Is there a registry setting I can change to apply this fix from http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=303846?
You can disable blank password restrictions by using a policy. To locate and change this policy: Click Start, point to Run, type gpedit.msc, and then click OK to start the Group Policy Editor. Open Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options\Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only. Double-click Limit local account use of blank passwords to consol logon only. Click Disabled, and then click OK. Quit Group Policy Editor.
I want to Run As to a different user with a blank password, but I can't. I get this message a lot with remote access too. How can I change it in Home Premium?
(I just saw this but the setting's not in the list.)
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I found this, it may be for XP but suggestion to use regshot on a Pro Windows 7 PC to capture the registry change may solve it for you
Take a look at this registry key which may disable it. I believe when set to zero as shown.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\limitblankpassworduse:
0x00000000
I use a free program called Regshot to do comparisons of the registry before and after such a change. There are other programs that may be a bit easier to use but for the price and the fact that it does not have to be installed make Regshot a neat utility to have.
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/regshot.html --- Regshot.
I checked my Windows 7 Pro gpedit, that group policy location does not exist, they must have changed it in Windows 7 for security reasons.
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