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Old 07-09-2007   #5 (permalink)
Patrick O''Connor


 
 

RE: Stored user names and passwords BROKEN in Vista

Having the same issue. Have had to use a very awkward workaround for our new
batch of students (*.domain) thats going to cause a few headaches down the
line. Would be nice to have domain\* back, or at least an alternative.

"WayCool" wrote:

> It seems that stored usernames and passwords no longer works in Vista (XP
> works fine).
>
> We use this feature to connect to SQL Servers using a particular UID/PW
> combination so we dont have to use clear text authentication (i.e. SQL
> Server Auth).
>
> On XP we could create a wildcard domain and UID/PW and save it in "stored
> user names and password" then the user could use for example iSQL or
> Enterprise Manager to connect to the server via windows authentication.
>
> If I try this with Vista it either sends my current domain id/pw OR (if
> the machine is not in a domain) it seems to send NULL instead.
>
> Anyone have any ideas on what/where something might be adjusted to fix this
> issue ???
>

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