[rocks.in.my.shoes]

how do you get rid of having to type in a password everytime you log on to windows 98?

[Trakker]

well....you can go to the control panel and get into users....just go in and change your pass to nothing. if that don't work, when the logon screen comes up, type in a new name and pass, go into users, and delete them both

[Trakker]

or you can get Tweak UI and have it put in your name and password automatically at startup

(It's on ur windows 98 cd....just search for it )

[rocks.in.my.shoes]

i tried the control panel/users and you HAVE to enter a password.

i didn't try the win98 disc yet...

but i had this problem before and i fixed it, but i forget now.

[codeman]

I'm running xp and...oh 98, never mind

[rocks.in.my.shoes]

ha...

[Ben Goulbourn]

i dont think there is a way
when i had win98 (4 years ago) i just entered no password and the thing never bothered me again
a friend of mine who had a network DID enter a password and he always had to enter one from that day forth

[MK_PRE__]

you can do it, i just forget how, somehin about enternig nothing as a password, i forget

[TwistedSphere]

Last time I checked, you could bypass it by putting something in for a username, but leave the pw field blank. Something to try... -shrugs-

[caffinephreak]

you can download TweakUI from microsoft.com...dont know the exact link, i got it bout 2 years ago...its a really great tool to have

[Ben Goulbourn]

the easiest way to get rid of a password is to upgrade to windows XP
honest

[Vetritus03]

see if this helps: http://support.micro...b;en-us;Q152104

How to Prevent a Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me Logon Prompt at Startup
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 95

Summary
This article describes how to prevent Windows from prompting you for a password when you start Windows.

Note that this information applies only if you are not using user profiles. If you have user profiles enabled, and you follow the steps in this article, Windows is not prevented from prompting you for a password. If you have enabled user profiles and you would like to disable or delete them before you follow these steps, view the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q156826 How to Disable and Delete User Profiles
More Information
To prevent Windows from prompting you for a password at startup:
Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Network.
On the Configuration tab, click Windows Logon in the Primary Network Logon box, and then click OK.
When you are prompted to restart your computer, click No.
In Control Panel, double-click Passwords.
On the Change Passwords tab, click Change Windows Password, select any of the check boxes that you want, and then click OK.

NOTE: If you cancel the network logon dialog box when you start your computer, the Change Passwords tab may not be available. You must log on so that the Change Passwords tab is available.
In the Change Windows Password dialog box, type your current Windows password in the Old Password box. Leave the New Password and Confirm New Password boxes blank, click OK, and then click OK.

NOTE: If you have forgotten your old password, view the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q189126 Microsoft's Policy Regarding Missing or Invalid Passwords
On the User Profiles tab, verify that the All users of this PC use the same preferences and desktop settings option is selected, and then click Close.
Click Start, point to Search (or Find), and then click For Files or Folders.
Type *.pwl in the Named box, click Local Hard Drives in the Look in box, and then press ENTER.
Right-click one of the .pwl files, click Rename, and then rename the file with an .old file name extension. Repeat this step for each .pwl file.

NOTE: If you do not rename the .pwl files, the passwords from those files may be detected by Windows and the Windows Logon request may continue to appear.
Shut down and then restart your computer.
If you still receive a logon prompt, it may be caused by the TweakUI tool from Windows 95 Power Toys. If you have installed Windows 95 Power Toys and you are using the TweakUI tool, view the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q135586 Hiding the Last Logged on User Name in Windows 95
For additional information about how to cache your Microsoft Windows NT domain password, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q140709 How to Cache Your Windows NT Domain Password in Windows 95/98/Me
First Published: Jun 4 1996 12:00AM
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[supernova333]

Next time you get it just put a new username and leave the password blank.

If it is a windows networking username/password then you need to disable the Client for Microsoft Networking in the Network Properties. Right click Network Neighborhood -> Properties. Select Windows Logon from the drop down and click ok. Then make sure you put in a new username and no password the next time you get the Windows Login prompt.