Hi Mo I go to control panel, user accounts, click on my account, add password, it works on my desktop ok, strange though. Regards Adrien -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mobeen Iqbal Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 1:09 PM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: help with my laptop please hi adrien. what steps are you going through to assign a password to the account? cheers, Mo. On 19/01/2015 12:06, Adrien Collins wrote: > Hi > > I wanted to add a password to my user account, I set up the > password and to test it, I rebooted windows. Normally I > would get a few minutes of tones and then the windows 7 > start sound but with the password, it immediately goes to > the windows 7 sound, I have to put in the password, it loads > some of my account but I only get a few chimes as programs > load. It normally takes me a good 5 minutes to boot into > windows. I can access some of my programs, the screen > readers load etc, ok. I wanted to load outlook, none of my > passwords for my e-mail accounts are there. I removed the > account password, rebooted my laptop, everything works fine. > Everything is as it should be. I am using a lenovo b590 > windows 7 pro laptop. I would like to put a password in as I > will be travelling a lot and will be taking the laptop with > me but what could be causing this problem? I have a > suspicion that my user account isn't loading completely or > properly, I suspect it is one of the lenovo programs that > are installed on here. I have disabled as much as I can in > the past. I don't keep anything personal on here but I need > some way to secure my laptop, hence the password. I have > tried rolling it back I have the same result each time I try > and put the user account password back. All my personal data > is stored on usb thumb drive. I have never had this problem > before. There is a program on here called lenovo password > volt, not sure what that is. My pc is working perfectly > without the user account password. Help. > > Regards > > Adrien > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq