Cannot change domain password windows xp

Hi Guys, I've never seen anything quite like this before. Anybody, have any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options Mini Posted April 22, Posted April 22, edited. Edited April 23, by Mini Memnoch Posted April 22, Posted April 22, Posted April 25, OR Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Local Security Settings, and find out if any restriction made to the admin pwd, do necessary updates and try to change pwd again.

Posted April 26, I have a similar problem with a pc that has winxp and sp2 installed as a slipstream the admin user not the administrator account is unable to change its own password. I have tried removing the password but after some time interval the account is inaccesbile with a pop up message password must be changed but upon trying to change the password, it say that the user is not authorized.

To get around it I have to reboot in safe mode and remove the password or change it there. Although I havent tried it yet, I am guessing that the problem is related to the pc not have dotnet installed so once I get a chance will give that a try. Posted May 13, Create an account or sign in to comment You need to be a member in order to leave a comment Create an account Sign up for a new account in our community.

How can I get past this? There are a number of ways to get past this. In fact, you can use a hidden Administrator account in Windows XP to reset your main user password. If that doesn't work, I've linked to another article which describes 3 other methods you can try. I've written an updated article in that outlines a number of methods you can use to reset your admin password in Windows XP -- which can also reset your main user password. Privacy Policy Terms of Service. Jump to Navigation.

Search form Search. How to Reset Your Password. Infopackets Reader R. Thomas writes: " Dear Dennis, I forgot my user password with administrator access rights. After resetting the password, do I need to log into safe mode and change the Network Domain?

Or I can log normally and make the change? I have run into this also. Find the Default User Name and change it th the new user name that you created. If there is a default password, delete it. Reboot the laptop and it should default to the new user name. Users, especially adults, forget their passwords all the time.

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