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Old 10-10-2003, 01:57 PM   #1
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Question Expiring Password?

Hi there,
Every time i start Windows XP it says my password is expiring and i have a certain number of days left. The thing is i don't have a password enabled and when i click the option to renew my password, my usual passwords that i use don't work and i have no idea what it could be or why it keeps saying my password is expiring.

I have deleted all user accounts that i had apart from the one i am using and there are no passwords on this account. I deleted all the passwords i had enabled too. But still my password is expiring and in 4 days i won't be able to access my PC.

Any ideas on how to resolve this?

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Old 10-10-2003, 02:56 PM   #2
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Is it a trial version of xp?
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Old 10-10-2003, 03:49 PM   #3
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No its not a trial version. Its happened once before and i went into safe mode and somehow managed to get rid of it for a while but i don't remember how. I wanted to know if there was a way to get rid of it coming back, full stop.

I updated from windows ME. That might have something to do with it. (?)

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Hope this works:

Click Start
Click Control Panel
Click Administrative Tools (in classic view)
Double click Computer Management
Double click Users and Groups
Click Users
In right panel, right click your account and select Properties
Select Password Never Expires checkbox
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