Teach you the three tricks of Windows XP account security

Open the Run dialog box in the Start menu, enter "Gpedit.msc" to open the Group Policy Editor, and then browse to local Computer policy--Computer Configuration--Windows Settings--"Security settings"--"Account Policies"-"Password Policies", You will notice that there are six items on the right that are set for the password. First double-click the password must meet complexity requirements, set it to Enabled, and the password set by the user after it is enabled cannot be simple 111, 123, ABC, and so on. Next, double-click the minimum password length and set its value to more than 6. Also said that the minimum password set must have 6 digits; Another important setting is "Minimum password age", for example, if we set it to 15 days, so that the system will automatically remind us to change the password when it reaches 15 days. This helps secure your password.

　　Double encryption to account

Believe that many friends have set up a complex password for their account, but still always worry about the password is unique to others. In fact, have such a worried friend can set the account to double encryption. Click the "Start" button, open the "Run" dialog box in the menu that appears, enter "Syskey" to open the "Secure Windows XP Account Database" window, which is irreversible and cannot be disabled once encryption is enabled, where if we select the "Enable Encryption" item directly and click " OK button so that the program has double encryption on the account, except that the encryption process is transparent to the user.

If you want to experience this dual encryption function further, then you can click the "Update" button, open the "Start password" window, where a total of "Startup Password" and "system generated password" two options, if you choose "Startup Password" you need to set a password, so that in the login windows XP must first enter this password before you can select the login account; There are two options for the "System generated password" option, and if you choose the "Save startup password on this computer" item, then the program only completes the encryption process in the background, and you do not need to enter any password when you log on, because the password is stored inside the computer, If you have high security requirements, you can choose the "Save startup password on floppy disk" option, so click on the "OK" button will be prompted to put a floppy disk in the floppy drive. When created, a Startkey.key file is generated on the floppy disk, which must be placed in the floppy disk each time it is turned on, and the system has a key disk that can be carried with you.

Special NOTE: If you choose to save the startup password on a floppy disk, it is recommended that you recreate a spare disk, and you will need to verify the files on the floppy disk when you switch to another mode from that mode of encryption.

　　Forget the password is not afraid

Everything is relative, set up a complex password for the account, in case of which day password forgotten, the time will not be able to block others but their own block in the "door" that can be miserable. In fact, as long as we in advance for their own account to create a password reset disk can be everything without worry.

Go to Control Panel and double-click the user account entry. In the open window, click the name of the account you want to create a password reset disk for, go to the interface shown, click "Block a forgotten password" under related tasks on the left, and then the "Forget Password Wizard" Welcome window, click "Next" directly. Prompts us to insert a blank formatted floppy disk in the floppy drive, and continue clicking the "Next" wizard will ask us to enter the current account password input and then click "Next" to start creating a password reset disk.

In the future, if the password input error, the system will automatically prompt to reset the password, if confirmed, you need to be prompted by the wizard to insert a floppy disk, and set a new password. How, through the above three tips, your account should be insured, whether it is to prevent others or worry about their forgotten complex password can be everything.