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Leonard Grey
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Patrick Whittle wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Has anyone seen the XP sign-on page start displaying that of previous
> Windows? Instead of having two icons (2-user accounts) on the first screen
> after booting, I now have a Windows dialog window where I have to type
> (rather than clicking my name) my account name; I then click OK. It looks
> like Windows for Workgroups and the older Microsoft Windows.
>
> Any idea of what has happened?
>
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