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There was (and still is) misconception regarding that screen. That screen is for authenticating on the network. I believe you could also just close the dialog.
by bouke 6y ago
There was (and still is) misconception regarding that screen. That screen is for authenticating on the network. I believe you could also just close the dialog. It’s not for authenticating a local user account. Failing to authenticate you just couldn’t access network shares.
- AnssiH 6y agoI believe that depends on the configuration. The error dialog in the gif when Cancel is pressed does say "You cannot use Windows unless your login name is validated by the network."
- sitharus 6y agoI recall being able to just cancel that dialog back in the day. There was a group policy to require network authentication added at some point, but I don't know when.
- donmcronald 6y agoYeah. I swear you could just hit escape at that screen.
- Multicomp 6y agoYou can if the GPO is not set. Source: just tested on my Compaq AiO CRT on reserve duty as a floppy to continuous paper printer adapter
- ars 6y agoNope, I did that on a college computer, with no one logged in. I'm pretty sure it was Windows NT (not 95). Just messed around until I found that accidentally, and I was able to run commands. It would have been around 18 years ago, something like that.
- lloeki 6y agoWe very much for sure used this trick (and others) to go around network authentication back in college days: we had individual network accounts and only the admin had a local account. Poor fella ended giving up cleaning our mIRC and Starcraft installs.
- Teelo 6y agomIRC and Starcraft. Man I miss those days.