How
Do I Setup MY NT Account & Change My Password?
Obtaining
an NT Account: NT
computing accounts are set up through the Center for Planning
and Information Technology
(CPIT) during regular business hours. You will need to
fill in the Password
Account form. You may click on this password
form link and printout, then fill in the form.
You may take or mail the form to CPIT in Leahy Hall Room
200, Catholic University, Washington, DC 20064, or fax
it to 202-319-6690. Your account information will be mailed,
faxed or you may pick it up in person.
Choose
a good password:. An NT acount consists of a
user name and a password. Your user name is the last
two digits
of your Social Security Number and your last name and will
stay the same throughout your time at CUA-SLIS. Your password
must be changed every semester. You will be issued a temporary
password by CPIT. This temporary password must be changed
or it will expire. Your new password must be at least 6-8
characters long, and cannot be a password you have used before,
or your name, or any word that can be found in the dictionary.
Hint: Put the 2 digits of the day of the month you were born,
month itself or year you were born in front of a common word
you won't forget.
Changing my password on Windows XP:
To change your password you must first log into Windows
XP using your user name and temporary password or old password.
When the Windows desktop appears, type Ctrl, Alt,
Del and
the security window will appear with six options. Choose
Change Password.
This will open the Change Password window
Now,
select the "Change Password..." button
in the "Windows Security" dialog box.
Enter your Old Password, New Password then Confirm New
Password. Press OK.
If
you have entered the password correctly, a confirmation dialog
box will apppear. Your Windows Password is now changed! Logout
then login with your
new
password to test it.
