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Dr. StrangeDub
According to the MSDN KB article 180548:
On Windows XP, the ForceGuest registry value is set to 1 by default in
the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
According to Microsoft Windows XP Professional : Resource Kit
Documentation:
ForceGuest is enabled by default, but can be disabled on Windows XP
Professional by disabling the local security policy Network Access:
Force Network Logons using Local Accounts to Authenticate as Guest.
The problem is that on both XP machines I checked, the local security
policy Force Network Logons using Local Accounts to Authenticate as
Guest did not appear in the Local Security Policy Control Panel
program.
So, is there a way to change the ForceGuest value other than directly
in the registry? I know the command line utility secedit is
available, but it is probably more error prone than using Regedit to
change a single value.
Michael Rose
Unisys Corp.
On Windows XP, the ForceGuest registry value is set to 1 by default in
the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
According to Microsoft Windows XP Professional : Resource Kit
Documentation:
ForceGuest is enabled by default, but can be disabled on Windows XP
Professional by disabling the local security policy Network Access:
Force Network Logons using Local Accounts to Authenticate as Guest.
The problem is that on both XP machines I checked, the local security
policy Force Network Logons using Local Accounts to Authenticate as
Guest did not appear in the Local Security Policy Control Panel
program.
So, is there a way to change the ForceGuest value other than directly
in the registry? I know the command line utility secedit is
available, but it is probably more error prone than using Regedit to
change a single value.
Michael Rose
Unisys Corp.