Microsoft KB Archive/816417

= A User Cannot Sign in to Microsoft Passport by Using Microsoft Windows XP in the Preproduction Environment =

Article ID: 816417

Article Last Modified on 1/11/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Passport Network 3.0
 * Microsoft .NET Passport 2.5

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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SUMMARY
If you use a client computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP, you cannot sign in to a participating Microsoft Passport Web site that is configured to authenticate against and to run in the Passport Preproduction (PREP) environment.



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WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. To sign in to the PREP environment, follow these steps to configure the client computer:  Sign in to the computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP Beta with administrator credentials. Delete the contents of the following registry keys:  Passport Nexus Config:

 

 Passport DAMap:

 

  Run the registry script for the Passport environment that you want to authenticate against:  Preproduction (PREP):

To configure the registry of the client computer so that you can successfully sign in to the PREP environment, visit the following Web site:

http://www.passport.com/downloads/blaze-default.reg

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