Option to Change Windows Password Without Password Caching
PSS ID Number: 172351
Article Last Modified on 5/8/2002
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This article was previously published under Q172351
SYMPTOMS
When password caching is disabled, the Password tool in Control Panel
still displays the option to change the Windows password. Using this
option may result in the error messages described in the following article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
137826 Disabling Password Caching and Changing Passwords
CAUSE
If password caching is disabled, technically there is no Windows password.
Attempting to change the Windows password or synchronize it with other
passwords while password caching is disabled may result in error messages.
RESOLUTION
STATUS
This problem no longer occurs in Windows 98. To resolve this problem, install the current version of Windows. For information about the current version of Windows, visit
http://www.microsoft.com/windows.
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