password expiration

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chris

I'm getting a "your password expires in x days" message
and can't change my password because I don't know the old
one. My friend installed my Windows XP and doesn't
recall entering a password or if he did doesn't know what
it is? Any help?
Thanks
 
christevens1 said:
I'm getting a "your password expires in x days" message
and can't change my password because I don't know the old
one. My friend installed my Windows XP and doesn't
recall entering a password or if he did doesn't know what
it is? Any help?
Thanks
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Log on as Administrator and in Control Panel-Users reset the password to
something you will remember!
 
Rick "Nutcase" Rogers cogitated deeply and scribbled thusly:
Before you do that, read this:

EFS, Credentials, Private Keys Unavailable After Password Reset [Q290260]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290260

Also, try this instead: Start/run control userpasswords2

On the advanced tab, click the 'advanced' button. Click on the users folder,
then right-click the user account and select properties. Put a check in the
box to have the password never expire.

I still suggest you attempt to resolve the issue of the forgotten password
to guard against future problems (like logging onto the Recovery Console).
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Why is your command line method better than the GUI one?
 
Open it and see, the command line one has far more options.

"control userpasswords" opens the one you refer to.

"control userpasswords2' opens a few more options.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone



rifleman said:
Rick "Nutcase" Rogers cogitated deeply and scribbled thusly:
Before you do that, read this:

EFS, Credentials, Private Keys Unavailable After Password Reset [Q290260]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290260

Also, try this instead: Start/run control userpasswords2

On the advanced tab, click the 'advanced' button. Click on the users folder,
then right-click the user account and select properties. Put a check in the
box to have the password never expire.

I still suggest you attempt to resolve the issue of the forgotten password
to guard against future problems (like logging onto the Recovery Console).
Click to expand...
Why is your command line method better than the GUI one?

--
(I may be wrong...I usually am....)
Google is your Friend
Email address deliberately false to avoid spam:
www.gbpcomputing.co.uk
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Rick "Nutcase" Rogers cogitated deeply and scribbled thusly:
Open it and see, the command line one has far more options.

"control userpasswords" opens the one you refer to.

"control userpasswords2' opens a few more options.
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Anmd what about Start-Control Panel-Administrative tools-Computer
Management-Users and groups?

I always thought the ethos of Windows was GUI not a command line
environment.......
 
<heh><heh>

It is, but no one said it is always better.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
Rick "Nutcase" Rogers cogitated deeply and scribbled thusly:
<heh><heh>

It is, but no one said it is always better.
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I'm not saying it's always better either, but I think where people have
no experience either of command lines or XP then they will learn more
about their system by using the GUI rather than just typing in a string
of characters they've been given, which won't mean a thing to them.
 
rifleman said:
Rick "Nutcase" Rogers cogitated deeply and scribbled thusly:
Before you do that, read this:

EFS, Credentials, Private Keys Unavailable After Password Reset [Q290260]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290260

Also, try this instead: Start/run control userpasswords2

On the advanced tab, click the 'advanced' button. Click on the users folder,
then right-click the user account and select properties. Put a check in the
box to have the password never expire.

I still suggest you attempt to resolve the issue of the forgotten password
to guard against future problems (like logging onto the Recovery Console).
Click to expand...
Why is your command line method better than the GUI one?

--
(I may be wrong...I usually am....)
Google is your Friend
Email address deliberately false to avoid spam:
www.gbpcomputing.co.uk
Click to expand...

Why don't you run that command and find out why, you gormless pillock!
 
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