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Windows XP Standalone comes up with the password you typed does not meet the password policy requirements

Asked by: mdj1501

Hi,

As above but cannot change the password. Current account does not have a password. Any ideas appreciated although I am remote from this and do not want to give him the administrator password ?

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2009-06-09 at 08:30:31ID24476067
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Windows XP Operating System

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by: flubbsterPosted on 2009-06-09 at 08:45:27ID: 24582306

This can occur if the Minimum Password Age policy is left as Undefined. Enable this in group policy to be zero, per this KB article: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=273004

Open Active Directory Users and Computers management console.
Right-click the name of the domain, and then click Properties.

Note If users are configured to a specific organizational unit, select the organizational unit where the users reside.
Click the Group Policy tab, click Default Domain Policy, and then click Edit. The Group Policy Editor opens.
Expand Computer Configuration, click Windows Settings, click Account Policies, and then click Password Policy.
Right-click Minimum Password Age, and then click Security.
Click to select the Define this policy setting check box, and then set the counter to 0 days.

Note0 days is the default policy setting in Default Domain Policy.
After you set the Minimum Password Age setting, the Suggested Value Changes dialog box appears. It indicates that the Maximum Password Age setting will be changed to 30 days.

If you do not change this value, every user who has a password that is 30 days and older receives an error message when they log on that states that their password has expired and that it has to be changed. To set a higher value, click the Maximum Password Age policy that is above the Minimum Password Age policy after the Minimum Password Age setting is applied, and then increase or reduce this setting according to your preferences.

Note You cannot set the Maximum Password Age setting to 0. If you do, this setting will disable the Minimum Password Age policy.
Click OK to close the Security Policy setting.
Close Group Policy Editor and the Active Directory Users and Computers management console.

 

by: mdj1501Posted on 2009-06-09 at 09:12:44ID: 24582589

This has nothing to do with a domain. It is standalone and has never been on a domain ?

Thanks,

Mark.

 

by: flubbsterPosted on 2009-06-09 at 09:21:12ID: 24582691

Still applies to Local Computer Policy:

Open Local Security Settings.

In the console tree, click Password Policy.

Security Settings/Account Policies/Password Policy

In the details pane, right-click the policy setting that you want, and then click Properties.

Select the options that you want, and then click OK.

To open Local Security Policy, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Local Security Policy

Must be member of administrator to change the policy.

 

by: mdj1501Posted on 2009-06-09 at 09:32:05ID: 24582827

Let me check this out and I will come back to you.

Thanks,

Mark.

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