Windows Cannot Set The Password

When you are adding users to a Windows Server 2003 you receive a message

Titled: Active Directory

And the stop message:
Windows cannot set the password for because: The password does not meet the password policy requirements. Check the minimum password length, password complexity and password history requirements.

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Your IT experience should have taught you a few things:
1: Computers need to be more secure.
2: Users don't want to deal with security.
(More specifically they don't want to enter in difficult passwords.)

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By default Windows Server 2003 requires passwords to meet the following criteria for strong passwords.

• Has at least 6 characters
• Does not contain "Administrator" or "Admin"
• Contains characters from three of the following categories:
  • Uppercase letters (A, B, C, and so on)
  • Lowercase letters (a, b, c, and so on)
  • Numbers (0, 1, 2, and so on)
  • Non-alphanumeric characters (#, &, ~, and so on)

Caution: Loosening password restrictions decreases security.

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Select Domain Security Policy from Administrative Tools.

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Click on Security Settings > Account Policies > Password Policy.

Right-click on Minimum password length in the right pane.

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