Password expiry countdown

[Roger Neilson]

Windows XP pro machine has recently started telling me there are x
days left till I need to change my password and asking if i want to do
so now.

However, the puzzler is that neither of the users of the machine have
passwords for logging on. The request comes straight after I have
selected my user name.My user name is a nickname, not my actual name.
if I try to do anything to change the password it asks me to do so as
my real name, asks for my old password, rejects the only one I ever
use and then lets me continue to normal access.

Should I be concerned about this? I have 9 days left now.......I
suspect its not an issue as my normal user name does have all
privileges and no password, but I'd appreciate some advice.

Didactylos

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Roger Neilson wrote:
> Windows XP pro machine has recently started telling me there are x
> days left till I need to change my password and asking if i want to do
> so now.
>
> However, the puzzler is that neither of the users of the machine have
> passwords for logging on. The request comes straight after I have
> selected my user name.My user name is a nickname, not my actual name.
> if I try to do anything to change the password it asks me to do so as
> my real name, asks for my old password, rejects the only one I ever
> use and then lets me continue to normal access.
>
> Should I be concerned about this? I have 9 days left now.......I
> suspect its not an issue as my normal user name does have all
> privileges and no password, but I'd appreciate some advice.
>
> Didactylos

Go to Start/Run, type: control userpasswords2 and press OK.
Click the Advanced tab.
In Advanced User Management, click the Advanced button.
Select the Userw folder.
Double click your account in the list.
Place a check mark in the "Password never expires" option.
OK your way out.

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[Roger Neilson]

Thank you for an excellent walk through of the problem.

Didactylos

On Sun, 8 Jun 2003 09:20:55 -0700, "Ronnie Vernon MVP" >
wrote:

>Roger Neilson wrote:
>> Windows XP pro machine has recently started telling me there are x
>> days left till I need to change my password and asking if i want to do
>> so now.
>>
>> However, the puzzler is that neither of the users of the machine have
>> passwords for logging on. The request comes straight after I have
>> selected my user name.My user name is a nickname, not my actual name.
>> if I try to do anything to change the password it asks me to do so as
>> my real name, asks for my old password, rejects the only one I ever
>> use and then lets me continue to normal access.
>>
>> Should I be concerned about this? I have 9 days left now.......I
>> suspect its not an issue as my normal user name does have all
>> privileges and no password, but I'd appreciate some advice.
>>
>> Didactylos
>
>Go to Start/Run, type: control userpasswords2 and press OK.
>Click the Advanced tab.
>In Advanced User Management, click the Advanced button.
>Select the Userw folder.
>Double click your account in the list.
>Place a check mark in the "Password never expires" option.
>OK your way out.

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Roger Neilson wrote:
> Thank you for an excellent walk through of the problem.
>
> Didactylos
>
> On Sun, 8 Jun 2003 09:20:55 -0700, "Ronnie Vernon MVP" >
> wrote:
>
>> Roger Neilson wrote:
>>> Windows XP pro machine has recently started telling me there are x
>>> days left till I need to change my password and asking if i want to
>>> do so now.
>>>
>>> However, the puzzler is that neither of the users of the machine
>>> have passwords for logging on. The request comes straight after I
>>> have selected my user name.My user name is a nickname, not my
>>> actual name. if I try to do anything to change the password it asks
>>> me to do so as my real name, asks for my old password, rejects the
>>> only one I ever use and then lets me continue to normal access.
>>>
>>> Should I be concerned about this? I have 9 days left now.......I
>>> suspect its not an issue as my normal user name does have all
>>> privileges and no password, but I'd appreciate some advice.
>>>
>>> Didactylos
>>
>> Go to Start/Run, type: control userpasswords2 and press OK.
>> Click the Advanced tab.
>> In Advanced User Management, click the Advanced button.
>> Select the Userw folder.
>> Double click your account in the list.
>> Place a check mark in the "Password never expires" option.
>> OK your way out.

Your Welcome. :)

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Microsoft MVP
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