Microsoft KB Archive/810877

= Windows Prompts You to Change Your Password Although No Password Was Configured =

Article ID: 810877

Article Last Modified on 5/27/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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SYMPTOMS
After you upgrade to Windows XP Professional, you may receive the following error message:

Your password will expire in  days. Do you want to change it now?

You may receive this message although you have never used a password.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem:  Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click User Accounts. Click your account name, and then click Create a password. In the Type a new password and Type the new password again to confirm boxes, type the password for your account. Click Create a password. Note that this step is optional. If you want to remove the password you just created:  Restart your computer, and then log on to the computer by using the new password. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click User Accounts.</li> Click your user account, and then click Remove the password.</li></ol> </li></ol>

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about a similar issue that has a different cause, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322962 Windows Prompts You to Change Your Password Every Time You Log On

Keywords: kbui kbprb KB810877

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