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windows-xpgroup-policy
hamidi
hamidi

Reputation: 1865

Unable to change local security settings

In Windows XP, I'm going to add a new user with a simple password. It prompts that the password does not meet the password policy requirements. I've not set a policy! Then I found that i should use gpedit.msc to change this policy. But it's disabled and I'm unable to change the default policy. I don't know how to change this policy.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 645

Answers (2)

hamidi
hamidi

Reputation: 1865

Oh, I found it! The computer was joined to a domain. So I couldn't create a user with a simple password, even in the local Windows. I left the domain and the fields got changeable! Microsoft is always weird.

Upvotes: 1

domehead100
domehead100

Reputation: 161

Can you use Start -> Run -> secpol.msc, and then navigate to Account Policies and then Password Policy and change it there?

If not, then maybe you can do this by editing the registry directly using this:

Set strong password policy in Windows XP

Upvotes: 1

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