Automatic Logon for the 16-Bit Terminal Services Client Does Not Work (296544)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
This article was previously published under Q296544 SYMPTOMS
When you try to use the 16-bit Terminal Services client to connect to a terminal server and your connection has been configured to log on automatically, automatic logon may not work, and you may be denied access to the server. Note that this may occur even though you previously cleared the Always prompt for password check box. This symptom does not occur if you log on manually.
CAUSE
This problem can occur if the password is incorrectly transmitted to the server for automatic logon.
RESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for 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
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Version File name
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7-Jul-2001 03:01 319.600 Mstsc.exe
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, log on manually, or use the client that is included with Windows 2000.
STATUSMicrosoft 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 Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 9/26/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbenv kbfix kbTermServ kbui kbWin2000PreSP3Fix kbWin2000sp3fix KB296544 |
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