Minimum password age registry entry

[Guest Minimum password age]

I can not find where the "Minimum password age" registry value is stored in

Windows XP workstations in the registry? How can I find this setting and

change the value in the registry without using group policies?

thanks.

[Guest Nepatsfan]

Re: Minimum password age registry entry

 

"Minimum password age" <Minimum password age@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message news:B7C1B9CE-668B-4139-B32E-488DCC28E094@microsoft.com...

>I can not find where the "Minimum password age" registry value is stored in

> Windows XP workstations in the registry? How can I find this setting and

> change the value in the registry without using group policies?

> thanks.

>

 

They're not saved in the registry.

 

Open a command prompt window, Start -> Run -> cmd.exe.

At the prompt enter the following command.

 

net help accounts

 

You should see all the switches that are available with this command.

The one you're looking for is net accounts /minpwage:dd.

 

Good luck

 

Nepatsfan

[Guest David H. Lipman]

Re: Minimum password age registry entry

 

From: "Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXIX.com>

 

 

| They're not saved in the registry.

|

| Open a command prompt window, Start -> Run -> cmd.exe.

| At the prompt enter the following command.

|

| net help accounts

|

| You should see all the switches that are available with this command.

| The one you're looking for is net accounts /minpwage:dd.

|

| Good luck

|

| Nepatsfan

|

 

Can I assume you didn't post about GPEDIT.MSC because it is not available in WinXP Home and

your reply is universal for all XP flavours ?

 

--

Dave

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[Guest Nepatsfan]

Re: Minimum password age registry entry

 

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message

news:ecIsfOyeIHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> From: "Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXIX.com>

>

>

> | They're not saved in the registry.

> |

> | Open a command prompt window, Start -> Run -> cmd.exe.

> | At the prompt enter the following command.

> |

> | net help accounts

> |

> | You should see all the switches that are available with this command.

> | The one you're looking for is net accounts /minpwage:dd.

> |

> | Good luck

> |

> | Nepatsfan

> |

>

> Can I assume you didn't post about GPEDIT.MSC because it is not available in

> WinXP Home and

> your reply is universal for all XP flavours ?

>

> --

> Dave

> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

> Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

>

>

 

The OP was looking for a solution that didn't involve group policies. That's why

I didn't include any mention of gpedit.msc or secpol.msc.

 

As for the second part of your question, I believe it applies to all versions of

XP, not just Home Edition. I'm basing that opinion on the information available

in this spreadsheet from Microsoft.

 

Group Policy Settings Reference

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7821c32f-da15-438d-8e48-45915cd2bc14&displaylang=en

 

Included in the listing of policies is their corresponding registry key. The

page which lists the Security Settings policies has this note posted in the

Registry Settings column; "Password Policy security settings are not registry

keys". A similar comment applies to the settings available in Account Lockout

Policy, Audit Policy, and User Rights Assignment.

 

I'm no expert. I just go on what I consider to be reliable sources. If I'm

wrong, then so be it. It won't be the first time, and it won't be the last.

 

Nepatsfan

[Guest David H. Lipman]

Re: Minimum password age registry entry

 

From: "Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXIX.com>

 

| "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message

| news:ecIsfOyeIHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> From: "Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXIX.com>

>>

|>> They're not saved in the registry.

|>>

|>> Open a command prompt window, Start -> Run -> cmd.exe.

|>> At the prompt enter the following command.

|>>

|>> net help accounts

|>>

|>> You should see all the switches that are available with this command.

|>> The one you're looking for is net accounts /minpwage:dd.

|>>

|>> Good luck

|>>

|>> Nepatsfan

|>>

>> Can I assume you didn't post about GPEDIT.MSC because it is not available in

>> WinXP Home and

>> your reply is universal for all XP flavours ?

>>

>> --

>> Dave

>> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

>> Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

>>

| The OP was looking for a solution that didn't involve group policies. That's why

| I didn't include any mention of gpedit.msc or secpol.msc.

|

| As for the second part of your question, I believe it applies to all versions of

| XP, not just Home Edition. I'm basing that opinion on the information available

| in this spreadsheet from Microsoft.

|

| Group Policy Settings Reference

| http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7821c32f-da15-438d-8e48-45915cd2bc14&displaylang=en

|

| Included in the listing of policies is their corresponding registry key. The

| page which lists the Security Settings policies has this note posted in the

| Registry Settings column; "Password Policy security settings are not registry

| keys". A similar comment applies to the settings available in Account Lockout

| Policy, Audit Policy, and User Rights Assignment.

|

| I'm no expert. I just go on what I consider to be reliable sources. If I'm

| wrong, then so be it. It won't be the first time, and it won't be the last.

|

| Nepatsfan

|

 

You may not be an expert but...

Close to it :-)

 

Thanx.

 

--

Dave

http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp