[snip] RC>> There is a policy setting - prevent logons with blank passwords except RC>> for console users. You could try flipping that and see what happens.
PT> Well, I think this doesn't help much with XP home - it doesn't allow PT> you to edit policies :) Or at least I can't find the tool which does PT> it :) Ooops... I assumed too much :( I found it (or at least something which looks like that) - NET ACCOUNTS.. Still it looks OK to me: C:\Documents and Settings\paveltz>net accounts Min. tra tempo limite e disconnessione forzata: Mai Durata minima della password (giorni): 0 Durata massima della password (giorni): Illimitato >>> Lunghezza minima della password: 0 This reads: Minimum length of the password: Obviously not helping too much... Bah! :) Lunghezza cronologia della password: Nessuno Limite di blocchi: Mai Durata dei blocchi (minuti): 30 Finestra di osservazione dei blocchi (minuti): 30 Ruolo del computer: WORKSTATION -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/