Microsoft KB Archive/322962

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

Article ID: 322962

Article Last Modified on 10/23/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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This article was previously published under Q322962



SYMPTOMS
When you try to log on to Windows XP Professional, you may receive the following message:

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



CAUSE
This issue occurs when your password is set to expire after a predefined number of days.



RESOLUTION
To prevent the password on a local user account from expiring, follow these steps:
 * 1) When you receive the message that is listed in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section of this article, click No.
 * 2) Click Start, click Run, type compmgmt.msc, and then click OK.
 * 3) Double-click Local Users and Groups, and then click Users.
 * 4) Double-click the user account that you want to modify, and then click to select Password never expires.
 * 5) Click OK, and then close the Computer Management dialog box.

NOTE: For information about maximum password age restrictions on a Microsoft Windows 2000 domain account, contact your system administrator.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about password security in Windows XP, type the following text in the Search box in Windows XP Help:

setting password security

For additional information about resetting users' passwords, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

321305 How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your Password Expires

Additional query words: expired change reset

Keywords: kbprb KB322962

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