Re: Local Account & Password Policy Options Greyed out for Admins?

OK, I dug deep in my memory and remembered and the Security Config & Analysis snap-in as well as the security templates. I created a new database, loaded the compatible workstation policy and attempted to configure the machine. The configuration seems to do its thing, but when I analyze the computer config, the local policy is unchanged. Is there any way I can get this computer back to its pre-domain security settings?

Thanks and Regards,

Margaret

Margaret Wilson wrote:
I have a user who users her laptop and home, and it's forcing her to change passwords every 90 days, even though her account is set so the password should never expire. (Of course she's using local accounts and logging into the local machine.) When I ran a Windows domain, we had such a domain policy, but certain accounts were set so passwords never expired. Anyway, I looked at the laptop today, figuring I'd just use the Group Policy Editor to change to password expiration and lockout policies. Unfortunately these settings are greyed out for all three admin accounts on the machine. The domain that the laptop was originally used on no longer exists.

I have the exact same laptop without this problem (originally used on the same domain), and I was hoping I could just replace the entire policy. But it's been a couple years since I did much with group policy, so I'm stumped on this one. The affected laptop has not been used or updated in a year, so it is maybe running WinXP Pro SP1, though it could have no service pack at all.

I'm hoping I can fix this without having to reinstall the entire machine. Can anyone point advise me on this one?

Thanks and Regards,

Margaret 
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