Re: How to change of interval for secure identifier request!

From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNOSPAM_at_asu.edu)
Date: 05/10/03 

Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 10:24:47 -0700

The solution should work for you with the Pro machines.
The issue does not exist for Home as it cannot join a domain. 

-- 
Roger 
"RedTop" <haandvaerker2003@yahoo.dk> wrote in message news:bd60e12.0305100346.5720199b@posting.google.com...
> No surprise that you are confused, I have not expressed me correctly!
> 
> The situation is that the computers used to be standalone, but now
> have been set-up in a LAN to give the "punters" access to the Internet
> and facility to share of files and resources!
> 
> But under any circumstances, when I worked with Windows
> 2000/NT/ME/98/95, I just used to make a change in register database on
> each individual computer, a solution which I found at
> http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q175/4/68.ASP?LN=EN-US&SD=gn&FR=0.
> Now, I cannot find this facility in Windows XP, which is why I am
> asking the question!
> 
> I presume that your solution suggestion will work on Windows XP Pro
> any way (I have not been able to try it out yet, as I am on a short
> holiday), but wonder how I could solve it in the home edition -
> although I do not know if it is a "problem" here, but just presumed so
> when it turned out to be so in the Pro version!
> 
> Thank you for your assistance.
> 
> RedTop
> 
> "Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu> wrote in message news:<eBsUIDoFDHA.1932@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>...
> > I am a little confused as you said standalone clients, but the 
> > behavior you describe happens in a domain (and, BTW it is 
> > not a change of SID but of password).
> > Anyway, the way to do this in XP as in W2k is with the 
> > policy setting to Disable machine account password change
> > It is a Domain client policy within the Security settings area 
> > of Local Policy which is under the Computer node in the 
> > Windows Security Settings
> > 
> > If you are having this issue with Home I am lost, and if you 
> > do not have a domain the above is useless.  However, I have 
> > advised people to use (successfully) this solution in W2k 
> > domains where they have machine with image reset on 
> > boot provisioning.  I would not ever recommend using this 
> > setting except in exceptional cases as that, so take this all 
> > with a big grain of salt (if you have no domain).
> > 
> > (PS. policy is not available with Home edition)
> > -- 
> > Roger

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