Unable to Connect More Than 10 Clients (Windows NT)

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Unable to Connect More Than 10 Clients (Windows NT)
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If you have a retail version of Windows NT server, and you are still unable to connect more the 10 users concurrently, then have a look at this tip.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'Users' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
Users	REG_DWORD	0xffffffff (4294967295)


	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parame...

Settings:

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\
Parameters]
Name: Users
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0xffffffff = unlimited)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: February 2, 1999

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