Microsoft KB Archive/271862

= Password Filter Excludes the Slash Character =

Article ID: 271862

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a

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This article was previously published under Q271862



SYMPTOMS
The slash character (/) is not accepted as a valid special character when you use Passfilt.dll to enable strong passwords.



Windows NT 4.0
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date        Time    Version        Size    File name     Platform -  09/08/2000  02:51p  4.0.1381.7086   7,952  Passfilt.dll  Intel 09/08/2000 02:49p  4.0.1381.7086  13,072  Passfilt.dll  Alpha

Windows 2000
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date        Time    Version        Size   File name --  09/28/2000  09:50p  5.0.2195.2380  4,880  Passfilt.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: forward

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp2fix kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB271862

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