Windows XP, Windows Vista Edition and Windows 7
Plain text password is necessary for Windows XP and Windows Vista when you require ENCS services through Samba. A typical example is to hook ENCS printers to a user-managed machine. To do it (Windows XP Home or Windows Vista Home Edition), you can manually run the registry key "xp.reg".
- Right click on "xp.reg", select "save link as" to save the file.
- Since the file will be saved as text file so right click and rename it as “xp.reg”
- Double click the saved file to change the registry key.
- Reboot the machine to have the change effective.
Manual Configuration:
- Click on Start>Programs>Administrative Tools
NOTE:
For Windows XP:
We have seen some Windows XP systems that did not have Administrative Tools on the Programs menu. If it is not there go to
Start -> Settings -> Control Panel and select Administrative Tools.For Windows Vista & Windows 7:
If you view Control Panel by 'Catagory', then go to
System & Security -> Administrative ToolsNote: If the above option does not show, Registry key can also be manually modified by:
- Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/System/CurrentControlSet/Services/LanmanWorkStation/parameters]
- Set "EnablePlainTextPassword"=dword:00000001
- On the Administrative Tools folder, double-click Local Security Policy.
- On the Security Setting folder, click the plus sign next to Local Policies to expand it.
- Double-click Security Options.
- Scroll down to near the bottom of the list.
- Double-click on 'Microsoft network client: Send unencrypted passwords to connect to third-party SMB servers'
- Click the Enabled radio button.
- Click OK.
- Close the Local Security Settings Window.
- Re-boot you Windows XP.