"DisableDefaultPasswords" Registry Entry Does Not Work
Article ID: 158911
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q158911
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry.
Before you edit the registry, you should first make a backup copy of the
registry files (System.dat and User.dat). Both are hidden files in the
Windows folder.
SYMPTOMS
When you are using the Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services
(MSNDS), the registry entry for DisableDefaultPasswords does not function
properly.
CAUSE
The Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks uses the registry entry
"DisableDefaultPasswords = 1" to turn off automatic NetWare login, but
MSNDS uses a different registry entry ("DisableDefaultPassword = 1").
NOTE: The MSNDS entry is missing the trailing "s" on the end.
RESOLUTION
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems
that may require you to reinstall Windows 95. Microsoft cannot guarantee
that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be
solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
NOTE: For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing
Keys And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note
that you should make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and
User.dat) before you edit the registry.
To disable the automatic login attempt with the MSNDS client, use Registry
Editor to add a DWORD value named "DisableDefaultPassword" (without
quotation marks) to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NWNP32\NetworkProvider
Set the data value for DisableDefaultPassword to 1.
MORE INFORMATION
The purpose of this registry key is to prevent the MSNDS client from
automatically using the Windows login password as the master password
for both the bindery and NDS tree login attempt. Instead, you are prompted
for a separate user name and password to log into the bindery server and
NDS trees.
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