Win 98 Password Expire Error on W2k3 Server network

When passwords expire on W2k3 server with a Win 98 client. They are prompted
to change there password. However when they do change it an error occurs as
follows:

Unable to change the password for Microsoft Networking because of the
following error: The computer name specificed in the network path cannot be
located

This only effect a few 98 PC as some other are fine.

Any ideas?

Did you try to install Directory Services Client?

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

or

http://tinyurl.com/2bad8

Dusko Savatovic



"Matt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:BAE75635-A49F-4E44-A3F7-(E-Mail Removed)...
> When passwords expire on W2k3 server with a Win 98 client. They are
> prompted
> to change there password. However when they do change it an error occurs
> as
> follows:
>
> Unable to change the password for Microsoft Networking because of the
> following error: The computer name specificed in the network path cannot
> be
> located
>
> This only effect a few 98 PC as some other are fine.
>
> Any ideas?

Yes this is installed on all 98 Pc's and resinstalled just to be sure.

"Dusko Savatovic" wrote:

> Did you try to install Directory Services Client?
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
>
> or
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2bad8
>
> Dusko Savatovic
>
>
>
> "Matt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:BAE75635-A49F-4E44-A3F7-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > When passwords expire on W2k3 server with a Win 98 client. They are
> > prompted
> > to change there password. However when they do change it an error occurs
> > as
> > follows:
> >
> > Unable to change the password for Microsoft Networking because of the
> > following error: The computer name specificed in the network path cannot
> > be
> > located
> >
> > This only effect a few 98 PC as some other are fine.
> >
> > Any ideas?
>
>
>

Is WINS and DNS properly configured on these PC's.

It's worth clearing caches:
ipconfig /flushdns
nbtstat -R

Also, check for stale records in hosts and lmhosts files and also purge
stale records in DNS and WINS databases (run scavenging).

It also won't hurt to delete all .pwl files on Win9x PC's.

As a workaround for these users, you may wish to install remote desktop
client software, and enable those users to connect to terminal service
session on proper server where they would be able to change their password.

Dusko Savatovic

"Matt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:84BEBEC9-428A-4206-9C00-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Yes this is installed on all 98 Pc's and resinstalled just to be sure.
>
> "Dusko Savatovic" wrote:
>
>> Did you try to install Directory Services Client?
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
>>
>> or
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/2bad8
>>
>> Dusko Savatovic
>>
>>
>>
>> "Matt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:BAE75635-A49F-4E44-A3F7-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > When passwords expire on W2k3 server with a Win 98 client. They are
>> > prompted
>> > to change there password. However when they do change it an error
>> > occurs
>> > as
>> > follows:
>> >
>> > Unable to change the password for Microsoft Networking because of the
>> > following error: The computer name specificed in the network path
>> > cannot
>> > be
>> > located
>> >
>> > This only effect a few 98 PC as some other are fine.
>> >
>> > Any ideas?
>>
>>
>>

Will give it a try. Problem is Win 98 doesn't have IPConfig, it used winipcfg.

"Dusko Savatovic" wrote:

> Is WINS and DNS properly configured on these PC's.
>
> It's worth clearing caches:
> ipconfig /flushdns
> nbtstat -R
>
> Also, check for stale records in hosts and lmhosts files and also purge
> stale records in DNS and WINS databases (run scavenging).
>
> It also won't hurt to delete all .pwl files on Win9x PC's.
>
> As a workaround for these users, you may wish to install remote desktop
> client software, and enable those users to connect to terminal service
> session on proper server where they would be able to change their password.
>
> Dusko Savatovic
>
> "Matt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:84BEBEC9-428A-4206-9C00-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Yes this is installed on all 98 Pc's and resinstalled just to be sure.
> >
> > "Dusko Savatovic" wrote:
> >
> >> Did you try to install Directory Services Client?
> >>
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
> >>
> >> or
> >>
> >> http://tinyurl.com/2bad8
> >>
> >> Dusko Savatovic
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Matt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:BAE75635-A49F-4E44-A3F7-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > When passwords expire on W2k3 server with a Win 98 client. They are
> >> > prompted
> >> > to change there password. However when they do change it an error
> >> > occurs
> >> > as
> >> > follows:
> >> >
> >> > Unable to change the password for Microsoft Networking because of the
> >> > following error: The computer name specificed in the network path
> >> > cannot
> >> > be
> >> > located
> >> >
> >> > This only effect a few 98 PC as some other are fine.
> >> >
> >> > Any ideas?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>