From: "David Blair" 

Well, looks like once I'm back on DSL I'll have to hit the Microsoft
newsgroups for help. Probly be a week or two before I can do that.

I'll check back as time permits. Dialup is hell.



"John Cuccia"  wrote in message
news:cq93bvgg0j65bc66hfp59jns6icl70u228{at}4ax.com...
> Yep.  I have no experience with XP Pro, however, so don't know what MS
> may have changed.
>
> On Thu, 1 May 2003 16:52:09 -0500, "David Blair"
>  wrote:
>
> >I thought of that, but it would still require clicking the
"connect"
button.
> >This SHOULD just "be there" for her at startup, as it is
on my machines.
> >
> >
> >"John Cuccia"  wrote in message
> >news:8u43bvs54a1i2hch0mrdo47gkgdl26ffje{at}4ax.com...
> >> Can you drop the icon into the Startup folder?
> >>
> >> On Thu, 1 May 2003 16:17:42 -0500, "David Blair"
> >>  wrote:
> >>
> >> >No, it's a PPPoE connection. It's the exact same as the
setup I have
on
> >this machine Same ISP (for the next 24 hours...)
> >> >
> >> >The ethernet interface should work that way.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >  "Rich"  wrote in message
news:3eb185cb$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> >     It sounds like you created a PPP or VPN connection.  Some DSL
modems
> >work this way and require the client computer to establish the
connection.
> >This is in contrast to some modems which establish the ISP connection on
> >their own and expose an ethernet interface to the client.
> >> >
> >> >     Windows XP will automatically log in the user when
there is one
> >account other than Administrator and Guest and that account has no
password.
> >It doesn't automatically log in accounts with a password.  The mechanism
to
> >support doing this, which was present in earlier Windows releases, may
still
> >exist.  I never used it myself so I don't know if it's still around.
> >> >
> >> >  Rich
> >> >
> >> >    "David Blair" 
wrote in message
> >news:3eb183bb{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> >    I've set up a zillion network and internet
connections on Windows.
I
> >set
> >> >    another up today, but this one acts differently, and
I'm baffled.
> >> >
> >> >    The machine has Windows XP Professional. It's on a
friend's PC. It
> >doesn't
> >> >    have SP1 on it yet. The ISP (SBC/Yahoo- WARNING! Avoid them!!!
> >IDIOTS!
> >> >    IDIOTS!) was no help since I wasn't using their
"Clog yous system
> >with crap"
> >> >    install.
> >> >
> >> >    I used the XP connections wizard, as I have on my XP machines
here,
> >and it
> >> >    went about creating the connection as normal, but instead of
creating
> >the
> >> >    connection where when she starts the machine it is
automatically
> >connected
> >> >    to the internet whenever she "signs" in,
she has to clink the icon
on
> >the
> >> >    desktop and start up like a modem session. I recreated the
connection
> >3
> >> >    times and it made no difference.
> >> >
> >> >    I followed the same process I used every time I
created a session
on
> >my
> >> >    other machines, and I don't know WHAT is different.
> >> >
> >> >    I have to have missed something very obvious here. Any pointers
here?
> >> >
> >> >    Also, what am I overlooking that causes her to have to enter a
> >password to
> >> >    get to the desktop when she boots? She didn't have to
until I had
her
> >change
> >> >    the password on her machine after she dumped her
boyfriend, then
it
> >started
> >> >    making her enter the password. Again, I'm missing something
because I
> >looked
> >> >    and couldn't figure out what I was missing.
> >> >
> >> >    Thanks...
> >> >
> >>
> >
>

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