[AccessD] OT W2K Help!!!!!!

>>>and never let a P/W expire (zero days to expiration). Unless there are
sound security reasons for doing otherwise.

Where do you set this in W2K?

Reuben Cummings
Director of Software Development
GFC, LLC
phone: 812.523.1017
email: reuben at gfconsultants.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Heenan,
> Lambert
> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 3:47 PM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT W2K Help!!!!!!
>
>
> Were it not for the word "upgrading" in your question I'd say
> just reinstall
> W2K again. But it sounds like you were hoping to keep all the settings for
> all the other programs already installed under W98, hence the upgrade.
>
> If you have a data backup I'd still go ahead and install W2K again, as a
> completely fresh install - letting the setup progie reformat the C drive -
> and also set up a D partition for all the data at the same time. Then
> install all the other software. Once you've succeeded I'd suggest
> going into
> the passwords policy setting and allow unlimited password attempts, and
> never let a P/W expire (zero days to expiration). Unless there are sound
> security reasons for doing otherwise.
>
> Having the separate partition for programs (C) and data (D) does make life
> simpler the next time you descried to do a fresh install.
>
> All very tedious, but three of four hours should see it completed.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Andy Lacey [SMTP:andy at minstersystems.co.uk]
> > Sent:	Monday, July 07, 2003 4:03 PM
> > To:	'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> > Subject:	[AccessD] OT W2K Help!!!!!!
> >
> > Would have posted to the new tech list but not sure how many are on that
> > yet and this is a bit desperate.
> >
> > Have just finished upgrading my son's PC from W98SE to W2K so that he
> > can attach the iPod I just bought him. Fairly easy until it booted in
> > W2K for the first time. It asked me for a single password to use for the
> > existing account and for the new administrator account it has created. I
> > used my son's name and it took it fine, except that now I can't log on
> > at all. It kinda knows 'tom' (for so it is) is correct because when I
> > enter that it takes it but just comes straight back to ask for it again,
> > whereas anything else I type gets rejected as invalid. But a lot of
> > b****y good that is when I can't get in. Reboot after reboot, still no
> > joy. Caps on, caps off. What on earth can I do? I've scanned the web but
> > software to crack W2K passwords has a price around $2-300!!!! Help!!!!
> >
> > Andy Lacey
> > http://www.minstersystems.co.uk
> >
> >
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