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Old 4th December 2006   #1
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Win XP Password Expiration

I bought a used computer with Win XP Pro installed for my daughter. Now she at boot up she gets a warning "Your password will expire in xx days do you want to enter a new one".
Is this part of the Win XP Operating System that will cause it to stop functioning or is it a Administrators tool to control access to a number of machines?
Is it possible that the Win XP Pro was in fact a pirated copy since the machine was used ?
Thank youu in advanvce for any information on this sketchy problem.

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This is something I see every once in a while. The fix is a usually a simple one. Have a look at this.



http://www.mvps.org/ecvogel/kb/XP_pwd_expire.htm

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Nothing nasty

Hello Oldbear,

your problem is quite simple : windows asks you if you want to change the password of your profile. XP can have more than one user, all set with or without a password, depending of the needs.
So to do that, just enter a new one. If you don't want to have a password matched with your profile name, right click on my computer, select manage, then click on Local users and groups, click on users then right-click on the profile name in question (administrator by default(it has to be the name appearing on the logon screen, where it asks you for a new password)) then Set password ; let it blank and click OK. You could click on users also, right-clicking on the same username, then Properties, unchecking User must change password at next logon, checking Password never expires.
The reason could be that the last owner set his profile with a password, with an expiration date.

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Thank you. I thought it might be a local problem and not the OS. I was getting the run around fom a local "Guru" who as I thought did not really know the problem. Again my thenks
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