You receive a "The system cannot change your password because the domain 'MIT Realm' is not available" error message when you try to change your password on your Windows XP-based computer (842744)

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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

CAUSE

This issue occurs when all the following conditions are true:

You try to log on to a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based domain by using a client that is located in a trusted Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Kerberos realm.
Your MIT Kerberos realm account has a password that has expired.
When you try to log on the Windows Server 2003-based domain, you are prompted to change your password. You type the old and new passwords in the dialog box, and then you press ENTER.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, log on to the Windows Server 2003-based domain by using the User Principle Name (UPN) of the MIT Kerberos realm client. For example, use a UPN that has a structure that is similar to the following:

UserName@MITRealm.CompanyName.com

Note You can restrict a user's computer so that they must use a UPN to log on to the domain. To do this, follow these steps on the Windows XP-based computer that is an MIT Kerberos realm client.

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Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
Locate and then click the following subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Note If the NoDomainUI entry already exists in the right pane, go to step 5.
On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
Type NoDomainUI, and then press ENTER.
Right-click NoDomainUI, click Modify, type 1, and then click OK.
Quit Registry Editor.
Restart the computer.

MORE INFORMATION

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For product information about Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/default.mspx

For product information about Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 editions, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/64bit/x64/default.mspx