Send Plain Text Passwords (All Windows)

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Send Plain Text Passwords (All Windows)
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When connecting to some SMB servers, such as Samba and LAN Manager for UNIX, you may be required to send unencypted password. This setting enables that functionality.

Open your registry and find or create the key below for your Windows version.

Windows 95 (SP1), 98 and Me
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\VNETSUP]

Windows 2000 and XP
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkStation\Parameters]

Windows NT
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Rdr\Parameters]

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, named "EnablePlainTextPassword" and set it to equal "1" to enable plain text passwords.

Restart Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
EnablePlainTextPassword	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)


	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Rdr\Parameters

Settings:

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Rdr\Parameters]
Name: EnablePlainTextPassword
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0=disable, 1=enable)

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: August 2, 2002

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