Re: password to expire in 2 days ... will laptop be inexcessable?

Hi Kelly,

This command appears to have worked! I've rebooted 3 times and the 'reset
password' message no longer appears.

THANK YOU so much for taking the time to suggest this.

And my thanks to everyone for taking the time to suggest different things to
consider and try.

This MS forum and those who read and reply regularly are deeply appreciated.
I realize how difficult it must be to try and help when there are so many
different hardware & software combinations, yet you always come through for
me.

with kindest regards,

Mary



"Kelly" <kelly@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Mel,

See if this helps: Start/Run/CMD

net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm



"MEL" <mleek@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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We own an IBM T40 ThinkPad Laptop we purchased as a corporate off lease
return. The seller provided a password that he said was applied to all
areas where a password would be set.

We are now receiving a message that the password will expire in 2 days
and do we wish to reset the password. Will this deem the laptop unusable
once this happens?

I have tried to reset the password by using the password sent to us with
the purchase papers and then entering a new one but a message says the
user or password isn't correct. I've tried using uppercase, etc., but
nothing works.

I realize no one would want to say how to get around this if you knew and
this is understandable. I just need to know if the laptop will stop
booting up when this password expires? Even though we've owned pc's since
1990, I've never used a password. I'm at a loss as to what this
expiration of a password means, what the results will be when it expires.

Any advice as to what to expect will be most appreciated.

Mary


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