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Steps to follow to enable clear text passwords for SMB.
July 31, 1997
Run regedit32, and then follow these steps for NT Workstation or NTServer:
Locate HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesRdrParameters
Click Add Value on the Edit menu.
Add the following:
Value Name: EnablePlainTextPassword
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 1
Click OK, and then quit the Registry editor.
Shut down and restart NT.
You can find this information in Microsoft's Knowledge Base article Q166730on your TechNet CD-ROM or on the Web, http://www.microsoft.com/kb.
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