Weird frog on my pc screen

[CaroleW]

A strange thing has happened on my pc in the last 2-3 days which I cannot get rid of so would appreciate any help/advice

I am the sole user of the pc and do not have a login id to access it

Normally when I boot up - it goes straight to my desktop with all the various icons etc

Suddenly - I now get a blue screen with a line down the middle

Left of the line is the Microsoft XP logo plus "To begin, click your user name"

To the right of the line is a white square with what looks like a green frog in it and to the side of the square it says "User"

I now have to click the frog to get to my desktop

Microsoft have installed a number of updates recently - is this the result of one of them?

How do I get rid of it?

[daval57]

Not sure why it has suddenly changed but it is not a fault so don't worry.

The easiest way for me to describe how to change it is

Click Start
Click Control Panel
Click User ACCOUNT
Click Change the Way users log on or off
Select Logon / Logoff Options

At this stage - both boxes should be ticked

Click Apply

That should be it back to normal.

It is possible you've somehow added a guest account or set up a 2nd named account which you can delete if necessary. *

At this point I get vague - it's one of these things that's easy to sort if you can see it on screen in front of you - but harder to describe.

* at the user account stage - close guest account

[CaroleW]

Hi Daval

I will try that later and let you know how I get on.  I'm typing something up for hubby at the moment so want to finish it asap

I know I have not set up any type of account (wouldn't know how to) and everything was fine when I booted up on Sunday.

When I switched off on Sunday night - Windows announced it had updates for installation so I let them go ahead as usual.  When I switched on yesterday - little green kermit was waiting!! 

[daval57]

Good luck.
You may have to 'play around' with the options but don't be scared to try. 
If you don't get the correct result - just follow the procedure again.

Without seeing your screens, I can't be more specific.

I'm signing off for tonight but hope you get it sorted.

Dave

[CaroleW]

Hi

Kermit's still there!!

Followed your instructions and the "Guest Account" is switched off but it appears that Kermit is a User Account Administrator and I cannot delete him

I then did a System Restore back to last week but that didn't work either - he was still there when I switched back on

[daval57]

Hmmm - thinks again.


OK - this WILL work.  I've just gone through it on my pc with no problems.

Click Start
Click on Run
Type in control userpasswords2 and click OK
Highlight the user you want to log into automatically (probably "Administrator", then uncheck the box for "Users must enter a username and password to use this computer"
Click on Apply and you'll be asked to verify the username and password to log in automatically.  DO NOT ENTER A PASSWORD
Click OK and the next time you restart your computer, you'll automatically be logged in without having the prompt or Welcome Screen.

RIP Kermit.

[Redroger]

I find this interesting as over the weekend I found myself unable to access the internet. I use Windows 7 and saturday night I installed a very large number of critical updates when I switched off. Earlier I had noticed a window had appeared which stated your password has been changed, which I hadn't. I clicked cancel on this window and just to be certain did a restart, everything seemed OK. Sunday no net, tried a system restore to the last point before the update, it just hung. After 20 minutes I switched off the machine. Switched on again, and managed to do a restore in safe mode successfully. So far no further problems, but this post makes me wonder if the problem was specific to Windows 7.

[CaroleW]

Hi Daval

Kermit lives!!

I followed your instructions and then re-started my PC but got an error message:

"Unable to log you on because of an account restriction"

I clicked "OK" and there was my little green friend very much alive

So I then went back to your instructions and accessed the screen again just to check that the box was unchecked - which it was

It gives 2 headings

Users for this computer         Group

Administrator                          Administrator             

ASP. NET                                Users

User                                       Debugger users; Administrator

I re-started again and got the same error message

I am going to do another system restore and think I will just have to learn to live with Kermit.   Apparently I can change him to a duck or other available graphic!!

Thanks very much for trying to help - it's much appreciated

[Parmesan]

this happened to me ages ago.  I have no idea why it changed but I now have to 'login' every time 

It's bloomin' Microsoft changing stuff, they are a NIGHTMARE!