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09-03-2009

How do I setup or change a Local Password Policy, using vista Home?

09-03-2009

Sage - John Leonard wrote:

Quote:

> How do I setup or change a Local Password Policy, using vista Home?

Since you don't have gpedit in Vista Home:

Start Orb>Search box>cmd
When cmd appears in Results above, right-click and choose "Run as
administrator"

Stop the Password Expiration - at the command prompt type:

net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited [enter]

You will get a message box: “The command completed successfully” and then
you can close the command prompt.

To change the Password Expiration Date:

At an elevated command prompt (as above), type:

net accounts /maxpwage

1 - 999) [enter]

Here (1- 999) is the range for the number of days. Ex. - to set password
expiration to 50 days, type net accounts /maxpwage:50. Close the command
prompt window when you get “The command completed successfully” message.

Malke
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MS-MVP
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09-04-2009

Thx

I found that and did it.
"Malke" <malke@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Sage - John Leonard wrote:
>

Quote:

>> How do I setup or change a Local Password Policy, using vista Home?

>
> Since you don't have gpedit in Vista Home:
>
> Start Orb>Search box>cmd
> When cmd appears in Results above, right-click and choose "Run as
> administrator"
>
> Stop the Password Expiration - at the command prompt type:
>
> net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited [enter]
>
> You will get a message box: “The command completed successfully” and then
> you can close the command prompt.
>
> To change the Password Expiration Date:
>
> At an elevated command prompt (as above), type:
>
> net accounts /maxpwage

1 - 999) [enter]
>
> Here (1- 999) is the range for the number of days. Ex. - to set password
> expiration to 50 days, type net accounts /maxpwage:50. Close the command
> prompt window when you get “The command completed successfully” message.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>

09-03-2009	#1 (permalink)
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09-03-2009	#2 (permalink)
Malke n/a posts	Re: local password policy - vista home Sage - John Leonard wrote: Quote: > How do I setup or change a Local Password Policy, using vista Home? Since you don't have gpedit in Vista Home: Start Orb>Search box>cmd When cmd appears in Results above, right-click and choose "Run as administrator" Stop the Password Expiration - at the command prompt type: net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited [enter] You will get a message box: “The command completed successfully” and then you can close the command prompt. To change the Password Expiration Date: At an elevated command prompt (as above), type: net accounts /maxpwage1 - 999) [enter] Here (1- 999) is the range for the number of days. Ex. - to set password expiration to 50 days, type net accounts /maxpwage:50. Close the command prompt window when you get “The command completed successfully” message. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
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09-04-2009	#3 (permalink)
Sage - John Leonard n/a posts	Re: local password policy - vista home Thx I found that and did it. "Malke" <malke@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23ZUWGULLKHA.3708@xxxxxx Quote: > Sage - John Leonard wrote: > Quote: >> How do I setup or change a Local Password Policy, using vista Home? > > Since you don't have gpedit in Vista Home: > > Start Orb>Search box>cmd > When cmd appears in Results above, right-click and choose "Run as > administrator" > > Stop the Password Expiration - at the command prompt type: > > net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited [enter] > > You will get a message box: “The command completed successfully” and then > you can close the command prompt. > > To change the Password Expiration Date: > > At an elevated command prompt (as above), type: > > net accounts /maxpwage1 - 999) [enter] > > Here (1- 999) is the range for the number of days. Ex. - to set password > expiration to 50 days, type net accounts /maxpwage:50. Close the command > prompt window when you get “The command completed successfully” message. > > Malke > -- > MS-MVP > Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! > http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ >
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