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When only the most secure password will do

I know this is a bug, but it's a funny one. In certain conditions Windows 2000 will present the following error message:

"Your password must be at least 18770 characters and cannot repeat any of your previous 30689 passwords. Please type a different password. Type a password that meets these requirements in both text boxes."

For more information and fix, in the highly unlikely event of it happening to you, can be found on the Microsoft KnowledgeBase. Just as well it's not combined with a fingerprint scanner really.

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