Microsoft KB Archive/165874

= Cannot Enter Password-Protected Chat Room Using Comic Chat =

Article ID: 165874

Article Last Modified on 7/13/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Comic Chat 1.0, when used with:
 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Comic Chat 1.1, when used with:
 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Comic Chat 1.0
 * Microsoft Comic Chat 1.1
 * Microsoft Chat 2.0
 * Microsoft Chat 2.1
 * Microsoft Chat 2.0
 * Microsoft Chat 2.1

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This article was previously published under Q165874



SYMPTOMS
When you try to enter a chat room using Microsoft Comic Chat version 1.0 or 1.1, you may receive the following message:

Room is protected by an entrance password. You may not enter.

When you click OK, you remain online but you are not permitted to enter the chat room.



CAUSE
Microsoft Comic Chat versions 1.0 and 1.1 do not support the Microsoft Chat 2.x entrance password feature.



RESOLUTION
Upgrade to Microsoft Chat version 2.x. To download Chat 2.x, please see the following Microsoft World Wide Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/ie

NOTE: Because the Microsoft Web site is regularly updated, the site address may change without notice. If this occurs, link to the Microsoft home page at the following address:

http://www.microsoft.com/



MORE INFORMATION
With Microsoft Chat 2.x, the host can require that you provide an entrance password before you can enter the chat room. If you are using Microsoft Comic Chat 1.0 or 1.1 and you try to enter a chat room that is protected by an entrance password, you receive the error message described in the "Symptoms" section of this article.

If you are using Microsoft Chat 2.x and you try to enter an entrance- password-protected chat room, you are prompted with the following message:

Room has an entrance password. You need to type this password below to enter.

If you type the correct entrance password, you are permitted to enter the chat room.

Additional query words: 1.00 1.10 2.00 2.10

Keywords: kbenv kbfaq KB165874

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