Microsoft KB Archive/321867

= Windows NT 4.0 Usrmgr.exe Does Not Display an Error Message When You Change a Password to a Weak Password =

Article ID: 321867

Article Last Modified on 2/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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This article was previously published under Q321867



SYMPTOMS
The Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Usrmgr.exe tool may not display the &quot;The password you typed is invalid&quot; error message when you type a weak password, even if strong passwords are turned on.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if the user whose password is being changed has a Terminal Services home folder defined in the User Environment profile, and if the home folder is assigned to a drive letter.

You can use Windows NT 4.0 Usrmgr.exe on a Windows 2000-based computer in a Windows NT 4.0-based domain to administer accounts.



Service Pack Information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft 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

Hotfix Information
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. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, 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/contactus/?ws=support

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 typical 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 -  13-May-2002  10:42 5.0.2195.5777  310,544  Usrmgr.exe



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbsysadmin kbwin2ksp4fix kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp4fix KB321867

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