Daniel
Sun Jul 20 03:19:02 CDT 2008
Are you talking about the Windows Logon password? I suggest you open a new
thread and not hijack this one.
--
Sincerely,
Daniel Petri
MVP, Senior IT consultant, trainer
www.petri.co.il
"Dee" <Dee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BE390A5A-883D-4D66-9120-04F32E500DE1@microsoft.com...
> Daniel can you tell me how to change the windows log in passwoord from my
> computer I purchased form a goodwill. One person told me to install a new
> operating system but I cant even get the computer to read the disk
>
> "Daniel Petri <MVP>" wrote:
>
>> I personally never had any issues with changing the domain password
>> policy
>> settings. If you do it the right way, if you replicate the DCs, and if
>> you
>> reboot/refresh the policy I see no reason for it not to "stick"...
>>
>> --
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Daniel Petri
>> MVP, Senior IT consultant, trainer
>> www.petri.co.il
>>
>> "Anteaus" <Anteaus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:EE49E358-F821-4459-84C1-5FEDC3EC42A0@microsoft.com...
>> >
>> > Might add that while I've not tested 2008 yet, on 2003 it seems to take
>> > a
>> > medium-sized tactical nuke to get this policy-change to stick.
>> >
>> > You may need to keep applying 'gpupdate /force' or rebooting till it
>> > eventually takes.
>> >
>> > "Daniel Petri <MVP>" wrote:
>> >
>> >> If the server is a member of an AD domain, use GPMC (gpmc.msc) >
>> >> Default
>> >> Domain Policy >
>> >>
>> >> Windows Settings
>> >> Security Settings
>> >> Account Policies/Password Policy
>> >>
>> >> Password must meet complexity requirements = Disabled
>> >>
>> >> If it's a stand alone machine, do the same but from the Local Policies
>> >> (secpol.msc).
>> >>
>> >> Refresh the policy by running:
>> >>
>> >> gpupdate /force
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Sincerely,
>> >>
>> >> Daniel Petri
>> >> MVP, Senior IT consultant, trainer
>> >> www.petri.co.il
>> >>
>> >> "Javier" <Javier@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:9A65FB6C-2820-46BA-AF9E-B61EE84BAFC3@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hi...
>> >> >
>> >> > I need to disable the password complexity in a Windows 2008.
>> >> >
>> >> > The problem is that the password complexity in my server is enable
>> >> > and
>> >> > not
>> >> > give me the posibility to change.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks a lot.
>> >> >
>> >> > Javier Valverde
>> >>
>>
>>