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Apply a new policy for weak passwords on your Windows 2000 Server domain. 
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Apply a new policy for weak passwords on your Windows 2000 Server domain.

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Is the problem still current??
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thanks jsoup, i set up the new weak policy, and this has temporarily resolved the issue.<br />

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thanks jsoup, i set up the new weak policy, and this has temporarily resolved the issue.


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Thanks i used the Gpresult, and that explained everything, i think my problem was, i created two separate policy's, and didn't know when they were applied. The Gpresult tells you all you need to know. 
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Thanks i used the Gpresult, and that explained everything, i think my problem was, i created two separate policy's, and didn't know when they were applied. The Gpresult tells you all you need to know.

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I've applied a new policy for strong passwords on my Windows 2000 Server domain. After testing, I disabled the password, but the policy still worked, and i had to use strong passwords. I waited for a couple of hours (tried a manual update: sededit /refreshpolicy user_policy and machine_policy), still no joy. <br />
I've now deleted the policy link and the object, and its still implementing itself? <br />
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Not sure how i can turn this policy off now, i fear that i shouldn't have deleted it?
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I've applied a new policy for strong passwords on my Windows 2000 Server domain. After testing, I disabled the password, but the policy still worked, and i had to use strong passwords. I waited for a couple of hours (tried a manual update: sededit /refreshpolicy user_policy and machine_policy), still no joy. 
I've now deleted the policy link and the object, and its still implementing itself? 

Not sure how i can turn this policy off now, i fear that i shouldn't have deleted it?

Group Policy Keeps applying itself, even after I've deleted it from the domain

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Windows 2000 is an operating system for use on both client and server computers. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the last version of Microsoft Windows to display the "Windows NT" designation. Four editions of Windows 2000 were released (Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server) that shared a core set of features, including many system utilities such as the Microsoft Management Console. All versions of the operating system support NTFS 3.0, Encrypting File System, as well as basic and dynamic disk storage. The Windows 2000 Server family includes support for Active Directory services, Distributed File System and fault-redundant storage volumes.