Password Expiration Policy

[TK]

Does anyone know where you could look on a hard drive
with WinXP (that won't boot - only access files as a
slave) to determine if its O/S had a password expiration
policy (i.e. rename password every 30 days)?

Is it in the registry?

Thanks.

TK

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

One cannot poke around in the reqistry without logging on to Windows.
Windows XP encrypts all passwords so they cannot be viewed.

How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your Password Expires
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321305&Product=winxp

No Password Expiration Notice Is Presented During the Logon Process
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313194&Product=winxp

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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"TK" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message:

| Does anyone know where you could look on a hard drive
| with WinXP (that won't boot - only access files as a
| slave) to determine if its O/S had a password expiration
| policy (i.e. rename password every 30 days)?
|
| Is it in the registry?
|
| Thanks.
|
| TK