Reset password must meet complexity requirements?

[Bruce.]

I have a laptop with XP Pro that has "Password must meet complexity
requirements" enabled in the Local Security Password Policy. I need to turn
that off.

However, when I try to edit it, the enabled/disabled buttons are grayed out.
I'm using an administrator account.

How can I reset that? Can I patch the registry somewhere?

Thanks,
Bruce.

 

[Bruce.]

Is the laptop also a part of a domain? It might be controlled by the
domain gpo.

While at work, it is connection to a domain. However when I take it home,
there is no domain controller.

Bruce.

 

[R. McCarty]

Even when the laptop isn't connected to the DC it still uses cached
credentials so the policies are still enforced. Is your Domain account
a "Domain User" or something with higher privilege levels ? A PC
that is a Domain member has two types of accounts, Local machine
and the Domain which one is prompting for Password compliance?

 

[Malke]

While at work, it is connection to a domain. However when I take it home,
there is no domain controller.

When you take the machine home, you are probably still logging into the
domain using cached credentials unless you know for sure you are logging
onto the machine using a local user account. Normally local user accounts,
aside from the local built-in administrator, are not created on
domain-member machines.

You should check with your office's IT Dept. about what you are trying to
do.

Malke

 

[Bruce.]

Even when the laptop isn't connected to the DC it still uses cached
credentials so the policies are still enforced. Is your Domain account
a "Domain User" or something with higher privilege levels ? A PC
that is a Domain member has two types of accounts, Local machine
and the Domain which one is prompting for Password compliance?

Yes, I do often use a domain login while at work. But for this task, I'm
using a laptop local account that I created with admin rights. It still
won't let me change the password requirements even using that local account.

Bruce.

 

[R. McCarty]

I don't really have an answer for you, but here is a link to an article that
discusses Group Policy overrides that may help:
http://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/archive/2005/04/30/circumventing-group-policy-settings.aspx

 

[Bruce.]

I don't really have an answer for you, but here is a link to an article
that
discusses Group Policy overrides that may help:
http://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/archive/2005/04/30/circumventing-group-policy-settings.aspx

Thank you. Very interesting reading. Learned a lot of GP I didn't know.

Bruce.

 

[Jim]

On Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:01:09 +0000, Waingbubnaino

< a load of rubbish >
Sorry , I`m retired .