Loduricano
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Question #1
I'm running windows XP and had problems going on the net with all the browsers. I later found out that I was double firewalled. Before knowing this, I tried to fix windows by letting the windows instalation CD fix it. It didn't do what it was supposed to do because I had forgotten the Administrator password.
Note: XP uses a weird system of user accounts -- when you first install it, you create an account which has a user chosen name -- This is also called the Administrator account. Thereafter you can use the Control Panel, user accounts to change account and passwords, but NOT THE FIRST ACCOUNT YOU CREATED WHEN YOU INSTALLED WINDOWS, AND NEITHER CAN YOU CHANGE THE PASSWORD!
So what did happen is that The Win. instalation changed something in the system because I had forgoten the Administrator password.
Now when I log on I get past the Windows screen (the one with the green "loading" animation, and right before you get to the screen where the user names and icons are displayed I get a screen telling me that "The system could not log you on." A small window apears prompting for a password -- User name is Administrator, and then a dialog show up on top of that displaying the fallowing broken message: "Make sure your User and domain are correct, then type your password again. Letters in passwords must be" THAT'S IT!
This happens very, very fast , so I have to type return as fast as I can to get to the logon screen.
Question #2
How do I get Windows Explorer to remember that I want files displayed BY DETAILS NOT TILES! At one time it used to do that, many formats ago.... And don't tell me to change it from the CP.
I'm running windows XP and had problems going on the net with all the browsers. I later found out that I was double firewalled. Before knowing this, I tried to fix windows by letting the windows instalation CD fix it. It didn't do what it was supposed to do because I had forgotten the Administrator password.
Note: XP uses a weird system of user accounts -- when you first install it, you create an account which has a user chosen name -- This is also called the Administrator account. Thereafter you can use the Control Panel, user accounts to change account and passwords, but NOT THE FIRST ACCOUNT YOU CREATED WHEN YOU INSTALLED WINDOWS, AND NEITHER CAN YOU CHANGE THE PASSWORD!
So what did happen is that The Win. instalation changed something in the system because I had forgoten the Administrator password.
Now when I log on I get past the Windows screen (the one with the green "loading" animation, and right before you get to the screen where the user names and icons are displayed I get a screen telling me that "The system could not log you on." A small window apears prompting for a password -- User name is Administrator, and then a dialog show up on top of that displaying the fallowing broken message: "Make sure your User and domain are correct, then type your password again. Letters in passwords must be" THAT'S IT!
This happens very, very fast , so I have to type return as fast as I can to get to the logon screen.
Question #2
How do I get Windows Explorer to remember that I want files displayed BY DETAILS NOT TILES! At one time it used to do that, many formats ago.... And don't tell me to change it from the CP.