Yes, it is. I don't remember the exact terms, but there are different Hash formats in use between the two. I once cut all of my 9x users off by switching on a registry setting for this... D'oh! Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I MCDBA David Clark Company Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Rod Falanga [mailto:rfalanga@xxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 11:11 AM To: WINDOWS2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Another question about password policies According to a Windows 2000 Server book I have, the option "Store Passwords Using Reversible Encryption" is for Windows 95/98 clients (and Macintosh users, but I don't have any of those) which need "...to authenticate with a lower-level encryption". Is this really true? Unfortunately, I do have some Win 9x machines out there. Rod ******************************************************** This Week's Sponsor - RTO Software / TScale What's keeping you from getting more from your terminal servers? Did you know, in most cases, CPU Utilization IS NOT the single biggest constraint to scaling up?! Get this free white paper to understand the real constraints & how to overcome them. SAVE MONEY by scaling-up rather than buying more servers. http://www.rtosoft.com/Enter.asp?ID=148 ********************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm ******************************************************** This Week's Sponsor - RTO Software / TScale What's keeping you from getting more from your terminal servers? Did you know, in most cases, CPU Utilization IS NOT the single biggest constraint to scaling up?! Get this free white paper to understand the real constraints & how to overcome them. SAVE MONEY by scaling-up rather than buying more servers. http://www.rtosoft.com/Enter.asp?ID=148 ********************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm