Xp doesnt let me change passowrd..

Hi,

I want to change my windows password so i go to change passowrd and wrote old password and new one . but it showed me popup telling that your password is not strong it should have A-Z that many , a-z that many and numbers and other F****** things ... but my password is not falling in this critaria .. How can i disable this windows suggession (forceful suggession)

try out run>>gpedit.msc

Local computer policy> windows settings> Security Settings> Account policies > password policy.
Tweak around and try not to shoot your foot off.

thanx man mil gaya par cant change as i have not permision!!!

are u the admin? if not then are u trying to change its pass?

virus is right. Your account needs to be of the administrator group. If you are not the administrator then you cant change it.

I am administrator but that setting is disabled in gpedit window!!!

are you on a domain?

run command prompt
type"net user *admin"
change passwd to whtever u like.

@iludg : yes i m on domain ...

@romeo : can you elaborate on this command as it is not working

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please search *.sam file in your computer and delet it . this trik remove your password then in next time make a new password thats it

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in command prompt type

net user "user name" "new password"

this is the command
in user name write name of the user u want to change the pwd
in the new pwd type the new pwd......

did u check the password policies?

Right click on mycomputer>Manage>Local Users and groups>users>Right CLick on ur user name>properties>Uncheck user cannot change password.

You have to be admin. so log in as admin by or go to COntrol Panel>admin tools>computer management>right click>Run As>Use admin password>
and contineue with the above steps.

Hi,
I am geting listed in net user command as well not in manage -> users....

but i m listed in control panel-> usercontrol.. and i m as administrator !!

i go to group policy - > comp confi -> windows setting -> security settings -> account policy - > password policy - > in that password must meet complexity requirement is enabled and i ama not able to change it !!!

@prashant the account he has is an account on the domain. So he still has to login to the domain. (I will check this out at my office. If it works it would be a major loophole)
@nikforu your domain administrator is most probably pushing down policy settings to your computer. (anyone else has any ideas) AFAIK this is the end of the road.

BTW nik why don't you use a password with alphanumeric and random capital and small letter? eg niK20064u or something like that?

ilugd said:
@prashant the account he has is an account on the domain. So he still has to login to the domain. (I will check this out at my office. If it works it would be a major loophole)
@nikforu your domain administrator is most probably pushing down policy settings to your computer. (anyone else has any ideas) AFAIK this is the end of the road.

BTW nik why don't you use a password with alphanumeric and random capital and small letter? eg niK20064u or something like that?

Now that would be only solution to this!!!!