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If you cancel the credentials dialog box, Outlook 2003 silently enters Offline mode, and you are not connected to your mailbox

Article ID: 949918

SYMPTOMS

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 may prompt you repeatedly for a password. If you cancel the credentials dialog box, Outlook 2003 silently enters Offline mode, and you are not connected to your mailbox. In this case, you do not receive an error message or a notification.

RESOLUTION

Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322756

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/ )

How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

To have us set the UseWindowsUserCredentials registry entry to 1 for you, go to the "Fix it for me" section. If you prefer to fix this problem yourself, go to the "Let me fix it myself" section.

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Let me fix it myself

To resolve this issue, follow these steps:

Apply hotfix 949917. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
949917
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949917/ )
Description of the Outlook 2003 hotfix package: March 7, 2008
Set the
UseWindowsUserCredentials
registry entry. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\RPC
3. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
4. Type UseWindowsUserCredentials, and then press ENTER.
5. Right-click UseWindowsUserCredentials, and then click Modify.
6. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
7. Exit Registry Editor.

Note When you set the

UseWindowsUserCredentials

value to 1, only your desktop credentials are used. The following scenarios may help you determine the value that you want to use.

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Account	UseWindowsUserCredentials	Protocol / Additional Steps	Result
Domain	0 (or not present)	TCP, HTTP with NTML authorization	Connects to Microsoft Exchange without prompting for user credentials.
Non-domain	0 (or not present)	TCP, HTTP with NTML authorization	Prompts for user credentials and connects to Microsoft Exchange.
Domain	1	TCP, HTTP with NTML authorization	Connects to Microsoft Exchange without prompting for user credentials.
Non-domain	1	TCP, HTTP with NTLM authorization	Does not prompt for user credentials and does not connect to Microsoft Exchange. Remains in the disconnected state, occasionally trying to connect.
Domain	1	HTTP with Basic authorization	Prompts for user credentials and connects to Microsoft Exchange. Additionally, it continues to prompt you if you mistype your password.
Non-domain	1	HTTP with Basic authorization	Prompts for user credentials and connects to Microsoft Exchange. Additionally, if you mistype your password, it continues to prompt you.
Domain	1	When you configure the profile, select Always prompt for username and password.	Prompts for user credentials and connects to Microsoft Exchange.

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