Windows logon help

[JD]

I boot the the logon screen, with Owner and Guest User. Every now and then,
when logged off and awakening from Standby, I cannot get the flashing cursor
in the Owner logon box. The only remedy is to reboot. I wonder why this
happens and whether there is some keystroke combination I can use to allow
me to enter my logon password.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

JD wrote:
> I boot the the logon screen, with Owner and Guest User. Every now
> and then, when logged off and awakening from Standby, I cannot get
> the flashing cursor in the Owner logon box. The only remedy is to
> reboot. I wonder why this happens and whether there is some
> keystroke combination I can use to allow me to enter my logon
> password.

Not enough information.

Could be anything from a bum driver, bad hardware, slow-to-wake up software,
etc.

Make sure you have the latest hardware device drivers for your computer -
may even want to update the system BIOS to the latest version. (You would
get all that from the computer manufacturer/hardware manufacturer(s) web
site(s).)

Uninstall any unused software.

What OS do you have? Windows XP ______ Edition with Service Pack _, __-bit?

What antivirus software do you use? (Manufacturer and version.)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

 

[aeroloose]

On 7/24/2010 1:50 PM, JD wrote:
> I boot the the logon screen, with Owner and Guest User. Every now and then,
> when logged off and awakening from Standby, I cannot get the flashing cursor
> in the Owner logon box. The only remedy is to reboot. I wonder why this
> happens and whether there is some keystroke combination I can use to allow
> me to enter my logon password.
>
>

I had this issue on my XP box years ago, and noticed that it
went away after I installed a small MS program called "User
Profile Hive Cleanup Service." I used UPHCS to solve an
unrelated issue, and later noticed that my hang-ups
disappeared. Perhaps whatever issue that made shutdown
problematic also contributed to the restart problem. No
guarantee it'll work for you, but it's worth a try.

Aero

 

[Spamlet]

"JD" <erehwon@example.com> wrote in message
newsa8G7i1KLHA.5424@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I boot the the logon screen, with Owner and Guest User. Every now and then,
>when logged off and awakening from Standby, I cannot get the flashing
>cursor in the Owner logon box. The only remedy is to reboot. I wonder why
>this happens and whether there is some keystroke combination I can use to
>allow me to enter my logon password.
>

You might find the cursor moves with the shift key and registers in the box
with the space bar; if not you might try ctrl alt del twice (my account is
hidden and that is how I sign in, but it only works once, so if the laptop
is allowed to sleep I too have to restart to get back in: my solution is to
turn off hibernation/sleep)

S

 

[JD]

OS: Windows XP Home, Version 2002, Service Pack 3
A-V: Microsoft Security Essentials (updated daily)
Everything else works flawlessly.

"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
newse3QXj2KLHA.1996@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> JD wrote:
>> I boot the the logon screen, with Owner and Guest User. Every now
>> and then, when logged off and awakening from Standby, I cannot get
>> the flashing cursor in the Owner logon box. The only remedy is to
>> reboot. I wonder why this happens and whether there is some
>> keystroke combination I can use to allow me to enter my logon
>> password.
>
> Not enough information.
>
> Could be anything from a bum driver, bad hardware, slow-to-wake up
> software, etc.
>
> Make sure you have the latest hardware device drivers for your computer -
> may even want to update the system BIOS to the latest version. (You would
> get all that from the computer manufacturer/hardware manufacturer(s) web
> site(s).)
>
> Uninstall any unused software.
>
> What OS do you have? Windows XP ______ Edition with Service Pack _,
> __-bit?
>
> What antivirus software do you use? (Manufacturer and version.)
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>

 

[JD]

I used the UPHCS for a long while but after removing Ad-Aware I no longer
needed it. I don't have a shut-down problem now. Just with logging on after
standby.
"aeroloose" <aeroloose@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:8b0vsuF9jgU1@mid.individual.net...
> On 7/24/2010 1:50 PM, JD wrote:
>> I boot the the logon screen, with Owner and Guest User. Every now and
>> then,
>> when logged off and awakening from Standby, I cannot get the flashing
>> cursor
>> in the Owner logon box. The only remedy is to reboot. I wonder why this
>> happens and whether there is some keystroke combination I can use to
>> allow
>> me to enter my logon password.
>>
>>
>
> I had this issue on my XP box years ago, and noticed that it went away
> after I installed a small MS program called "User Profile Hive Cleanup
> Service." I used UPHCS to solve an unrelated issue, and later noticed
> that my hang-ups disappeared. Perhaps whatever issue that made shutdown
> problematic also contributed to the restart problem. No guarantee it'll
> work for you, but it's worth a try.
>
> Aero

 

[JD]

I have hibernation turned off, but I do use standby. Normally the welcome
screen reappears immediately and the flashing cursor is in position. It is
only occasionally that I cannot enter my password or get the cursor into the
logon box.
You say "If the laptop is allowed to sleep, I too have to restart to get
back in." I do not have a laptop, but I am wondering whether if the Guest
User allows the computer to go into standby (without logging off), it might
be a "default" Windows behavior to require the Guest User to log back on.
I have tried the shift key, but not the space bar or CtrlAltDel. Thanks for
the input.

"Spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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>
> "JD" <erehwon@example.com> wrote in message
> newsa8G7i1KLHA.5424@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I boot the the logon screen, with Owner and Guest User. Every now and
>>then, when logged off and awakening from Standby, I cannot get the
>>flashing cursor in the Owner logon box. The only remedy is to reboot. I
>>wonder why this happens and whether there is some keystroke combination I
>>can use to allow me to enter my logon password.
>>
>
> You might find the cursor moves with the shift key and registers in the
> box with the space bar; if not you might try ctrl alt del twice (my
> account is hidden and that is how I sign in, but it only works once, so if
> the laptop is allowed to sleep I too have to restart to get back in: my
> solution is to turn off hibernation/sleep)
>
> S
>

 

[aeroloose]

On 7/24/2010 7:07 PM, JD wrote:
> I used the UPHCS for a long while but after removing Ad-Aware I no longer
> needed it. I don't have a shut-down problem now. Just with logging on after
> standby.

Understood. It can't hurt to try it again, though. If no
joy, remove it.

Aero