I have a computer I'm working on that came with password strength settings like 14char min password with meeting complex password requirements. I am not using the computer in a situation where this is practical. So I've been trying to change these settings and I seemingly have. I went to the local security policy and changed them. I even checked them and they set properly even after a restart they are still there. However when I try to change a password the computer still tells me that it's not reaching the password length requirements no matter how much longer than the min requirements it is.C# Beginner1 person needs an answerI do too

I am assuming that your computer is not on a Domain. I'm not sure exactly how you changed the password length settings, but in case you didn't do it this way, try using the " net accounts " command.Bring up a command window (Start -> Run -> "cmd") then enter the command: net accounts /minpwlen:0Where you can replace "0" with the required minimum password length in range 0-127For more info on the "net accounts" command, see here:"Net Accounts" < http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490698.aspx >HTH, JW

No it is not on a domain but it is on a network where other computers are.Also there was an option on the local security policy options under the password policy to set that. I will try your way and see what happens. C# Beginner

That does not work. minpwlen does nothing. I'm also not sure why it was marked as answer but nothing came from this. Why does microsoft mark things as answers when there is no reply?Anyway it didn't work. It there a way to apply a policy to a group that requires it still? This account is part of Administrators, Users groups and could it be possible that the admin group has special settings requiring this?C# Beginner

I'm not sure why it was marked as answer but nothing came from this. Why does microsoft mark things as answers when there is no reply?Human nature is such that the majority of people that are helped in these groups don't bother to return and say "Thank you" after their problem is resolved. If moderators of this group see a helpful answer that wasn't replied to in a period of time, they tend to mark it as "answered" which gives us contributors a few extra points (that aren't worth anything) to encourage us to hang around and help others. As originator of the thread, you always have the option to un-mark that answer -- which is the right thing to do in such cases.Anyway it didn't work. It there a way to apply a policy to a group that requires it still? This account is part of Administrators, Users groups and could it be possible that the admin group has special settings requiring this?I'm also thinking that perhaps this machine is XP Pro and was once on a domain and perhaps there is a lingering Group policy on the machine. Try using "gpedit" (Start -> Run -> "gpedit.msc") to find and perhaps change the group policy. Should you find the setting in gpedit and if it is grayed-out not allowing you to change it, then you will need to use "secedit" to override. I would direct you better but all I have at home here is an XP Home machine and my memory isn't that good.HTH, JW

I'm not sure why it was marked as answer but nothing came from this. Why does microsoft mark things as answers when there is no reply?Human nature is such that the majority of people that are helped in these groups don't bother to return and say "Thank you" after their problem is resolved. If moderators of this group see a helpful answer that wasn't replied to in a period of time, they tend to mark it as "answered" which gives us contributors a few extra points (that aren't worth anything) to encourage us to hang around and help others. As originator of the thread, you always have the option to un-mark that answer -- which is the right thing to do in such cases.Understood sorry for the somewhat harshness that may have been interpreted as I thought I had replied but turns out I had forgotten to do so.Anyway it didn't work. It there a way to apply a policy to a group that requires it still? This account is part of Administrators, Users groups and could it be possible that the admin group has special settings requiring this?I'm also thinking that perhaps this machine is XP Pro and was once on a domain and perhaps there is a lingering Group policy on the machine. Try using "gpedit" (Start -> Run -> "gpedit.msc") to find and perhaps change the group policy. Should you find the setting in gpedit and if it is grayed-out not allowing you to change it, then you will need to use "secedit" to override. I would direct you better but all I have at home here is an XP Home machine and my memory isn't that good.HTH, JW I will try that because I do think it might be that. I was doing some remote playing around with it yesterday and I opened that up but I can't remember what happened although I remember that at some point one of the tools wouldn't let me modify something so I'll look at that and see and reply here. C# Beginner

Under "gpedit", the path to the Password Policy is: Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Account Policies -> Password PolicyThen look for "Minimum password length" and "Password must meet complexity requirements".HTH, JW

My assistant saw this and took it upon himself to check it and says that doesn't work either. What could this be? It's like a virus! lolC# Beginner