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Hello Jim, you could try this. I've never tried it before so it would be useful to 
know if it does work. Might just force the issue for you. The registry bit that is, 
as you have done the rest already.

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        MustBeValidated
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"This works to lock the casual user out of Windows. I use it on PCs at my workplace 
running W95/98/ME and it works well."

Click on Start>Find>Files, key in *.pwl [.PWL for ME] and press enter. Now right 
click on any and all .pwl files found and select delete for each one.

Now click on Start> Settings> Control Panel> Network. In the box labeled "Primary 
Network Logon", change it to "Client for Microsoft Networks". Click on OK. Follow 
the prompts to restart. When it restarts you will be prompted for a username & password. 
Put in whatever you want to use for a UserID & Password & click on OK. You will still 
be able to get around it until you do this next step & then you will have to have 
a valid user id & password to access Windows in Normal mode.

Now do this to force a valid user id & password at startup, click on Start> Run, 
type: regedit , and press enter.

Find this registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Network\Logon

Now Right click in the Right pane and choose New>BinaryValue. Name it: MustBeValidated

Then left click on it and select: Modify. Give it a value of 01 00 00 00

Now restart the PC & you will see that nothing gets you by the logon box any longer, 
except the valid user id & password.

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