ID: Q142881
95 WINDOWS kbnetwork kbtool
The information in this article applies to:
The "This server requires authorization" setting may be unavailable in Microsoft Internet Explorer version 2.0 when you use the "Use Internet Explorer to read Internet newsgroups" option. When this occurs, the User Name and Password boxes are also unavailable.
This behavior can occur if the Microsoft Client for Microsoft Networks is not installed.
Add the Microsoft Client for Microsoft Networks to your current setup. To do so, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Network.
3. Click Add, click Client, and then click Add.
4. In the Manufacturers box, click Microsoft. In the Network Clients box,
click Microsoft Client For Microsoft Networks, and then click OK.
6. If you do not want to be prompted for a password when you start
Windows 95, click Windows Logon in the Primary Network Logon box and
then do not enter a password. This caches an empty password.
Not all news servers use user name and password authentication. Some servers determine security based on the Internet protocol (IP) address of the client computer. Enter user name and password information only if your Internet service provider suggests that you do so.
Internet Explorer caches the password information in the <Username>.pwl file. However, because the Microsoft Client for Microsoft Networks handles all password caching, the password cannot be cached and the option is not available if the Microsoft Client for Microsoft Networks is not installed.
KBCategory: kbnetwork kbtool KBSubcategory: win95 winplus wincomm msiew95 Additional reference words: 95 grayed greyed out
Keywords : winplus win95 wincomm msiew95
Version : 95
Platform : WINDOWSLast Reviewed: August 29, 1997