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

ID: Q214568

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

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: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

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.

Additional query words:

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:95,98; winnt:4.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbhowto