Microsoft KB Archive/137826

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Disabling Password Caching and Changing Passwords

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Q137826

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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SYMPTOMS
If you use different passwords for Microsoft Windows products and Windows NT, attempting to change a password may result in not having the option to change the password and you can receive an error message in Windows NT. When you restart your computer, the password is changed, even though you received an error message in Windows NT when you tried to change it. The error message you may receive is:

The password you typed for Microsoft Networking is not correct. Please type the old password.

CAUSE
This behavior occurs when the Disable Password Caching policy has been set, or if the Windows products and Windows NT passwords are different.

RESOLUTION
Use the same password for Windows products and Windows NT, or have your network administrator enable password caching.

MORE INFORMATION
Password caching is enabled or disabled using the Policy Editor tool (Poledit.exe) to change the following value:

"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Network\DisablePwdCaching" NOTE: This registry entry does not exist by default.

Additional query words: Windows NT

Keywords : kberrmsg kbnetwork kbtool win95

Issue type :

Technology : kbWinMEsearch kbWin95search kbWin98search kbWin98SEsearch kbWin95 kbWin98 kbWinME kbWin98SE