Microsoft KB Archive/127034

Error Message: Password Is Too Short

PSS ID Number: Q127034 Article last modified on 08-21-1995

1.00 1.05

WINDOWS

= SYMPTOMS =

When you are signing up for The Microsoft Network, you receive the following error message when you enter a password:

Your password is too short.

= CAUSE =

This error message can occur for either of the following reasons:


 * You entered a password that really is too short (less than eight characters).
 * You used invalid characters in the password.

= RESOLUTION =

Use a password that has a minimum of eight characters and uses only valid characters. Valid characters for a password are the letters A-Z (uppercase or lowercase), the numbers 0-9, and the hyphen (-) character.

Note: Passwords are not case-sensitive.

KBCategory: kbsetup KBSubcategory: msnsignup Additional reference words: 1.00 1.05 msn pass word

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