How to Display Domain Logon Confirmation in Windows

ID: Q150898

The information in this article applies to:
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SUMMARY

This article describes how to cause Windows to display a dialog box that lists the server that validates a Windows 95 or Windows 98 client logging on to a Microsoft Windows NT or LAN Manager domain. This information may be helpful when you are troubleshooting network problems.


MORE INFORMATION

You can edit the registry using System Policy Editor (Poledit.exe) or Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Check with your network administrator before you make any changes to the registry.

Use System Policy Editor or Registry Editor to display a dialog box that lists the name of the validating domain controller.

Using System Policy Editor (Recommended)

System Policy Editor (Poledit.exe) is available in the Admin\Apptools\ Poledit folder on the Windows 95 CD-ROM. Use the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel to install System Policy Editor.

NOTE: System Policy Editor is not included in the floppy disk version of Windows 95. You can download Policy.exe, a self-extracting executable file containing Poledit.exe, from online services. Please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base for information about downloading Policy.exe:
ARTICLE-ID: Q135315
TITLE : CD-ROM Extras for Microsoft Windows 95 Upgrade

In Windows 98, System Policy Editor is available in the Tools\Reskit\Netadmin\Poledit folder on the Windows 98 CD-ROM.

Use the following steps to edit the registry with System Policy Editor:
  1. Click the Start button, and then click Run.


  2. In the Open box, type "poledit" (without quotation marks), and then click OK.


  3. On the File menu, click Open Registry, and then double-click Local Computer.


  4. Double-click Network, and then double-click Microsoft Client For Windows Networks.


  5. Click the Log On To Windows NT check box to select it.


  6. In the "Settings for Log on to Windows NT" section, click the Display Domain Logon Confirmation check box to select it, and then click OK.


  7. Save the changes to the registry, quit System Policy Editor, and then shut down and restart Windows 95.


Using Registry Editor

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).


Use Registry Editor to add a DWORD value named "DomainLogonMessage" (without quotation marks) to the following registry key:


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Network\Logon


Set the data value for DomainLogonMessage to 1.

Additional query words: login advanced lanman 


Keywords          : kbnetwork msnets win95 win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:95
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: June 2, 1999