A User Cannot Sign in to Microsoft Passport by Using Microsoft Windows XP in the Preproduction Environment (816417)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Passport 2.1
  • Microsoft Passport 2.5
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SUMMARY

If you use a client computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP, you cannot sign in to a participating Microsoft Passport Web site that is configured to authenticate against and to run in the Passport Preproduction (PREP) environment.

MORE INFORMATION

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. To sign in to the PREP environment, follow these steps to configure the client computer:
  1. Sign in to the computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP Beta with administrator credentials.
  2. Delete the contents of the following registry keys:
    • Passport Nexus Config:

      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Passport

    • Passport DAMap:

      HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Passport\DAMap

  3. Run the registry script for the Passport environment that you want to authenticate against:

REFERENCES

For more information, download the Microsoft .NET Passport software development kit (SDK) from the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/downloads/list/websrvpass.asp

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:11/7/2003
Keywords:kbinfo KB816417 kbAudDeveloper
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