The referenced account is currently locked out and may not be logged on to.
Hi All, I was wondering what mine was set to and found this from a long-running thread on the subject.
Quoting Tim Quan:
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1. Open Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Local Security Policy.
2. Click Security Settings -> Account Policies -> Account Lockout Policy.
3. Double-click Account lockout threshold, and type 0 to make “the account will not lock out”.
4. Click OK.
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Mine WAS set to zero, so no drama. pkn2011
July 18th, 2011 12:23pm
I think I may have locked myself out of my windows 7 machine. If the administrator account is not enabled and the only account on the machine is locked out due to failed password attempts (my 7 year old niece was playing on the keyboard). How do I recover?
When i boot the computer to safe mode it doesnt show the administrator account as a option. Please help..i really dont want to have to install windows 7 all over again...
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July 19th, 2011 3:36am
I think I may have locked myself out of my windows 7 machine. If the administrator account is not enabled and the only account on the machine is locked out due to failed password attempts (my 7 year old niece was playing on the keyboard). How do
I recover? When i boot the computer to safe mode it doesnt show the administrator account as a option. Please help..i really dont want to have to install windows 7 all over again...
never mind..i had just set the lock out period to 180 mins. I was able to log in now...Thanks anyway
July 19th, 2011 4:04am