Computer Question - Windows Update

[coriolis]

Yesteday I did my weekly maintenance on this machine. My usual procedure is to do the virus and spyware scans, then delete cookies, temp files, and other accumulated crud, then scandisk and defrag. Once all that's done, I'll download the latest update if there is one. Then once in a while, I'll set a system restore point once everything is squeaky clean.

The update that I downloaded did something strange. It changed soemthing so that windows now asks for a password when I boot up, and Outlook express also asked for a password when it started up. I was able to work around the windows password by just cancelling the request window. Outlook, however would not connect to the server, and I had no idea what to do.

I called my ISP (cable company) and the tech was very helpful. He worked on things in my account and we had to establish a password so that outlook now works. He also found a Microsoft tech support article on how to circumvent the windows password and emailed it to me. (you have to log in using the password, and then once logged in, you can disable it - I didn't try that yet.


Has anyone else ran into this after a Windows update?

[tomboudreau]

No. I have not ran into this problem, but I'm glad you made me aware of this. I am going ot be creating a computer for my parents this week, before I go up there and visit them for the Christmas Holiday. If you could PM me the link to the article, I would appreciate it, so I can disable this and not have to worry about any phone calls from my parents once I get it setup for them up there.

[Brent]

Hmmmm... we used to have to have a password to access Windows a couple of years ago, and then one day it just vanished and haven't had to do it since. Have no idea where the settings are though.

[O Town]

No I have not got that one, but I got one called Windows genuine advantage. That one would not let me have anymore updates till I could prove with a key code (that comes with your windows sofware) that your software was "genuine". Meaning you did not use someones elses or a burned c.d. from somewhere. They want to make sure you paid the money for your windows, or they would not update you.(we did not have a code) I aked my brother in-law who is great with cmputers(and gave me this p.c.), and he said just disable it. Duhhh, I didn't think of that. So I went into my internet settings and disabled it, and now I don't have anymore issues.

[streetsoldier]

The only Windows Updates I download are "Critical" (no "fluff" stuff), and I've never had the problem coriolis mentioned.

[P.K.]

Hmmmm... we used to have to have a password to access Windows a couple of years ago, and then one day it just vanished and haven't had to do it since. Have no idea where the settings are though.

In XP I think that setting is on the User Accounts tab in the control panel. We also had that working in 98 before, I think you need to select Family Login in the bios although there may be another way to do that. Not sure about 2000/ME though.

Microsoft need to sort their update page out though so it works with other browsers than IE. (Which I don't use)

[CajunMama]

I had that same thing happen in Outlook. What i had to do was sign in through cox.net mail account through my homepage and then select the remember password on all mail accounts. It fixed the problem for me.