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When I do a Ctrl-Alt-Del I get the option to "Change a Password". What is the "Change a Network Password" for specifically?
When I do a Ctrl-Alt-Del I get the option to "Change a Password". What is the "Change a Network Password" for specifically?
- My Windows 7 Enterprise 64bit computer is on a domain. When I do a Ctrl-Alt-Del I get the option to "Change a Password".
I then get two choices:
Change Network Password
or
Domain\User (Domain user account).
What is the "Change a Network Password" for specifically?
Thanks!
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Hi,
As I know, you may be prompted to change password in the following situations:
1. Your password expired and you need to change the password for the account you are currently using.
2. The item “User must change password at next logon” is checked in your user account’s properties. If you changed the password at this time, you should be not prompted before the password expires.
If it is a domain user account, please also check this with your domain administrator.
Thanks.
Nicholas Li - MSFT- Sorry. Maybe I wasn't clear.
I know how to change my domain password. I would select the "domain\user" option. That I know.
I want to know what the "Change Network Password" option is for. Why are there two options?
Thanks! - Here is a part from here : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc707960(WS.10).aspx
Your Network If you are not connected to a network, you can only access files on your hard disk and print to printers connected to your computer. When connected to a network, you can access all network resources, such as network printers, shared folders, and your company's internal Web site. Logging on and using passwords To access resources on your Windows® Small Business Server network, you need a user name and password. Typically, the network password is different from the user name or password that you use to log on to your computer. You might be required to change your network password periodically, usually every six weeks. Do not write your password down, post it near your desk, or give it to a co-worker. If people know your password, they can use it to access private company information. It is your responsibility to protect your network password. Your password should be: * At least seven characters. * A mix of numbers, uppercase letters, and lowercase letters. * A random mix of characters that does not include your name, the name of a relative, your e-mail alias, your social security number, your phone number, or any words found in a dictionary.
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Paul Svirin
StarWind Software developer ( http://www.starwindsoftware.com )
- That honestly makes no sense to me at all.
Please be specific ... What is the difference between the "Change Network Password" option and the "domain\user" option?
I want to know what the "Change Network Password" option is for. Why are there two options? Hi,
To make this issue clear, could you please also capture a picture on your “Change Network Password” screen?
Please upload the picture to Windows Live SkyDrive and share its URL with us.
Thanks.
Nicholas Li - MSFT- For some reason I can't do a screen shot on that screen.
It is easy to see though.
1. Make sure your computer is on a Domain
2. Do a Ctrl-Alt-Del
3. Click Change a Password
4. Click other credentials
5. You now have two options "Change Network Password" option and the "domain\user" option
Simple
- Come on people ... this should be basic. Please help.
Come on people ... this should be basic. Please help.
A screenshot is even more basic, especially with 7.- When I am on the "Change Password" screen, I hit "Print Screen". When I go to MSPaint ... there is nothing available to paste. I don't get it.
Try it. I tried it on several WIN7 computers, won't let you take a screen shot of the "Change Password" page. Hi,
I am sorry that the issue could not be reproduced here.
Please take a picture on the screen and share with us for our further research.
Thanks.
Nicholas Li - MSFTMy Windows 7 Enterprise 64bit computer is on a domain. When I do a Ctrl-Alt-Del I get the option to "Change a Password".
I then get two choices:
Change Network Password
or
Domain\User (Domain user account).
What is the "Change a Network Password" for specifically?
Thanks!
I not on a multiple domain network, but I have been in the past, it seems to me this option is just for that purpose, you specifiy what network (or domain) with the user credentials you have on that network and make your changes. For in a multiple domain environment, you may not have the same user name/password. Does that make sense now?
MCSE, MCSA, MCDST- Proposed As Answer bycdobbs Wednesday, November 18, 2009 2:20 PM
- Kind of. I do have two Nic's setup for two different networks. One is the domain and one is a specified network outside of my domain.
So the Change Network Password is for the non-domain NIC setup?
The only issue with that is that I am seeing the same behavior with one NIC laptops that are taken home from work. So it is not the number of NIC's but the number of workgroups, domain, or networks you have connected to?
What if there are three? Still confusing. Hi,
May I know how you connect to the domain? Via a wireless connection?
Nicholas Li - MSFT- no. It's a wired connection.
- Anybody?
