I would like to set up a user on my laptop and not give them a password - but the the os insists on me giving them one with a mininmum of 6 characters -is there a way around that? I think you can do this when you first install xp or when you 1st use the computer after buying it - but not at any other time it would seem.

go to Start > Run and type gpedit.msc

Under the Computer Configuration heading, follow below:

Computer Configuration

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Windows Settings

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Security Settings

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Account Policies

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Password Policy

Set your minimum Password Length to 0 characters

That should do it for you

Thank You - it had been set to 6