From: "Rich" 

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   I don't expect that to be a difference.  Maybe you have your machine =
configured to automatically connect.  Look at the Connections tab of the =
Internet Options dialog.

Rich

  "David Blair"  wrote in message =
news:3eb1f3f4{at}w3.nls.net...
  It's an identical situation to mine here. I never have to sign in =
here, she does.=20

  Then again... she has to enter a password... I don't. I wonder, since =
her machine offers an Administrator ID, mine doesn't (all I can click is =
my own ID at startup)... could that be the thing? If so, I wonder if =
clearing the password is poosible and would change the problem?
    "Rich"  wrote in message news:3eb1f25d{at}w3.nls.net...
       PPPoE is one of the variants that I thought expected a connection =
to be made.  If the DSL modem doesn't make it, I think that Windows = would.

    Rich

      "David Blair"  wrote in message =
news:3eb18e67{at}w3.nls.net...
      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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   I don't
expect that to be =
a=20
difference.  Maybe you have your machine configured to = automatically=20
connect.  Look at the Connections tab of the Internet Options=20
dialog.
Rich
 

  "David Blair" <drb{at}u-spam-u-die.com>">mailto:drb{at}u-spam-u-die.com">drb{at}u-spam-u-die.com>
=
wrote in=20
  message news:3eb1f3f4{at}w3.nls.net...
  It's an identical situation to mine =
here. I never=20
  have to sign in here, she does. 
   
  Then again... she has to enter a =
password... I=20
  don't. I wonder, since her machine offers an Administrator ID, mine =
doesn't=20
  (all I can click is my own ID at startup)... could that be the thing? =
If so, I=20
  wonder if clearing the password is poosible and would change the=20
  problem?
  

    "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:3eb1f25d{at}w3.nls.net...
       PPPoE
is one of the =
variants that=20
    I thought expected a connection to be made.  If the DSL modem =
doesn't=20
    make it, I think that Windows would.
     
    Rich
     
    

      "David Blair" <drb{at}u-spam-u-die.com>">mailto:drb{at}u-spam-u-die.com">drb{at}u-spam-u-die.com>
=
wrote in=20
      message news:3eb18e67{at}w3.nls.net...
      No, it's a PPPoE
connection. It's =
the exact=20
      same as the setup I have on this machine Same ISP (for the next 24 =

      hours...)
       
      The ethernet interface should =
work that=20
      way.
       
       
      

        "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:3eb185cb$1{at}w3.nls.net...
          
It sounds like you =
created a=20
        PPP or VPN connection.  Some DSL modems work this way and =
require=20
        the client computer to establish the connection.  This is =
in=20
        contrast to some modems which establish the ISP connection on =
their own=20
        and expose an ethernet interface to the client.
         
          
Windows XP will =
automatically=20
        log in the user when there is one account other than =
Administrator and=20
        Guest and that account has no password.  It doesn't =
automatically=20
        log in accounts with a password.  The mechanism to support =
doing=20
        this, which was present in earlier Windows releases, may still=20
        exist.  I never used it myself so I don't know if it's =
still=20
        around.
         
        Rich
         
        
          "David Blair" <drb{at}u-spam-u-die.com>">mailto:drb{at}u-spam-u-die.com">drb{at}u-spam-u-die.com>
wrote=20
          in message news:3eb183bb{at}w3.nls.net...I'=
ve=20
          set up a zillion network and internet connections on Windows. =
I=20
          setanother up today, but this one acts differently, and =
I'm=20
          baffled.The machine has Windows XP Professional. It's =
on a=20
          friend's PC. It doesn'thave SP1 on it yet. The ISP =
(SBC/Yahoo-=20
          WARNING! Avoid them!!! IDIOTS!IDIOTS!) was no help since I =
wasn't=20
          using their "Clog yous system with
crap"install.I =
used the=20
          XP connections wizard, as I have on my XP machines here, and=20
          itwent about creating the connection as normal, but =
instead of=20
          creating theconnection where when she starts the machine =
it is=20
          automatically connectedto the internet whenever she =
"signs" in,=20
          she has to clink the icon on thedesktop and start up like =
a modem=20
          session. I recreated the connection 3times and it made no=20
          difference.I followed the same process I used every =
time I=20
          created a session on myother machines, and I don't know =
WHAT is=20
          different.I have to have missed something
very obvious =
here.=20
          Any pointers here?Also, what am I overlooking that =
causes her=20
          to have to enter a password toget to the desktop when she =
boots?=20
          She didn't have to until I had her changethe password on =
her=20
          machine after she dumped her boyfriend, then it =
startedmaking her=20
          enter the password. Again, I'm missing something because I=20
          lookedand couldn't figure out what I was=20
          =
missing.Thanks...

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