Option to Change Windows Password Without Password Caching

• Microsoft Windows 95
• Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release version 2

SYMPTOMS

When password caching is disabled, the Password tool in Control Panel still displays the option to change the Windows password. Using this option may result in the error messages described in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q137826 Disabling Password Caching and Changing Passwords

CAUSE

If password caching is disabled, technically there is no Windows password. Attempting to change the Windows password or synchronize it with other passwords while password caching is disabled may result in error messages.

RESOLUTION

This issue is resolved by the following updated file for Windows 95 and OSR2, and later versions of this file:

   PASSWORD.CPL  version 4.00.951  dated 4/8/97  37,888 bytes 

   PASSWORD.CPL  version 4.00.951  dated 10/23/98  39,424 bytes 

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95 and OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2). An update to address this problem is now available, but is not fully regression tested and should be applied only to computers experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft does not recommend implementing this update at this time. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for additional information about the availability of this update.

This issue is resolved in Microsoft Windows 98.

MORE INFORMATION

The option to change the Windows password is not useful if the Windows password is not being cached. The update described in this article disables this option and avoids the error messages that may result from its use.

For additional information about Windows 95 updates, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q161020 Implementing Windows 95 Updates

Keywords : kbenv osr2 win95
Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
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