Re: locked out of XP - third party utility ?

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net)
Date: 11/17/05 

Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 17:58:49 -0600

That sounds weird - username is case sensitive. It sounds like the user
right for logon locally may have been configured to be only domain users
maybe. Do you get a message like you do not right to logon interactively??
If so you could try to access the computer remotely and use the Resource Kit
tool ntrights to grant users the right to logon locally assuming you can
gain access as an administrator remotely [doubtful with a blank password]
and there is no firewall blocking access to file and print sharing. See the
link below about ntrights and keep in mind that user right you specify is
case sensitive. --- Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279664

"E-Double" <EDouble@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1F3C831A-28CB-49D2-B18C-D14E277C5115@microsoft.com...
> on an WinXP laptop used by a sales rep, the system will apparently not let
> anybody logon locally even though the passwords have all been reset to
> blank.
> it appears that it will only allow logons if it is a member of some domain
> (
> there are about 15 domains that this laptop had been connected to ). and,
> further, the usernames appear to be case sensitive ( i thought that
> windows
> was not case sensitive for usernames, only passords ? ) and if one does
> not
> enter a password within a minute or so it will lock-out the account as
> well.
> is this done by WinXP or a third party utility ? and, if so, what is the
> utility and is there any way around this to allow users to logon locally ?
> it
> is a laptop so i am not sure why it would be configured to only allow
> access
> on a domain (??). tia ...

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