System Policy to Require Validation by Network May Not Work (178979)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
This article was previously published under Q178979 SYMPTOMS
If you are using a system policy that requires validation by the network
for Windows access, you may be able to access the desktop even when the
network does not validate your user account.
CAUSE
If both the "Require validation by network for Windows access" and "Don't
show last user at logon" policies are enabled, you can bypass the "Require
validation..." restriction by entering a nonexistent domain name in the
Domain Logon box. When the nonexistent domain name is entered, an error
message is not returned; instead, you are prompted for a local logon,
which can be bypassed by pressing ESC.
This behavior can also occur if Tweak UI, a component of Windows 95
PowerToys, is installed and the Clear Last User At Logon feature is
enabled.
RESOLUTION
Supported fixes for both Windows 95 and Windows 98 that correct this problem
are now available from Microsoft, but have not been fully regression tested
and should be applied only to computers experiencing this specific problem.
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 on support costs, please go
to the following address on the World Wide Web:
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes
or later:
Date Time Version Size File name Op. System
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11/12/98 09:56am 4.00.956 67,584 Msnp32.dll Windows 95
01/06/99 01:05pm 4.10.2001 67,584 Msnp32.dll Windows 98
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows 95 and Windows 98.
This problem was corrected in Windows 98 Second Edition.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 9/22/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbenv kbprb KB178979 |
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