Enable blank passwords on XP Home

[Guest]

Hello, I'm working on networking two computers together, one running XP pro,
one running XP home. The two pc's are secure, and need to use blank
passwords. On the XP computer, I went into admin tools, and then Local
Security Policies, and disabled the policy that blocks blank passwords, but
when I went to the Home pc, there isn't a LSP applet, but I'm fairly certian
that I have seen it there on other XP Home computers, because I've disabled
that policy on them before.

What's different with this system (about 1 out of 20, actually, seem to be
like this).

Or, better, yet, who cares? All I need to know is how to disable that policy.

Thanks in advance, all help greatly appreciated!!!!

--Jon Jaques

 

[Nepatsfan]

Use regedit to navigate to this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Lsa

In the right hand pane, right click on limitblankpassworduse and
select Modify.
Change the Value data to 0.

 

[Guest]

Excellent, thank you!

--Jon

Use regedit to navigate to this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Lsa

In the right hand pane, right click on limitblankpassworduse and
select Modify.
Change the Value data to 0.

 

[Nepatsfan]

You're welcome.

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Nepatsfan

Excellent, thank you!

--Jon

 

[Kelly]

Hi,

For Home: Run Scheduled Task without a Password (Line 67)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

 

[Nepatsfan]

The answer I posted earlier contained the wrong information. The
correct registry key is:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa

You would still change limitblankpassworduse to 0.

Sorry for the confusion.

 

[Nepatsfan]

If you posted your answer because you saw that my response was
incorrect, thank you. I made the mistake of searching the
registry for limitblankpassworduse, stopping at the first
location and assuming that was the correct one.

If you posted your answer for other reasons, thanks anyway. It
led me to reexamine the information I provided.

 

[Kelly]

Most welcome. Your work is good, and thanks for sharing it. <w>

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com