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Increase windows max user name length?

MrPudding · 2004-02-17 16:22:53

Hi all Does anyone know if there is a reg hack or other method of changing the maximum allowable username length in windows 2000. MrP

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17-02-2004 5:22pm

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MrPudding

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Hi all

Does anyone know if there is a reg hack or other method of changing the maximum allowable username length in windows 2000.

MrP

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#2 18-02-2004 5:00pm
Hankster

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Twenty characters is the limit for usernames under Windows 2000.

Can't be increased either as far as I'm aware.

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#3 19-02-2004 12:54am
Capt'n Midnight

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Just have to ask why ?

Great way to annoy users - but using foreign characters is much more fun (esp. if they have to use the key pad and ascii codes)

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