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When I go to sign on to my MacBook Pro, the user name/pass box will often disapear. Can I adjust this?
I have my MacBook Pro setup to require username and password to gain access. However, often times, when I go to enter my user name and pass, the box disappears and remains on a black screen. To resolve this, I have to close the laptop, re-open it and try again. Very annoying. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Stats:
Mac OS X 10.5.1
2 GHz Intel Core Duo
1 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
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