Lotus Notes Password Sync

If you are unlucky enough to work for a company that uses Lotus Notes you may, when starting Lotus Notes, receive the message:

"Your windows account password does not match your notes password. To synchronize passwords, use File->Tools->User ID and click Set Password" .

If you do not need to sync your password and this message is just another nuisance provided by Notes it can be stopped. I have found several “How To’s” that say you need to re-install Lotus Notes to remove the functionality. This is not the case.  It can be done by following the instructions below.

Close down Lotus Notes.

Windows 2000 users:

Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Component Services -> Services (Local) -> Lotus Notes Single Sign on.
Change the start-up type to disabled by selecting the line then right clicking on options. Stop the service by clicking on stop.
Restart Lotus Notes and you will be prompted for the user password normally.

Windows XP users:

Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> Administrative Tools -> Component Services -> Services (Local) -> Lotus Notes Single Sign on. 
Change the start-up type to disabled by selecting the line then right clicking on options. Stop the service by clicking on stop.
Restart Lotus Notes and you will be prompted for the user password normally.

Good luck and I hope this helps.