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Don't want to "Enter Network Password"

Dec 28, 2004 2:57AM PST

My hard drive crashed so I re-installed my Win 98 SE. Now everytime I boot up I'm asked to Enter Network Password. I don't want to bother entering anything. How can I get this request to stop appearing?

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Don't want to "Enter Network Password"
Dec 28, 2004 3:12AM PST
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Actually, Wayne
Dec 28, 2004 4:26AM PST

I think that is what he is trying to get rid of. I normally(still running 98se) have to remove Windows Family Login and select "Windows Login" and then reboot
so it will stop asking for a password. chuck

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Hmmmmm. . .
Dec 28, 2004 5:12AM PST

That's how I set up my IBM running W98SE.

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Dan, I Do It Slightly Differently
Dec 28, 2004 7:37AM PST

I add one more step like this:

Click on Start-Find/Search-Files or Folders, type "*.pwl" (that's asterisk dot pwl without the quotes), click "Find Now/Search. When it brings up the various .pwl files, (there may be a couple), RIGHT click on them, choose "Delete". Then restart the computer. After it restarts, you will get a Log-in window again. When that pops up, type in a user name ONLY, DO NOT type in a password. Click Ok, then OK.

Then click on Start-Settings-Control Panel, then double click on the "Network" icon. When it loads, in the Configuration" tab, look at the "Primary Network Logon" area. Use the drop-down arrow menu to select for "Windows Logon" or "Family Logon" whichever one is present. The computer will need to be restarted and should start without a password request.

Hope this helps.

Grif