From: "Rich" 

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   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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VPN connection.  Some DSL modems work this way and require the = client=20
computer to establish the connection.  This is in contrast to some
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which establish the ISP connection on their own and expose an ethernet = interface=20
to the client.
 
   Windows XP will =
automatically log in=20
the user when there is one account other than Administrator and Guest = and that=20
account has no password.  It doesn't automatically log in accounts
= with a=20
password.  The mechanism to support doing this, which was present = in=20
earlier Windows releases, may still exist.  I never used it myself = so I=20
don't know if it's still 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 in=20
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setanother up=20
  today, but this one acts differently, and I'm baffled.The =
machine has=20
  Windows XP Professional. It's on a friend's PC. It doesn'thave SP1 =
on it=20
  yet. The ISP (SBC/Yahoo- WARNING! Avoid them!!! IDIOTS!IDIOTS!) =
was no=20
  help since I wasn't using their "Clog yous system with=20
  crap"install.I used the XP connections
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on my XP=20
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but=20
  instead of creating theconnection where when she starts the =
machine it is=20
  automatically connectedto the internet whenever she
"signs" in, =
she has to=20
  clink the icon on thedesktop and start up like a modem session. I=20
  recreated the connection 3times and it made no =
difference.I=20
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myother=20
  machines, and I don't know WHAT is different.I have to have =
missed=20
  something very obvious here. Any pointers here?Also,
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missing.Thanks...

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