Re: Domain Users loging into Win98 machine.

From: Oli Restorick [MVP] (oli_at_mvps.org)
Date: 06/28/04 

Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:56:02 +0100

This is Windows 98's password caching feature. You're getting logged in to
the network, but because your password conflicts with the password it's
remembered, it chucks up an error.

You can delete all the PWL files in the Windows directory to overcome this.
Also, you can enter a blank username and blank password and it'll stop
trying to remember passwords for you.

Oh, and while you're at it, you really need to ditch Windows 98. It's not
doing you or your network any favours.

Cheers

Oli

"Leon" <ap76_at_email.com> wrote in message
news:OWR6YDSXEHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> When login onto the Win98 machine connected to the network using a user
> account in used frequently on the other client machines on the network the
> innitial login prompt asks for username, pass, domain. All these are
> entered and you pass onto another login window "Welcome to windows" prompt
> asking for username/pass.
> After putting in the same account info as before a error message "The
> windows password you typed is incorrect"
>
> So to cut a long story short login into the win98 machine you have to
> login
> twice, but this fails after the second login and only way to gain access
> is
> by pressing cancel which then boots into win98.
>
> The parculiar thing is that 2 users in the office do login into hte macine
> without a problem but the others fail to login.
>
>
> "Oli Restorick [MVP]" <oli@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:uCXyho2WEHA.1048@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> What error message do you get?
>>
>>
>> "Leon" <ap76_at_email.com> wrote in message
>> news:eDIu18qWEHA.4020@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> > Having an issue with a sole Win98 machine connected to our networks.
>> >
>> > Only 2 users in the Win2k AD can log into the machine, the other sin
>> > the
>> > office cannot login using the windows 2000 loging previlages which work
> on
>> > any other machine.
>> >
>> > Is there a reason for this and how to resolve.
>> >
>> > Many thx
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

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