password expiration

[chris]

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 <079501c34b56$74e485b0$a301280a@phx.gbl>, 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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[rifleman]

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers cogitated deeply and scribbled thusly:

> Before you do that, read this:
>
> EFS, Credentials, Private Keys Unavailable After Password Reset [Q290260]
> [url]http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290260[/url]
>
> 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?

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[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.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
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"rifleman" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:bf3p6r$uq1$2@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...

> Rick "Nutcase" Rogers cogitated deeply and scribbled thusly:
>

> > Before you do that, read this:
> >
> > EFS, Credentials, Private Keys Unavailable After Password Reset

[Q290260]

> > [url]http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290260[/url]
> >
> > 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:
> [url]www.gbpcomputing.co.uk[/url]
>

[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.

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Best of Luck,

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

"rifleman" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:bf4q4b$tn8$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...

> 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:
> [url]www.gbpcomputing.co.uk[/url]
>

[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.

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[Ted]

"rifleman" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message news:bf3p6r$uq1$2@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...

> Rick "Nutcase" Rogers cogitated deeply and scribbled thusly:
>

> > Before you do that, read this:
> >
> > EFS, Credentials, Private Keys Unavailable After Password Reset [Q290260]
> > [url]http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290260[/url]
> >
> > 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:
> [url]www.gbpcomputing.co.uk[/url]
>

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