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Old 07-01-2007   #3 (permalink)
thomas rohrer


 
 

Re: how do i change the password expiration policy on Vista home p

i tried the :0 switch but it did not work. It gives me an error about the
minpwlen. Why do we have to change this through the command prompt. shouldn't
there be a local security polices area we can change? as in Win XP.

"Jimmy Brush" wrote:

> Lewis wrote:
> > Does anyone know if it is possilble to set the password to never expire on
> > Vista Home premium? I have an logon for both my wife and myself. My wife's
> > password expired (didn't give her the option of changing it).

>
> Hello,
>
> See if this works for you:
>
> - Click start
> - Type: command prompt
> - Right-click it when it appears in the list and click Run As Administrator
> - Type the following command and press enter:
>
> net accounts /maxpwage:0
>
> --
> -JB
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
> Windows Vista Support FAQ - http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
>

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