Automatic Password Change Problem

[Meerupps]

Hi. Everyone knows to turn the automatic change off if
you don't want to bother with it. I have a client that
had it on, and when the screen came up, evidently she
clicked "OK" to the random change, not knowing what it
was, and didn't write it down! Now I know all the *.pwl
deletion methods of the old days, but is there a fix for
Windows XP Pro? If anyone can help, I would appreciate
it...

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

To fix it, you must logon as an administrator or with admin level
priviledges. Then start/run "control userpasswords2" (without the quotes),
go to the advanced tab and click the advanced button. Click on the users
folder, then right-click the user in question and select "set password".
While you are here, you might want to click on properties and set the
password to never expire.

You may want to read this first:

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

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone -
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Meerupps" > wrote in message
...
> Hi. Everyone knows to turn the automatic change off if
> you don't want to bother with it. I have a client that
> had it on, and when the screen came up, evidently she
> clicked "OK" to the random change, not knowing what it
> was, and didn't write it down! Now I know all the *.pwl
> deletion methods of the old days, but is there a fix for
> Windows XP Pro? If anyone can help, I would appreciate
> it...