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by estevez_c

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How can I make disapear the "Cancel" button in the Microsoft Networks validation window in Wiwndows 95/98/Me in order to force an user to enter a password to access network resources? It would be great to deactivate the "Cancel" button in the standard windows "password protection sesion initialization".

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by lizzy

You can force a log on to the network through a registry edit on win9x/Me PC's. It will not make the Cancel button disappear, but Windows will not start unless the user is validated by the network. Run Regedit.exe.
Go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Netowrk\Logon\

Add a new DWORD called "MustBeValidated" without the quotation marks. Once added, double click the DWORD to change the value to 1 in order to force the logon. 0 (Zero) value allows the user to by-pass the log on screen. MustBeValidated is the same case shown with no spaces.

To shut down from here, users will probably just turn off the power, but press Ctrl+Alt+Del and select shutdown so scan disk won't run at next boot.
Best Wishes!

by lizzy

Also, for troubleshooting purposes you can bypass the logon by pressing F8 and starting in Safe Mode. Someone who really wants to see what files are on the PC could do this too, so it would always be best to make the default save directories the user's Home Directory on the server which also makes sure everything is backed up for them.

by lizzy

I see the answers one and two, and while they are good answers, I think you were asking how to make sure that the user signs on to the network when using the computer. My answer forces the user to sign on and be validated by the network or windows cannot be used. It works for all Win9x PC's. Hope this was what you were looking for.

by res06gwb

If you just want the machine to logon to a windows NT/2000 domain and not locally on the 98 machine, this is what you should do.
1.) Use the find files and folders and search for *.pwl - that will find all the local password files for that machine(to log in locally) then delete them.
2.) restart the machine, when it comes to the windows login, make sure all the passwords are blank and hit ok. This way, you won't be asked to login locally, only the domain.
3.) Then you need to join the computer to the domain, run the system policy editor on the 98 machine, policy out the CANCEL button (It will then be greyed out) and save the file to the NETLOGON folder on the domain controller. The only option for the 98 machine will be log on to the domain with the correct password, which is configured by you on the Domain Controller.

by francis_seah

Normally for such cases, i will use a poleedit to policy the user local PC, then set the client for mircosoft network to logon to a domain. If the user do not have any password to access the domain, they can't even access the local PC. That will prevent unwanted user to access the PC.

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