password expiration

[chris]

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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

[rifleman]

In article >, christevens1
@comcast.net says...
> 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
>
Log on as Administrator and in Control Panel-Users reset the password to
something you will remember!
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[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

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).

--
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

"rifleman" > wrote in message
om...
> In article >, christevens1
> @comcast.net says...
> > 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
> >
> Log on as Administrator and in Control Panel-Users reset the password to
> something you will remember!
> --
> (I may be wrong...I usually am....)
> Google is your Friend
> Email address deliberately false to avoid spam:
> www.gbpcomputing.co.uk
>

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

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.

--
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

"rifleman" > wrote in message
...
> 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).
> >
> 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
>

[rifleman]

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.
>
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.......

--
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[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

<heh><heh>

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

--
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

"rifleman" > wrote in message
...
> 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.
> >
> 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.......
>
> --
> (I may be wrong...I usually am....)
> Google is your Friend
> Email address deliberately false to avoid spam:
> www.gbpcomputing.co.uk
>

[rifleman]

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers cogitated deeply and scribbled thusly:

> <heh><heh>
>
> It is, but no one said it is always better.
>
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.

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

[Paul]

Actually "userpasswords 2" opens you to a window, that is a GUI.
"rifleman" > wrote in message
...
> Rick "Nutcase" Rogers cogitated deeply and scribbled thusly:
>
> > <heh><heh>
> >
> > It is, but no one said it is always better.
> >
> 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.
>
> --
> (I may be wrong...I usually am....)
> Google is your Friend
> Email address deliberately false to avoid spam:
> www.gbpcomputing.co.uk
>

[rifleman]

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).
>
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

[Ted]

"rifleman" > wrote in message =
...
> Rick "Nutcase" Rogers cogitated deeply and scribbled thusly:
>=20
> > Before you do that, read this:
> >=20
> > EFS, Credentials, Private Keys Unavailable After Password Reset =
[Q290260]
> > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=3D290260
> >=20
> > Also, try this instead: Start/run control userpasswords2
> >=20
> > 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.
> >=20
> > I still suggest you attempt to resolve the issue of the forgotten =
password
> > to guard against future problems (like logging onto the Recovery =
Console).
> >=20
> Why is your command line method better than the GUI one?
>=20
> --=20
> (I may be wrong...I usually am....)
> Google is your Friend
> Email address deliberately false to avoid spam:
> www.gbpcomputing.co.uk
>=20

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