When you were installing Windows 2000, it asked you for the administrator
password. You need to type in "administrator" for the username, and the use
the password you entered during setup. To bypass this login prompt on future
boots, you can set an "AutoAdminLogon"  value in the registry. The easiest
way to do so is by using TweakUI or a freeware program called Administrator.
Other programs are also available to set automatic logon.

Here are some links:
http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/Registry/registry_hacks_AutoAdminLogon.
htm
http://tinyurl.com/dge6f
Here is the link to the Administrator program, but now it is shareware:
http://tinyurl.com/97385

Peter
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> -----Original Message-----
> I've tried to upgrade a PC with an Intel PIII processor from
> Windows 98 to
> Windows 2000 Pro. I had it completely reformat the hard drive
> to a FAT32
> format. However now every time Windows 2000 loads it ask for
> a user id and
> password. Nothing that I've tried will let me get past the
> log-on screen.
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks, Fred

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