Unable to change local security settings

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In Windows XP, I'm going to add a new user with a simple password. It prompts that the password does not meet the password policy requirements. I've not set a policy! Then I found that i should use gpedit.msc to change this policy. But it's disabled and I'm unable to change the default policy. I don't know how to change this policy.

Posted 12-Aug-15 21:54pm

ilostmyid2

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Richard MacCutchan 13-Aug-15 5:06am

Is this your PC? If not, you need to talk to the owner/administrator.

ilostmyid2 13-Aug-15 5:47am

it's mine. i found the reason. but don't know why!
it was because it was joined to a domain. when i disconnected it from domain, all fields got changeable.
i wonder why this should be the cause while it was a local user!

virusstorm 13-Aug-15 10:05am

That is because the domain's group policy overrides the local policy. So when you disconnected from the domain, you were using the local policy.

ilostmyid2 13-Aug-15 11:01am

domain's group policy should not be applied to local users. should be?

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