Windows Vista Can't Log In: "The system could not access the Credential Manager Server"

Credential Manager is a new SSO solution that Microsoft offers in Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP and also in Windows Vista. It's based on a secure client-side credential-caching mechanism.Single sign-on (SSO) is an approach that attempts to reduce the time users spend performing logon tasks and the number of passwords users must remember. The Open Group, an international vendor and technology-neutral consortium dedicated to improving business efficiency, defines SSO as the "mechanism whereby a single action of user authentication and authorization can permit a user to access all computers and systems where that user has access permission, without the need to enter multiple passwords". The Windows 2000 (and earlier) requirement that users must reenter the same credentials whenever they access resources on the same Internet or intranet server can be frustrating for users, especially when they have more than one set of credentials. Administrators often must cope with the same frustration when they have to switch to alternative credentials to perform administrative tasks.

When you are trying to logon to Windows vista computer,you will get an error message says "The system can not access the Credential Manger Server" .Also when you are tried logging on to Windows Vista with the local admin account, but it tells that it is disabled, and tried again by disconnecting the Windows Vista computer from the network and then trying to logon, but get the error message, "The server is not responding properly. Verify that the Credential Manager server is properly installed on the target server."

HERE'S WHAT YOU DO TO RID YOURSELF OF THIS PROBLEM IN WINDOWS VISTA.(For HP laptop)

Login to Windows Vista as a local administrator in SAFE MODE by hit F[8] before the boot process starts .Then go to services and DISABLE everything that starts with HP.

Reboot the system. Hit F[10] while it's starting and disable the security settings (the second column halfway down). You'll have to configure a password to do it for some reason.

Anyway, then you should be able to login on the local admin in NON-SAFEMODE.

Then go Windows vista START- > HP PROTECTTOOL SECURITY MANAGER - >Credential Manager -> SETTINGS and DISABLE CREDENTIAL MANAGER. If you want disable the multifactor authentication (by enabling password only) under Credential Manager -> MULTIFACTOR AUTHENTICATION.