Re: Chaning Password through Outlook

From: NC1165 (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/14/04 

Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 10:08:53 -0700

All:
I am running into the exact same issue and am searching
for the fix. Was this ever resolved? I would like to read
the history on this.
Thanks,

>-----Original Message-----
>
>Hi Milly,
>
>yes I have full access to the Exchange server. When I
>start Outlook I get a pop-up window that asks for
>credentials (username, password, domain). The same pop-up
>has a button to "Change Password". This functionality
>doesn't work. So the problem is not that I am prompted
for
>a new password but that I *want* to change the password
>and I cannot. Is there any way I can bypass this? Do you
>know of any other way I can change the password without
>being part of the domain? OWA 2000 used to have an option
>to change password but I think this doesn't work either
>and regardless I cannot find such an option in OWA 2003
>(this is what we have now).
>
>thanks
>christos
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Is the change password prompt coming when you try to log
>into Exchange on
>>the non-domain computer? Do you still have access to
the
>Exchange server?
>>If you are not logging into the domain and the password
>change prompt
>>appears, ignore it and remove yourself from the domain.
>>
>>--
>>Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
>>
>>Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion
>intact. Due to
>>the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent
>to my personal
>>account will be deleted without reading.
>>
>>After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer,
>Christos Kritikos
>>asked:
>>
>>| Hello
>>|
>>| I am using Outlook on a computer that is not part of
the
>>| Exchange domain. Whenever I start Outlook I am prompted
>>| for username/password and once I put them Outlook
starts
>>| without any problem.
>>|
>>| The same pop-up window (for the credentials) has a
>button
>>| to "change password". However I seem unable to change
it
>>| (I get error message - "Password could not be changed.
>>| Please check the information and try again"). Is this a
>>| known problem/bug? I get the same problem on both
>Outlook
>>| 2000 and Outlook XP.
>>|
>>| thanks
>>| christos
>>
>>
>>.
>>
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