odd password happenstance

[beamish]

Hello, OS WindowsXP Home, single user, stand alone, non-network unit.
No passwords. Unit operates without problem. Have no problem with
access.
While looking in computer management - services & applications -
services
found several services that had passwords. When I opened the log-on
tab Type of Service was checked and the info box had "nt authority\
network or local service" and in the password boxes 15 dots. Alerter,
DNS and Remote Procedure Call were three of seven that were setup this
way.
Sent a email to the computer builder. Expect a negative answer. I had
requested no passwords.
Read a post in one of the MS Groups stating that Windows sometimes
will create passwords during the installation. If this is what
happened how do I obtain the passwords?

Take Care.
beamish.

 

[Kelly]

This is normal and set by default. As for wanting the passwords, why would
you and I have no idea nor have had an inclination to ask for them. Good
luck!

 

[Alex Nichol]

Hello, OS WindowsXP Home, single user, stand alone, non-network unit.
No passwords. Unit operates without problem. Have no problem with
access.
While looking in computer management - services & applications -
services
found several services that had passwords. When I opened the log-on
tab Type of Service was checked and the info box had "nt authority\
network or local service" and in the password boxes 15 dots. Alerter,
DNS and Remote Procedure Call were three of seven that were setup this
way.

I don't think this is of significance. My System has just the same for
Alerter. The password is a null one. The fifteen dots is the standard
in XP wherever there *might* be a password; it is intended to conceal
how long any actual password is.

 

[beamish]

This is normal and set by default. As for wanting the passwords, why would
you and I have no idea nor have had an inclination to ask for them. Good
luck!

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Hello, Thank You for the reply.
After futher research I have found 12 items, setup in this manner.
The mistake I made was in thinking that they are set passwords.
Thought that the
unit had been hacked. Using a magnifier found that they are dots and
not password indicators. My assumption is if one wants to enter a
password 15 units are the max for passwords in this box. I hope this
is a proper answer. Since the builder and myself are the only people
with physical access, and we have not entered any passwords.
Second ? still unanswered. Does WindowsXP Home have the ability to
create unasked for passwords during the installation?
Take Care.
beamish.

 

[Malke]

beamish wrote:

(snippage)

Second ? still unanswered. Does WindowsXP Home have the ability to
create unasked for passwords during the installation?

No.

Malke

 

[beamish]

I don't think this is of significance. My System has just the same for
Alerter. The password is a null one. The fifteen dots is the standard
in XP wherever there *might* be a password; it is intended to conceal
how long any actual password is.

Hello, Thank You for the reply. Helps clear up the password setup. I was
concerned, knowing that no passwords were entered.
Take Care.
beamish.

 

[Kelly]

Most welcome.

As for the rest, no, you weren't hacked but the dots "do" represent
passwords, thus being password indicators. Again, this is by default in XP,
ignore those in particular.

As for the next part, it is generally 16 characters and yes, contextually
speaking this is correct. BTW, you will never find a reason to doubt
anything posted here from Alex, trust me on that one. )

As for this part: "Does WindowsXP Home have the ability to create unasked
for passwords during the installation?"

Yes and no, depending on the nature of your question and how you look at it.
That said, you may be confusing this within accessing the Admin account
and/or the Recovery Console. To better answer your question, in most cases
it is set to none (meaning blank) unless you are speaking of a sysprep
image.