Password expires in 7 days message before Welcome screen

[PHiLiP]

I upgraded over Windows ME to Windows XP Pro SP1 a while back, and now I
get this message telling me the password will expire in 7 days and ask
me whether I want to update it. If I click NO, Windows continues with
the Welcome screen and normal operation.

My computer is a stand alone computer and not on a network. I'm the
sole Windows login user (apart from the hidden Administrator), and I
don't require a password to login.

How do I remove this message or password? I don't want to be asked
every so often to change a non-existent password.

Thanks so much!

 

[PHiLiP]

Never mind. I eventually located the solution here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810877&Product=winxp




| I upgraded over Windows ME to Windows XP Pro SP1 a while back, and now
I
| get this message telling me the password will expire in 7 days and ask
| me whether I want to update it. If I click NO, Windows continues with
| the Welcome screen and normal operation.
|
| My computer is a stand alone computer and not on a network. I'm the
| sole Windows login user (apart from the hidden Administrator), and I
| don't require a password to login.
|
| How do I remove this message or password? I don't want to be asked
| every so often to change a non-existent password.
|
| Thanks so much!
|
|
|

 

[Alex Nichol]

I upgraded over Windows ME to Windows XP Pro SP1 a while back, and now I
get this message telling me the password will expire in 7 days and ask
me whether I want to update it. If I click NO, Windows continues with
the Welcome screen and normal operation.

My computer is a stand alone computer and not on a network. I'm the
sole Windows login user (apart from the hidden Administrator), and I
don't require a password to login.

Go to Control Panel - Admin tools - Local security Policy
In Account Policies - Password Policies set the top four items to zero
(implying disabled) and the other two to Disabled