Preventing Changes Of User Passwords

[Guest]

I have XP Home and I'd like to set up my users to prevent them from changing
their passwords. Is this possible?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...56-e3da-42ea-857d-92b716077a84&displaylang=en

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Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
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| I have XP Home and I'd like to set up my users to prevent them from changing
| their passwords. Is this possible?

 

[Steven L Umbach]

Use the following command at the command prompt net user username
/passwordchg:no substituting the user's name for username. I know it woks on
XP Pro and should on XP Home. --- Steve

 

[Guest]

Thanks much! That did the trick. Does that setting hold, or is it per boot
session?

 

[Guest]

Thanks. I saw it referenced in another password post, but I was a bit leery
of using it since there were some disclaimers about using it for XPHome. I'll
try it out.

 

[Steven L Umbach]

Yes the setting stays until you change it. You can use the command net user
username to see info about the user account and the command net accounts to
see and manage local password policy. --- Steve