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Go into the users property in Active Directory and set it so the user cant change their password and password never expires and then hit ok. &nbsp;Then right click on the user and select &quot;change password&quot; and make it whatever you want. &nbsp;It should keep it from thereon. &nbsp;<br />
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-Joe
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Go into the users property in Active Directory and set it so the user cant change their password and password never expires and then hit ok.  Then right click on the user and select "change password" and make it whatever you want.  It should keep it from thereon.  

-Joe

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this is on a workgroup thought not domain. there is no AD.
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this is on a workgroup thought not domain. there is no AD.

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Sorry, didn't read through enough..... my bad
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Sorry, didn't read through enough..... my bad

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Take a look at this link as it provides screenshots to accomplish this..<br />
<a href="http://www.elmajdal.net/Win2k8/Using_Windows_Server_2008_as_a_Workstation.aspx#step2" rel="ugc">http://www.elmajdal.net/Win2k8/Using_Windows_Server_2008_as_a_Workstation.aspx#step2</a><br />
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Hope this helps~!
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Take a look at this link as it provides screenshots to accomplish this..
http://www.elmajdal.net/Win2k8/Using_Windows_Server_2008_as_a_Workstation.aspx#step2 [http://www.elmajdal.net/Win2k8/Using_Windows_Server_2008_as_a_Workstation.aspx#step2]

Hope this helps~!

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If that doesn't play ball, then perhaps you've got a local policy restricting your passwords.<br />
Go to Start, Programs, Administraitive Tools, Computer Managemtn, Local Security Policy. &nbsp;Sorry my machine's playing up so I can't see if that's exactly correct,
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If that doesn't play ball, then perhaps you've got a local policy restricting your passwords.
Go to Start, Programs, Administraitive Tools, Computer Managemtn, Local Security Policy.  Sorry my machine's playing up so I can't see if that's exactly correct,

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THAT WAS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR!!! THANKS.
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THAT WAS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR!!! THANKS.

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Hi Experts,<br />
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&nbsp; I have a windows 2008 server that is just on a workgroup inviornment. I created some users and just wanted to use a simple 3 or 4 character password but it asked for a more complex password. Where can I disable that at? 
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Hi Experts,

  I have a windows 2008 server that is just on a workgroup inviornment. I created some users and just wanted to use a simple 3 or 4 character password but it asked for a more complex password. Where can I disable that at? 

how to disable the password complexity in a server 2008 workgroup?

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.