Consider the following scenario. On a domain controller, you configure some password policy settings. For example, you configure the Minimum password age password policy or the Password must meet complexity requirements password policy. However, when a domain user tries to change the password of a Windows Vista-based client computer in the domain, the user may receive the following error message:

Status: C000006C/C000006C

This error message contains only the status code. Therefore, the user does not know the meaning of the error message.

This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:

• The user does not meet some password policy requirements when the user changes the password.
• The client computer is running the German version of Windows Vista.

The information in this article applies to the following configuration(s):

• Radeonâ„¢ X1950 series
• Radeonâ„¢ X1900 series
• Radeonâ„¢ X1800 series
• Radeonâ„¢ X1650 series
• Radeonâ„¢ X1600 series
• Radeonâ„¢ X1550 series
• Radeonâ„¢ X1300 series
• Radeonâ„¢ X1050 series
• Radeonâ„¢ X850 series
• Radeonâ„¢ X800 series
• Radeonâ„¢ X700 series
• Radeonâ„¢ X600 series
• Radeonâ„¢ X550 series
• Radeonâ„¢ X300 series
• Radeonâ„¢ 9800 series
• Radeonâ„¢ 9700 series
• Radeonâ„¢ 9650 series
• Radeonâ„¢ 9600 series
• Radeonâ„¢ 9550 series
• Radeonâ„¢ 9500 series
• Windows Vista 32-bit Edition
• Windows Vista 64-bit Edition
• Windows XP Professional
• Windows XP Home Edition
• Windows XP Media Center Edition
• Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Symptoms:
Installer doesn’t localize on subsequent runs between Operating System Localization changes using the German Operating System

A clip of the action surrounding the release of Vista in Germany.