Re: 'password policy' on Windows XP

From: David Cook ("David)
Date: 07/17/04 

Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 15:40:59 -0400

Miha -

    There is no such policy editor on Win XP HOME (it only exists on Win XP
Pro)
as evidence both by fact that I can't find one on the XP Home machine and
because
other msgs in this newsgroup and elsewhere explicitly SAY that this
policy-editor
you speak of exists only on XP Pro.

And, unfortunately for me, the machine I care about is the Win-XP Home
machine.
(Sorry I even mentioned that I also HAVE an XP Pro machine. The reason that
I did mention it is that I have existing accts on that PRO machine too, and
they
have no passwords. And, I can assure you that no one has NEVER used this
'policy-editor'
on that machine, yet I was able in the past to setup user accts that have no
passwords.)

Other ideas?

            Dave

"Miha Pihler" <miha-news@atlantis.si> wrote in message
news:OVHAvKCbEHA.3820@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hi David,
>
> you can set your local policy by going to Group Policy (GP) Editor.
>
> Click on Start > Run > gpedit.msc > once your GP Editor is loaded drill
down
> Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Account
> Policies. Here you have two options
> * Password Policy and
> * Account Lockout
>
> Be careful what you set. Settings will also apply to Administrator and
other
> accounts with administrative privileges.
>
> Mike
>
> "David Cook" <(unknown)> wrote in message
> news:O93lkFCbEHA.3692@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > I have two Windows XP machines here at home, one XP Pro and
> > one XP Home. All users have 'administrative' priv on their accounts.
> >
> > On both machines, it NOW seems that any NEW user accounts that
> > I create MUST have passwords. Yet, my EXISTING user accounts
> > either have no passwords or else have very minimal (e.g. 3-char
> passwords).
> >
> > Did the rules change (e.g. by some Windows Update patch) or am I
> > just not seeing/finding some 'policy' admin program to control this?
> >
> > (As an aside, I googled this issue and see people mentioning
> > to look under
> > 'Control panel, administrative tools, local security policies,...'
> > but, I don't have a choice of 'local security policies' on either of my
> > two systems.)
> >
> > What gives?
> >
> > Cheers...
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
>
>

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