Q271862: Password Filter Excludes the Slash Character
Article: Q271862
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 2000 SP1,4.0 SP6,4.0 SP6a
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbWinNT400PreSP7Fix kbWin2000PreSP2Fix kbWin2000SP2Fix
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 SP6, Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows 2000 SP1 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 SP1 Server
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SYMPTOMS
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The slash character (/) is not accepted as a valid special character when you
use Passfilt.dll to enable strong passwords.
RESOLUTION
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Windows NT 4.0
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A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to
correct the problem described in this article and should be applied only to
systems experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the
fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and
information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World
Wide Web:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS
NOTE: In special cases, charges that are normally incurred for support calls may
be canceled, if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific
update will resolve your problem. Normal support costs will apply to additional
support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in
question.
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or
later:
Date Time Version Size File name Platform
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09/08/2000 02:51p 4.0.1381.7086 7,952 Passfilt.dll Intel
09/08/2000 02:49p 4.0.1381.7086 13,072 Passfilt.dll Alpha
Windows 2000
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For
additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
Q260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or
later:
Date Time Version Size File name
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09/28/2000 09:50p 5.0.2195.2380 4,880 Passfilt.dll
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.
Additional query words: forward
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Keywords : kbWinNT400PreSP7Fix kbWin2000PreSP2Fix kbWin2000SP2Fix
Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTS400sp6 kbWinNTS400search kbwin2000ServSearch kbwin2000Search kbNTTermServ400sp6 kbNTTermServSearch kbWinAdvServSearch kbWin2000AdvServSP1 kbwin2000ServSP1 kbWinNTSEnt400SP6a
Version : :2000 SP1,4.0 SP6,4.0 SP6a
Hardware : x86
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix
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