1st - in msdos.sys in c:\ ...its a hidden,system readonly file
2nd - change the attributes ie: ATTRIB -R -H -S C:\MDSOS.SYS
3rd - if there is Network=1 make it Network=0
4th - go into Network propties and change Primary Network Login to Windows Login
5th - delete *.pwl in the windows directory

good luck,

raezer

>Hi gang,
>
>Now that I've determined Win98 passwords don't work, I can't seem to get RID of them (sigh).
>
>How do I lose the "Windows Networking" password dialog which occurs at the initial startup of a new Win98 installation? The only user ID has no password, I've tried changing it to something else and back to blank again (no luck) and I've searched the Registry with no success.
>
>Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
>TIA.