XP password expiration message. A virus?

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I have had XP Pro installed since last September. Yesterday at the end of
the bootup I received a message that said that "my password would expire in
14 more days, and do I want to set up a new password now" (or words to that
effect). This has never happened before.

I don't want or need a password, so I clicked YES and hit return for the old
password, the new password, and the confirmation for the new password.

I am hoping that I do not get this reminder again. Is this reminder normal,
or is it a virus?

In case this is a virus, I run updated versions of AVG and AdAware almost
daily - and they did not catch it (or maybe AdAware did, because it caught 7
items shortly afterwards).

Thanks for your responses.
 
Windows Prompts You to Change Your Password Every Time You Log On
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;322962&Product=winxp

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| I have had XP Pro installed since last September. Yesterday at the end of
| the bootup I received a message that said that "my password would expire in
| 14 more days, and do I want to set up a new password now" (or words to that
| effect). This has never happened before.
|
| I don't want or need a password, so I clicked YES and hit return for the old
| password, the new password, and the confirmation for the new password.
|
| I am hoping that I do not get this reminder again. Is this reminder normal,
| or is it a virus?
|
| In case this is a virus, I run updated versions of AVG and AdAware almost
| daily - and they did not catch it (or maybe AdAware did, because it caught 7
| items shortly afterwards).
|
| Thanks for your responses.
 
Sorry for the double thread. I was having trouble seeing posts in this NG,
and ended up unsubscribing and resubscribing to correct the situation. See
my response to your response in my second thread.
 
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