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by jwagner45

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I recently inherited an IBM Thinkpad(model A20m)running Windows 98 and everytime it boots I get a Microsoft Networking dialogue box saying "No domain server was available to validate your password. You may not be able to gain access to some network resources." I click on "OK" and I get another dialogue box asking for User name, Password, and Domain. If I click "Cancel" it boots fine. It's getting really annoying getting these dialogue boxes everytime it boots. Does anyone know how to stop this laptop from trying to access the network on boot? I've already looked in Start-up and MSCONFIG but I don't see anything that looks like it's causing this (I might be overlooking something though)?

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by thechas

Go to control panel / networking.
Remove all network protocals that you do not need.

For standard Dial-Up connections, you need
TCP/IP,
Dial-Up Networking, and
Client for Microsoft Networks.

You can also look at Internet options, and make sure that you do not have a setting to automatically connect to the internet.

Chas

by bohicam1

Right click on network neighbourhood, choose properties and double click "client for microsoft network" remove the checkmark in the box under logon validation. Once done, go to the tab at the top of that window and choose access control and click the button that says "share level access control" This should stop the laptop from looking for a network for resources. If you are no longer on a network you can disable the network card from the hardware profile.
Good luck!

Mike

by william jay

The Client for Microsoft Networks is set to seek a domain for authentication. Open the properties page of Network Neighborhood, choose the properties of the Client for Microsoft Networks, and change the settings to change the behaviour.

If you are using the machine stand-alone, without the need for connecting to MS NT domains, then remove the Client for Microsoft Networks, in favour of Windows Family Logon. . cheers.

by dcosgrove

After you change your network settings, I also advise removing the password list. Do a search for *.pwl and delete the whole list. Assuming you switched to windows logon in the network settings, you will be promted once more for a password, if youleave it blank, you will not be asked again.

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