PSS ID Number: 142622
Article Last Modified on 12/16/2003
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
This article was previously published under Q142622
SYMPTOMS
Windows NT has an auto-logon feature that allows an administrator to enter
a user name and password in the Registry. After a very large number of
repeated logon and logoff attempts, a logon attempt may eventually fail.
Attempting to change the password for this user at this time may also fail.
CAUSE
When a user logs on to Windows NT, Windows NT takes the unencrypted
password that the administrator set in the Registry for the auto-logon and
uses it to log the specified user onto the workstation. A problem has been
found when a large number of successive logon attempts occurs.
For additional information on the Windows NT auto-logon feature, please see
the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: 97597
TITLE : How to Enable Automatic Logon in Windows NT
WORKAROUND
To resolve this problem on Windows NT 3.51 Workstation or Server, install
Service Pack 5 or later, or upgrade to Windows NT Workstation and Server
version 4.0.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.5 and
3.51. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service
Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the
following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):
Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords: kbenv KB142622
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