Windows 7 - security and password history

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rmslade () shaw ca>]

The password aging issue prompted a little more thinking on my part.  Was it 
really 37 days (42 minus 5) since I'd installed the machine?  Ah, but then, it 
couldn't be.  As previously noted, I had to take it back to the store to clear up 
some OS registration issue.  They, of course, didn't ask what password I'd set, they 
just blew off the passwords.  So, the 37 days would start from that point, wouldn't 
it?

Well, apparently not.  When I checked my journal, it was obvious that the 37 
days started when I first started setting up the computer, not when the store 
eliminated the passwords.

Interesting version of "history" there, Microsoft ...

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