Logon "Your password is expiring in 14 days"

[Guest]

When i turned on my machine yesterday I got a message that my password was expiring in 15 days. This morning it is 14. My ID has Adminstrator rights and has never been password protected. Why is this happening and what do I need to do to resolve it?

 

[madmax]

When i turned on my machine yesterday I got a message that my password was expiring in 15 days. This morning it is 14. My ID has Adminstrator rights and has never been password protected. Why is this happening and what do I need to do to resolve it?

I found this with quick google search:
"Have you checked your password expiry time? The default is 42 days but to
prevent the password from expiring it is better to set the maximum password
age to 0 (zero)
Go to control panel and click on administartive tools icon. In admin tools
click the local security settings icon. When the local security settings
window opens click on Account policies in the left pane of the window. Next
click Password policy. Look in the right hand pane and you will see a list.
Left click your mouse on Maximum Password Age and select Properties from the
drop down menu. When the properties window opens you should see a dialog box
'Password will expire in' with, assuming you haven't changed anything, 42
days inside. Change this to 0 (zero). Now click Apply followed by OK to exit
and then exit the local security setting window. Finally exit admin tools
and control panel."

 

[Guest]

Madmax

Thanks for the excellent advice. Problem resolved

I feel a little silly. I searched the MS Knowledge Base and did not find the solution. You say you did a "Quick Google Search" Can you tell me what your search argument was

Thanks again

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Joe wrote

When i turned on my machine yesterday I got a message that my password was expiring in 15 days. This morning it is 14. My ID has Adminstrator rights and has never been password protected. Why is this happening and what do I need to do to resolve it

I found this with quick google search
"Have you checked your password expiry time? The default is 42 days but t
prevent the password from expiring it is better to set the maximum passwor
age to 0 (zero
Go to control panel and click on administartive tools icon. In admin tool
click the local security settings icon. When the local security setting
window opens click on Account policies in the left pane of the window. Nex
click Password policy. Look in the right hand pane and you will see a list
Left click your mouse on Maximum Password Age and select Properties from th
drop down menu. When the properties window opens you should see a dialog bo
'Password will expire in' with, assuming you haven't changed anything, 4
days inside. Change this to 0 (zero). Now click Apply followed by OK to exi
and then exit the local security setting window. Finally exit admin tool
and control panel.


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John Barnett MV
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