Jesper

Why not write the password on a small piece of paper and stick it in your
wallet until you remember it. Then you shred/burn/eat the paper. Chances are
you protect your wallet at least as well as the data on your computer, so the
risk is not great there.

"Alun Jones" wrote:

> Sometimes it takes a while to think up a really good password (I'm told) -
> staring around the room until you see a couple of objects whose relationship
> you'll remember next time you log on.
>
> Me, I always try to make sure that I don't change my password on a Friday.
> By Monday, I'll have forgotten it.
>
> Teach your users to obey the balloons.
>
> Alun.
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> "Jesper" <Jesper@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:79D5342B-727F-4935-A69D-E1D4F9639591@microsoft.com...
> > No, nothing built in, but I don't understand the exact problem. If the
> > password has expired they will still be forced to change it at logon. The
> > reminder is just for when the password has not expired.
> >
> > I also do not understand what this has to do with account lockout.
> >
> > "RyanTX" wrote:
> >
> >> Well, I now see that there is a balloon notice when I first login after
> >> rebooting that notifies me about the password change, but it does not
> >> require
> >> your attention. The problem I have is that the users who will be
> >> switching
> >> to Vista this year may not see these balloons and I will be forced to
> >> continually assist them when their accounts get locked out. Is there a
> >> group policy setting that can force a more blatant password change
> >> prompt?
> >> -=R=-
> >>
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