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Disabling the machine account password change on the thin client
To disable the machine account password change on the thin client:
1. Start the Registry Editor by clicking Start | Run, entering regedit in the Open text
box, and then clicking OK.
2. Locate and click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon\P
arameters
3. In the right pane, click the DisablePasswordChange entry.
4. On the Edit menu, click Modify.
5. In the Value data text box, enter a value of 1, and then click OK.
6. Quit the Registry Editor.
Disabling the machine account password change in Windows NT 4.0 or in Windows
2000 or 2003
To disable the machine account password change in Windows NT 4.0 or in Windows 2000
or 2003:
1. Start Registry Editor by clicking Start | Run, entering regedit in the Open text box,
and then clicking OK.
2. Locate and click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon\P
arameters
3. On the Edit menu, point to New and then click DWORD Value.
4. Enter RefusePasswordChange as the registry entry name, and then click ENTER.
5. On the Edit menu, click Modify.
6. In the Value data text box, enter a value of 1, and then click OK.
7. Quit the Registry Editor.