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Do not let another password expiration trick


Windows XP will remind you to change your password 14 days before the password expires. In addition to canceling the reminder by modifying the registry, we can also enter: lusrmgr.msc in the "Run" command, press Enter, in the Local Users and Groups dialog box that pops up, select the "Users" folder, in the right window Find the username you are using, for example: Format, double-click, the "Format Properties" dialog box will pop up, just select the "Password never expires" checkbox.

The login screen appears when you exit the screen saver with password


In Windows XP, if screen saver and password protection are set, the screen is locked when the screen saver is displayed. Is the welcome interface. How can I log in to the screen when I exit the screensaver?

Click "My Computer" → "Control Panel" → "Display", under "Screen Saver" in the "Screen Saver" tab, click "Screen Saver". Check the "Password Protection" checkbox to uncheck the "Show Welcome Screen" checkbox.

If you want to display the login interface when you turn it on, you need to perform further operations. Double-click User Account in the Control Panel, open the User Account window, and click Change User Login or Logout Mode. Uncheck the box next to "Use the welcome screen."

this way, after both returned from the login screen or protection, directly into the login screen instead of the welcome screen.

to create a password reset disk


previously in 2000 using many users have encountered problems because Windows had forgot my password and can not enter the system In Windows XP you can create a password reset disk so you can use it to reset a password if you forget it. Click Start → Control Panel, then click User Account; click on your account name below; in the pop-up User Account dialog box, select "Create a password reset disk" and follow the instructions of the wizard to complete the password reset disk. Be careful to keep the disk in a safe place, as anyone can use it to access your local user account.

find the password prompt


will not worry about memorizing your password? It doesn't matter. When the password is initially generated, you can generate a prompt at the prompt. Windows XP will save the password prompt in the registry [Hkey_local_machine\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Current Version\\Hints].

limits the number of automatic login


This setting is used to automatically log the number of times of limitation, once the number reaches the limit, the automatic logon feature is disabled, the system will display the standard Authentication window. Open the Registry Editor, look for [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Winlogon], create a string value named AutoLogonCount in the right pane, and set its value to the number of automatic logins. This way, each time the system is started, the number of automatic logins will be reduced once, until it is zero. Then automatic login is not allowed. AutoLogonCount and DefaultPassword will be removed from the registry and AutoAdminLogon will be zero.

disable the Shift key


automatic logon when using the automatic logon feature, the user can ignore the log in process by holding down the Shift key, enter a different user name and password into the computer . This trick can disable the Shift key feature when auto-login. The steps are as follows: Open the "Registry Editor", find the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Winlogon] subkey and select it. Create a string value named IgnoreShiftOverride in the right window, and set its key value to 1. Exit the Registry Editor and restart your computer. This way you can't interrupt the automatic login process by holding down the Shift key at startup.