this type of password. <G> It's not an
>e-mail password that's at issue.
>
> However, I am_NOT_any semblance of geek in Win-7. I don't even
>know if this password requirement is something that's required by Win-7
>or it's something that was set up at the initial prompting of Toshiba
>(laptop manufacturer) when the computer was first started.
>
> Can anyone tell me how to eliminate that password requirement?
>Please, please be specific. Feel free to talk to me as though I am a
>babbling idiot. I am (in this instance).
>
> My e-mail address here is correct, but please post your reply
>here in the group.


It's an easy fix. Just click on the Start Orb and in the search box
type 'netplwiz' (without the quotes) and hit enter. In the window
that comes up make sure you're on the User's tab and look at the top
part of the window. Clear the checkmark on the line that says "Users
must enter a user name and password to use this computer." Now click
on OK and you'll be asked to provide the username and password of the
account that will be used when you boot Windows from now on.


--

Roy Smith
Windows 7 Professional
Forte Agent 6.0
 
B

bod

Flightless Bird
Roy Smith wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Sep 2010 15:29:14 -0400, Just Judy
> <JoodyJoodyJoody@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi, again,
>>
>> Hi again,
>>
>> I'm still trying to help my neighbor, 87-years old, whose son
>> gave her her first computer, a laptop running Win-7, 6 weeks ago. The
>> only thing she does on the computer is e-mail to/from her far off
>> children, and plays Solitaire. It's not like she's toting around a
>> laptop carrying military secrets and the unlock code to launch a
>> nuclear attack. But for reasons that escape both of us, the most-oft
>> repeated problem is that when the computer is turned on, she has to
>> enter her password, which I'll make up here: Computer1.
>>
>> On more than one occasion, that password has failed to work.
>> Usually, it's because she's in caps lock mode, or she makes a typo, or
>> puts a space after the word Computer. (I know passwords are case
>> sensitive.)
>>
>> I could clobber her son for setting a password when he bought
>> the computer, but now she (and I) want to eliminate the requirement of
>> that password. I'm a minor-league geek, and I know the distinction
>> between e-mail password and this type of password. <G> It's not an
>> e-mail password that's at issue.
>>
>> However, I am_NOT_any semblance of geek in Win-7. I don't even
>> know if this password requirement is something that's required by Win-7
>> or it's something that was set up at the initial prompting of Toshiba
>> (laptop manufacturer) when the computer was first started.
>>
>> Can anyone tell me how to eliminate that password requirement?
>> Please, please be specific. Feel free to talk to me as though I am a
>> babbling idiot. I am (in this instance).
>>
>> My e-mail address here is correct, but please post your reply
>> here in the group.

>
> It's an easy fix. Just click on the Start Orb and in the search box
> type 'netplwiz' (without the quotes) and hit enter. In the window
> that comes up make sure you're on the User's tab and look at the top
> part of the window. Clear the checkmark on the line that says "Users
> must enter a user name and password to use this computer." Now click
> on OK and you'll be asked to provide the username and password of the
> account that will be used when you boot Windows from now on.
>
>

Easiest way is to click START..CONTROL PANEL...USER ACCOUNTS..REMOVE
YOUR PASSWORD.

Hope this helps.

Bod
 
T

Thip

Flightless Bird
"Dave" <dave@unknown.invalid> wrote in message
news:1IidnRwEd7QumD3RnZ2dnUVZ_oidnZ2d@sigecom.net...
> Maybe some versions of Win 7 are different than others, I'm not sure, but
> I tried the tip that Thip gave and didn't see the option of changing or
> removing password. If yours does the same, in the pane in the top-right
> corner named "search control panel" enter remove password and hit enter.
> You should see it now.
> HTH,
> Dave


I'm just using the Home version.
 
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Dave

Flightless Bird
"Thip" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:8gcllpFjauU1@mid.individual.net...
> "Dave" <dave@unknown.invalid> wrote in message
> news:1IidnRwEd7QumD3RnZ2dnUVZ_oidnZ2d@sigecom.net...
>> Maybe some versions of Win 7 are different than others, I'm not sure, but
>> I tried the tip that Thip gave and didn't see the option of changing or
>> removing password. If yours does the same, in the pane in the top-right
>> corner named "search control panel" enter remove password and hit enter.
>> You should see it now.
>> HTH,
>> Dave

>
> I'm just using the Home version.


Your tip was a good one and she probably could have got there. I can't help
but wonder why some of the more basic functions of Win 7 aren't
standardized.
Dave
 
D

Dave \Crash\ Dummy

Flightless Bird
Just Judy wrote:
> Hi, again,
>
> Hi again,
>
> I'm still trying to help my neighbor, 87-years old, whose son gave
> her her first computer, a laptop running Win-7, 6 weeks ago. The
> only thing she does on the computer is e-mail to/from her far off
> children, and plays Solitaire. It's not like she's toting around a
> laptop carrying military secrets and the unlock code to launch a
> nuclear attack. But for reasons that escape both of us, the most-oft
> repeated problem is that when the computer is turned on, she has to
> enter her password, which I'll make up here: Computer1.
>
> On more than one occasion, that password has failed to work. Usually,
> it's because she's in caps lock mode, or she makes a typo, or puts a
> space after the word Computer. (I know passwords are case
> sensitive.)
>
> I could clobber her son for setting a password when he bought the
> computer, but now she (and I) want to eliminate the requirement of
> that password. I'm a minor-league geek, and I know the distinction
> between e-mail password and this type of password. <G> It's not an
> e-mail password that's at issue.
>
> However, I am_NOT_any semblance of geek in Win-7. I don't even know
> if this password requirement is something that's required by Win-7
> or it's something that was set up at the initial prompting of Toshiba
> (laptop manufacturer) when the computer was first started.
>
> Can anyone tell me how to eliminate that password requirement?
> Please, please be specific. Feel free to talk to me as though I am a
> babbling idiot. I am (in this instance).
>
> My e-mail address here is correct, but please post your reply here in
> the group.


If none of these expert tips work, go to the source. Open "Help and
Support." Put "password" in the text box and click on the search icon.
Pick an option and follow directions.

I don't have any personal experience because I have only one account
(administrator) and never had a password. I am running W7 Ultimate (x64).
--
Crash

Atheism is a matter of faith, too.
 
G

Gordon

Flightless Bird
On 28/09/10 13:45, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:

>
> I don't have any personal experience because I have only one account
> (administrator) and never had a password. I am running W7 Ultimate (x64).


Do NOT use Windows 7 with only ONE user account. In Windows 7, the
built-in Administrator account is disabled by default and although it is
possible to enable it, that process may be beyond what you feel
comfortable with.
You need to forget anything to do with XP, and create a User Account
with Administrator privileges, (call it Admin or similar) and give it a
password. Keep this account for emergency access (such as in this case)
and for elevation purposes. Then change your User account to a Standard
User account (there is absolutely no need to run as an administrator on
a daily basis in Windows 7 - Windows 7 has the "right-click-run as
administrator" function for when you need admin privileges). You will be
much safer and better protected doing this.
 
A

Alias

Flightless Bird
On 09/28/2010 04:11 PM, Gordon wrote:
> On 28/09/10 13:45, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
>
>>
>> I don't have any personal experience because I have only one account
>> (administrator) and never had a password. I am running W7 Ultimate (x64).

>
> Do NOT use Windows 7 with only ONE user account. In Windows 7, the
> built-in Administrator account is disabled by default and although it is
> possible to enable it, that process may be beyond what you feel
> comfortable with.
> You need to forget anything to do with XP, and create a User Account
> with Administrator privileges, (call it Admin or similar) and give it a
> password. Keep this account for emergency access (such as in this case)
> and for elevation purposes. Then change your User account to a Standard
> User account (there is absolutely no need to run as an administrator on
> a daily basis in Windows 7 - Windows 7 has the "right-click-run as
> administrator" function for when you need admin privileges). You will be
> much safer and better protected doing this.
>


Either that or use Linux and not worry about malware.

--
Alias
 
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Dave \Crash\ Dummy

Flightless Bird
Gordon wrote:
> On 28/09/10 13:45, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
>
>>
>> I don't have any personal experience because I have only one
>> account (administrator) and never had a password. I am running W7
>> Ultimate (x64).

>
> Do NOT use Windows 7 with only ONE user account. In Windows 7, the
> built-in Administrator account is disabled by default and although it
> is possible to enable it, that process may be beyond what you feel
> comfortable with. You need to forget anything to do with XP, and
> create a User Account with Administrator privileges, (call it Admin
> or similar) and give it a password. Keep this account for emergency
> access (such as in this case) and for elevation purposes. Then change
> your User account to a Standard User account (there is absolutely no
> need to run as an administrator on a daily basis in Windows 7 -
> Windows 7 has the "right-click-run as administrator" function for
> when you need admin privileges). You will be much safer and better
> protected doing this.


I misspoke. I do have a user account, but with administrator privileges
and no password. Since I live alone and am the only user of my computer,
please tell me what danger I face with no password.

I can't forget anything about XP because I never ran it. My previous
system was W2K.
--
Crash

"Something there is that doesn't love a wall, that wants it down."
~ Robert Frost ~
 
G

Gordon

Flightless Bird
On 28/09/10 16:36, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
> Gordon wrote:


>
> I misspoke. I do have a user account, but with administrator privileges
> and no password. Since I live alone and am the only user of my computer,
> please tell me what danger I face with no password.
>


Any one who gains access to your computer via ANY electronic means can
use it as a bot or worse because you will get NO notification that
anyone is trying to do that.
As I said, there is ABSOLUTELY NO NEED to run as an administrator on a
daily basis in Windows 7.
It's no coincidence that the SECURE operating systems such as Unix and
Linux do NOT allow (in the main) users to run as Root (aka
"administrator") on a daily basis.

> I can't forget anything about XP because I never ran it. My previous
> system was W2K.
 
F

Frank

Flightless Bird
alias is getting desperate...as usual!

On 9/28/2010 7:28 AM, Alias wrote:
> On 09/28/2010 04:11 PM, Gordon wrote:
>> On 28/09/10 13:45, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I don't have any personal experience because I have only one account
>>> (administrator) and never had a password. I am running W7 Ultimate
>>> (x64).

>>
>> Do NOT use Windows 7 with only ONE user account. In Windows 7, the
>> built-in Administrator account is disabled by default and although it is
>> possible to enable it, that process may be beyond what you feel
>> comfortable with.
>> You need to forget anything to do with XP, and create a User Account
>> with Administrator privileges, (call it Admin or similar) and give it a
>> password. Keep this account for emergency access (such as in this case)
>> and for elevation purposes. Then change your User account to a Standard
>> User account (there is absolutely no need to run as an administrator on
>> a daily basis in Windows 7 - Windows 7 has the "right-click-run as
>> administrator" function for when you need admin privileges). You will be
>> much safer and better protected doing this.
>>

>
> Either that or use Linux and not worry about malware.
>

STOP SPAMMING THIS W 7 NG WITH YOUR LINUX SHIT!!!
Got it?
 
T

Tecknomage

Flightless Bird
Others may have supplied a solution, but you MAY want to try:

"Ultimate Windows Tweaker" (freeware) for Vista & Win7:
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultimate-windows-tweaker-v2-a-tweak-ui-for-windows-7-vista

I setup a coworker's DELL Win7 Pro desktop system and it works.


Also suggest "CCleaner" (freeware), much better than Windows Disk
Cleanup:
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

Again works with ALL versions of Windows. Works on coworker's DELL
Win7 Pro system.


--
======== Tecknomage ========
Computer Systems Specialist
IT Technician
San Diego, CA
 
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Dave \Crash\ Dummy

Flightless Bird
Tecknomage wrote:
> Others may have supplied a solution, but you MAY want to try:


Solution for what? I don't have any problem.

I already have CCleaner and Ultimate Windows Tweaker.
--
Crash

"Never underestimate the power of the Dark Side."
~ Obi-Wan Kenobi ~
 
O

Ophelia

Flightless Bird
"Dave "Crash" Dummy" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:i7vvhe$gq3$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> Tecknomage wrote:
>> Others may have supplied a solution, but you MAY want to try:

>
> Solution for what? I don't have any problem.
>
> I already have CCleaner and Ultimate Windows Tweaker.


I have CCleaner.. what is Ultimate Windows Tweaker?
--
--
https://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/
 
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Dave \Crash\ Dummy

Flightless Bird
Ophelia wrote:
> "Dave "Crash" Dummy" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:i7vvhe$gq3$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> Tecknomage wrote:
>>> Others may have supplied a solution, but you MAY want to try:

>>
>> Solution for what? I don't have any problem.
>>
>> I already have CCleaner and Ultimate Windows Tweaker.

>
> I have CCleaner.. what is Ultimate Windows Tweaker?


Are you familiar with TweakUI, used to set things in prior versions of
Windows? That's what this does. It is hard to explain in 25 words or
less, but since it is portable, requiring no installation, you can
download it and run it and see what it offers. Then keep it, or not, use
it, or not. I have it but haven't really used it much.
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultimate-windows-tweaker-v2-a-tweak-ui-for-windows-7-vista
--
Crash

"The fewer the facts, the stronger the opinion."
~ Arnold H. Glasow ~
 
O

Ophelia

Flightless Bird
"Dave "Crash" Dummy" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:i80402$5h1$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> Ophelia wrote:
>> "Dave "Crash" Dummy" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:i7vvhe$gq3$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>> Tecknomage wrote:
>>>> Others may have supplied a solution, but you MAY want to try:
>>>
>>> Solution for what? I don't have any problem.
>>>
>>> I already have CCleaner and Ultimate Windows Tweaker.

>>
>> I have CCleaner.. what is Ultimate Windows Tweaker?

>
> Are you familiar with TweakUI, used to set things in prior versions of
> Windows? That's what this does. It is hard to explain in 25 words or
> less, but since it is portable, requiring no installation, you can
> download it and run it and see what it offers. Then keep it, or not, use
> it, or not. I have it but haven't really used it much.
> http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultimate-windows-tweaker-v2-a-tweak-ui-for-windows-7-vista


Many thanks, Crash! I will have a look.

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https://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/
 
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