Are you sure? Microsoft lists the asterisk as one of the recommended special characters...
Was your issue with a specific application/version of Windows? Maybe they've fixed that issue. Joe L. Heaton >>> "Kim Longenbaugh" <k...@colonialsavings.com> 9/21/2009 7:40 AM >>> Yeah, asterisks don't work... -----Original Message----- From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:jhea...@dfg.ca.gov] Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 9:34 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Special characters in passwords Anyone know of any special characters that can NOT be used in Windows passwords? Joseph L. Heaton Windows Server Support Group Information Technology Branch Department of Fish and Game 1807 13th Street, Suite 201 Sacramento, CA 95811 Desk: (916) 323-1284 Cell: (916) 919-5816 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
