Technically there is no limit to the number of user accts you can have
on a sinlge XP Pro Machine, however there are some bugs in this policy
so you need to look into getting to SP3 at least if not more up to
date.
Also do an audit of user accounts on your machine, and make sure there
is nothing there that really shouldn't be.
On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Mark Phillips
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mark@phillipsmarketing.biz> wrote:
> Sorry for posting such a non-Linux question, but I don't know of any
> comparable Windows user lists to plug. If there is one, please let me know
> and I will join it! I use Windows so infrequently that I have never searched
> for one. Usually all I need is google, but not this time.
>
> My problem - Windows XP Pro, all updated with patches etc. I have 5 users
> defined with passwords that have been working flawlessly for a year. I tried
> to add a 6th user today using the Control Panel. I added a password using
> the user edit screen. No error messages. I logged out of my admin account
> and tried to log in with the new user account. Got the error that I could
> not log in because I was violating account policies. Rebooted. Same error.
> Change password. Same error. Rebooted. Same error. Deleted the account.
> Rebooted. Created account with different name the same way. Created password
> the same way. Wrote down password on yellow sticky and put it on the
> monitor. Tried to log in. Got pop up saying I had the wrong password.
> Re-read sticky note on monitor. Tried again, same error. Rebooted. Had
> office-mate read password to me off of the sticky note on the monitor. Tried
> to log in again, same error.....went outside and ran around the block
> screaming for 10 minutes....had a nice chat with a policeman at the
> corner.....Now I feel better, but I still don't have a 6th user account.
>
> Is there a limit to the number of user accounts one can have on Windows XP?
> How do I add a new user with a password without using all the nifty MS new
> user screens and prompts? I googled my error messages and did not find
> anything that pertained to my account creation problems.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark
>
> P.S. Written using a machine running only Debian Testing and Gmail......;-)
>
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