Script to require password for Windows 2000 accounts.?
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Wow.  I've had to do the same thing for a DoD security audit.  "Password Required" is an outdated field going back to NT 4.0, but I still had to fix it to pass my audit.  I had a guy write a PERL script that fixed it, but with new accounts, the default is "NO".  I don't have that script anymore, nor do I know PERL, but here's a simple way to do it.\n\n1)  Export a list of your pre-2000 user names to a text file.  1 line = 1 username. e.g.:\n\npsmith\nlsmith\nmsmith\n\netc.\n\nCall this "users.txt" or something.\n\n2)create a .cmd file and call it pwd.cmd (or something) with the following text(minus quotes):\n"FOR /F %%1 IN (USERS.TXT) DO PWD1.CMD"\n\n3)create another .cmd file and call it pwd1.cmd (or something) with the following text (minus quotes):\n"NET USER %1 /DOMAIN /PASSWORDREQ:YES"\n\n4)put these three files in the same folder and launch pwd.cmd from a command prompt.\n\nThis won't check for the setting, but it will set them all to "yes".  If you want to check them, you can modify pwd1.cmd to contain something like:\n\n"ECHO %1 >>PWD.LOG" \n**this will pipe the user name to pwd\n\nas well as\n"NET USER %1 /DOMAIN |FIND "required" >>PWD.LOG\n**this will pipe "Password required            Yes" (or no) to the pwd.log.\n\nHope this helps.  Was this by chance a DISA Gold Disk finding?\n\nlar
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Get a windows2000/xp cd. Boot off that and goto the recovery console and that will ask you password you can put & then you can access the WindowsXP "secure" areas .\n\nif you need more help, you can contact me.
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there isnt a password. You computermight be set up for an admin and the login you have has limited access in XP.
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Log into windows with an Admin Account, open a command line window.\nRUN:\nnet user YourExUser newpassword\n\nThis changes the password for the account YourExUser and assigns "newpassword" as a password.
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upgrade to XP, i know windows millenium is just like win98 when it comes to passwords and security
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In WinRar you have this feature.\nWhen adding to archive, in the window go to protection and set a password
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Someone on your PC has set up an administrator account! You will need their password.
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xp, you set up administrator rights that should passworded. W2k and w98 also have easy password controls
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Disabling startup login prompt for password\n\nClick Start and Run \nType "Control Userpasswords2" and press enter. \nUncheck the box for "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer." \nClick Apply and Ok. \nDisabling prompt for password after Windows XP resumes from standby or hibernation\n\nClick Start, Settings, and Control Panel \nDouble-click Power Options \nUncheck the "Prompt for password when computer resumes from standby" option. \nClick Apply and then Ok.
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no but there is a program called Signupshield Passwords that will do it for you. Also there is a program called Robo-Form To Go that will to.
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In Windows XP, there are a few ways to do it, but the easiest is to compress the folder and use the folder's built-in password protection. See this article:\n\nhttp://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,110663,00.asp
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try passware they have many password crackers there.
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if u have winxp then what ur lookin for is  right at ur finger tips..lol ..go to where the folder is,right click and a menu pops up,click where it says Security and sharing,it then ask if u wanna set a password for that folder!! Good luck!
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I have the perfect solution for you!\nI have a CD that can break Windows XP/2000/NT passwords !\nYou can also search on internet/google for the same CD.\nIt is actually a linux kernel, which boot up the machine and allows you to reset the password. It is specially designed for that purpose. Hope this will give you some hint  :o)
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To lock the keyboard of your Microsoft Windows computer, hold down the Windows icon key and press the L key. \n\nYou must also put a password on your screensaver in case you forget to lock your computer before leaving your office. After the screensaver kicks in, your password will once again be required before anyone can gain access. \n\nOn Windows XP computers, here's how to set the screensaver to require a password: \n\nClick Start, Control Panel, and Display. \n\nSelect the Screen Saver tab. In the "Screen saver" section, choose a screensaver (if you don't have one), and the wait time before the screensaver activates. \n\nCheck mark the On resume, password protect box. \n\nSet the Wait to 15 minutes.\n\nAt the bottom, click the Apply button. \n\nYour screensaver password will be the same as your log-in password. \n\nThese settings may vary based on the Windows version being used, how the computer is configured, and if a different screensaver is installed. (For example, Windows XP computers with the default "Category View" must click Start, Control Panel, Appearance and Themes, then Choose a Screen Saver.)
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there's a powerfull tool called Passware kit .. it's recover almost all software passwords including office, windows 2000/XP, outlook,...
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I'll try to help you to my best existent.  When your computer starts up press F8 (its above your number keys) Go into safe mode, you don't need a password to get into a administrators account when your in safe mode. Then change your password however you do it in windows 2000, then write it down and restart. Then type it in then your in!\n\nHoped i helped