Hello everyone..

I have a client that has Windows XP Professional computers w/SP3 and they
are not joined to a domain. They are on a peer to peer network joined to a
workgroup.

From time to time, one of the computers won't let one of the users logon
after the computer is freshly booted. It says the account has been locked
out and contact the administrator.

I CAN Login to the same computer as the administrator but not as that user.
Account lockout have been set in local security to 3 attempts then lock them
out and I realize that the user might be making mistakes as he attempts to
login,

My question is, how does an administrator login to that computer and unlock
the locked out user account?

I saw a document on technet.... Securing Windows XP Professional in a
Peer-to-Peer Networking Environment
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc875837.aspx

That says the following,,,
To unlock a locked user account

1.. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

2.. Double-click User Accounts.

3.. Click the Advanced tab and then click the Advanced button.

4.. Click the Users branch.

5.. Find the affected user account and double-click it.

6.. Clear the Account is locked out checkbox and then click OK.


But I can't find the advanced tab in User accounts,,,

Any help would be appreciated,,,

--
Bikini Browser of San Juan Puerto Rico
Small Business Office Automation
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Just open the "Run" box on the Start Menu (or press WinKey+R) and enter :


lusrmgr.msc


....and press the [ok] button.

The Microsoft Management Console (MMC.EXE) file "Local Users and Groups" should open
in a few seconds.

Select the Users "folder" from the left-hand pane.

Double-click on the User that has the lock-out problem.

Uncheck the box marked "Account is Locked Out"

Press [ok] to save and exit the console.

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Bikini Browser" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello everyone..
>
> I have a client that has Windows XP Professional computers w/SP3 and they are not
> joined to a domain. They are on a peer to peer network joined to a workgroup.
>
> From time to time, one of the computers won't let one of the users logon after the
> computer is freshly booted. It says the account has been locked out and contact
> the administrator.
>
> I CAN Login to the same computer as the administrator but not as that user. Account
> lockout have been set in local security to 3 attempts then lock them out and I
> realize that the user might be making mistakes as he attempts to login,
>
> My question is, how does an administrator login to that computer and unlock the
> locked out user account?
>
> I saw a document on technet.... Securing Windows XP Professional in a Peer-to-Peer
> Networking Environment http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc875837.aspx
>
> That says the following,,,
> To unlock a locked user account
>
> 1.. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
>
> 2.. Double-click User Accounts.
>
> 3.. Click the Advanced tab and then click the Advanced button.
>
> 4.. Click the Users branch.
>
> 5.. Find the affected user account and double-click it.
>
> 6.. Clear the Account is locked out checkbox and then click OK.
>
>
> But I can't find the advanced tab in User accounts,,,
>
> Any help would be appreciated,,,
>
> --
> Bikini Browser of San Juan Puerto Rico
> Small Business Office Automation
> Small Business Document Imaging Solutions
> Networking Solutions using Linksys & Cisco Products
> www.daleallen.com/contact.htm
> www.daleallen.net (our blog)
>
>
>

"Bikini Browser" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello everyone..
>
> I have a client that has Windows XP Professional computers w/SP3 and they
> are not joined to a domain. They are on a peer to peer network joined to a
> workgroup.
>
> From time to time, one of the computers won't let one of the users logon
> after the computer is freshly booted. It says the account has been locked
> out and contact the administrator.
>
> I CAN Login to the same computer as the administrator but not as that
> user. Account lockout have been set in local security to 3 attempts then
> lock them out and I realize that the user might be making mistakes as he
> attempts to login,
>
> My question is, how does an administrator login to that computer and
> unlock the locked out user account?
>
> I saw a document on technet.... Securing Windows XP Professional in a
> Peer-to-Peer Networking Environment
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc875837.aspx
>
> That says the following,,,
> To unlock a locked user account
>
> 1.. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
>
> 2.. Double-click User Accounts.
>
> 3.. Click the Advanced tab and then click the Advanced button.
>
> 4.. Click the Users branch.
>
> 5.. Find the affected user account and double-click it.
>
> 6.. Clear the Account is locked out checkbox and then click OK.
>
>
> But I can't find the advanced tab in User accounts,,,
>
> Any help would be appreciated,,,
>
> --
> Bikini Browser of San Juan Puerto Rico

You can also do it from the Command Prompt:

net user xxx /active:yes

There is lots of help too:

net help user | more