HOWTO: Suppressing the Message Notifying Users That Their Domain Controller Cannot Be Reached (214568)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q214568
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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SUMMARY

You may want to suppress the following message:

A domain controller for your domain could not be contacted. You have been logged on using cached account information. Changes made to your profile since you last logged on may not be available.

MORE INFORMATION

On the client computer, enter the registry value ReportDC to suppress this message from users. The Winlogon subkey stores configuration data for the Winlogon service that applies to all users of the computer.

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

Registry path:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon 

   ReportDC   REG_DWORD

   Value      Meaning
   -----      -------
   0 -	      The domain controller message is suppressed.
   1 -	      The domain controller message is not suppressed.
Note that Microsoft Windows 2000 suppresses this dialog box by default (the setting is zero).

REFERENCES

A list of registry value entries and subkeys can be referenced in the Microsoft Windows NT Server resource kit under the Regentry.hlp help file.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/24/2004
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