Re: [A-1-Computer_Tech] Default User Account
This solution has worked for some people: 1. Go to Start, Run and type in control userpasswords2. 2. Put a check in the box that says users must enter a username and password to use this computer. 3. Click reset password to set the administrator password. Leave the fields blank. Click apply and okay. 4. Go to users accounts in control panel, click on change the way users log on \ off. 5. Put a check in the welcome screen box and then apply options. 6. Log off or reboot and you should come directly to your own profile. Donk On 6/4/2013 5:07 PM, ws wrote: I have several problems with my desktop. I'll start with what should be the easiest. This is my own pc at home with XP Pro, nobody else uses it. Before I did a Windows Update, starting up the computer brought me directly to the desktop I usually work on. After the update g it loaded the Welcome screen, which I finally got rid of. But it still brings me to the desktop of Administrator, which is not the user I use, which is called Pat. I've been all around the User Accounts window and menus and don't see how to change it back again. I hope I explained this properly so you know what I'm talking about. Thanks. pat If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly bi...@optonline.net Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to a-1-computer_tech-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: a-1-computer_tech-dig...@yahoogroups.com a-1-computer_tech-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: a-1-computer_tech-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [A-1-Computer_Tech] Default User Account
:D :D :D :D At last! Easy on! Thanks so much. Since you passed that one (!) I'll send another not-so-simple-to-answer problem in another post. pat - Original Message - From: Donk d.knier...@verizon.net To: A-1-Computer_Tech@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 3:23 PM Subject: Re: [A-1-Computer_Tech] Default User Account This solution has worked for some people: 1. Go to Start, Run and type in control userpasswords2. 2. Put a check in the box that says users must enter a username and password to use this computer. 3. Click reset password to set the administrator password. Leave the fields blank. Click apply and okay. 4. Go to users accounts in control panel, click on change the way users log on \ off. 5. Put a check in the welcome screen box and then apply options. 6. Log off or reboot and you should come directly to your own profile. Donk On 6/4/2013 5:07 PM, ws wrote: I have several problems with my desktop. I'll start with what should be the easiest. This is my own pc at home with XP Pro, nobody else uses it. Before I did a Windows Update, starting up the computer brought me directly to the desktop I usually work on. After the update g it loaded the Welcome screen, which I finally got rid of. But it still brings me to the desktop of Administrator, which is not the user I use, which is called Pat. I've been all around the User Accounts window and menus and don't see how to change it back again. I hope I explained this properly so you know what I'm talking about. Thanks. pat If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly bi...@optonline.net Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to a-1-computer_tech-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly bi...@optonline.net Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to a-1-computer_tech-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: a-1-computer_tech-dig...@yahoogroups.com a-1-computer_tech-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: a-1-computer_tech-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[A-1-Computer_Tech] ati2dvag
This showed up after a Windows Update, thankyouverymuch. 1. ati2dvag with a blue screen comes up, completely freezing the computer. device driver got stuck in an infinite loop ... I have to turn it off manually. I've tried a number of Google suggestions that I'm comfortable with to no avail. I have scanned with all the cleaners I have. There are many more suggestions I'm not comfortable trying. 2. At the same time the above began, windows started hanging up/freezing more and more frequently. It happens when web surfing and rarely other programs freeze as well - MSWord, Adobe Reader. Two times on restart I only got a black screen; rebooted again and it worked normally. Rarely, all on its own, the machine will stop running and reboot itself. Do you have any more definitive insight into this? I'm about to take it to a local shop but would rather save the dollars if I can. Thanks so much. pat [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly bi...@optonline.net Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to a-1-computer_tech-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: a-1-computer_tech-dig...@yahoogroups.com a-1-computer_tech-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: a-1-computer_tech-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [A-1-Computer_Tech] ati2dvag
Hi Pat - I don't know about definitive insight... but here are some suggestions: 1. In XP it is possible to uninstall windows updates. Since your problems started after the latest update you could try uninstalling it. Go to Start, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs. At the bottom of the list you should see all the Microsoft updates listed. Choose the latest one and uninstall it. 2. Similar to uninstalling the last update, XP has a utility called System Restore. It will take your PC back to a previous date. You won't lose any personal data, but any programs you installed since that date might have to be re-installed. Go to Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, System Restore. See if there is a date listed that is previous to when you started having any problems. If so, follow the instructions to restore to that date. (This will get rid of any MS updates added since that date too). 3. Since the blue screen mentions your video card/chip (ATI) - I would try reinstalling the driver for it. Go to Device Manager (Start, Run, type DEVMGMT.MSC), and right click on your video chip listed under Display Adapters. Choose remove or uninstall from the popup menu, click ok, and then reboot. XP will find new hardware during boot. Wait till you get to the desktop and see a message like your new hardware has been installed and is ready to use 4. The sum of your symptoms - blue screens, failure to boot, hanging and freezing - could point to a serious hard drive problem. I would immediately back up any important personal data like photos, music, documents, and then run a check disk on the hard drive. Go to Start, My Computer. Right-click the C: drive, choose Properties. Click the TOOLS tab and click the Check Now button. Be sure to put check mark in both boxes to auto fix any errors. You'll likely be asked to schedule the run for the next reboot. So reboot and the check will start. Could take an hour or two so be patient. 5. If you have a brand name computer (like Dell, HP, Acer, Sony, etc. etc.) there is very likely a simple way for you to restore it to factory settings. In other words, with a few clicks and a maybe 15 minutes, it will restore the PC to exactly the way it was the day you got it from the store. Of course this WILL erase EVERYTHING you've added to it since then. So back up all your important data. But after doing this your machine will purr just like it did the day you got it. This may save you a trip to the repair shop and some expense! If you post the brand/model of the PC we can find instructions on how you can start the factory reset. Hope some of these suggestions help, Donk On 6/5/2013 7:03 PM, PatB wrote: This showed up after a Windows Update, thankyouverymuch. 1. ati2dvag with a blue screen comes up, completely freezing the computer. device driver got stuck in an infinite loop ... I have to turn it off manually. I've tried a number of Google suggestions that I'm comfortable with to no avail. I have scanned with all the cleaners I have. There are many more suggestions I'm not comfortable trying. 2. At the same time the above began, windows started hanging up/freezing more and more frequently. It happens when web surfing and rarely other programs freeze as well - MSWord, Adobe Reader. Two times on restart I only got a black screen; rebooted again and it worked normally. Rarely, all on its own, the machine will stop running and reboot itself. Do you have any more definitive insight into this? I'm about to take it to a local shop but would rather save the dollars if I can. Thanks so much. pat [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly bi...@optonline.net Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to a-1-computer_tech-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly bi...@optonline.net Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to a-1-computer_tech-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: a-1-computer_tech-dig...@yahoogroups.com a-1-computer_tech-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
