In order to enable NTLMv2 on a Windows 95, 98, and ME system, you will need to make a few changes to the Registry.
Warning: Before you attempt to make any changes to the registry, please back it up and make sure you know how to restore if there is a problem afterward. See Microsoft's Knowledge Base article - 322754 - How to Backup, Edit, and Restore the Registry in Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows ME.
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Select the "Start Menu" and then select "Run...".
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In the "Run..." dialog box, type regedit, then click the OK button to open the Registry Editor.
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In the left hand window, expand "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE".
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In the left hand window, expand "System".
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In the left hand window, expand "CurrentControlSet".
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In the left hand window, expand "Control".
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Create an "Lsa" registry key, by clicking on the Edit menu, selecting New, and then selecting Key.
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Type "Lsa" (without the quotes) in the text box and then click the ENTER button on your keyboard.
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You should now have an "Lsa" key.
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Create an "LMCompatibility" registry DWORD Value for the new Lsa key just created, by selecting the "Lsa" key, clicking on the Edit menu, selecting New, and then selecting DWORD Value.
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Type "LMCompatibility" (without the quotes) in the text box and then click the ENTER button on your keyboard.
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You should now have an "LMCompatibility" DWORD Value.
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In the right hand window, double-click the "LMCompatibility" setting.
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You will be presented with the "Edit DWORD Value" dialog box.
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In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, change the Value data: text from "0" to "3", make sure that "Hexadecimal" radio button is chosen for the Base section, and then click the OK button
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In the right hand window, the "LMCompatibility" setting should reflect the new setting change.
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Exit the Registry Editor by clicking on the Registry menu, and then select Exit..
- Please restart your computer.