'password.vbs - Disables/Enables Changing Passwords
'© Doug Knox - rev 12/17/99
'This code removes the Change Passwords tab in the Passwords applet

Option Explicit

'Declare variables
Dim WSHShell, n, MyBox, p, p1, p2, t, mustboot, errnum, vers
Dim enab, disab, jobfunc, itemtype

Set WSHShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
p = "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\"
p = p & "NoPwdPage"
itemtype = "REG_DWORD"
mustboot = vbCR & "No Restart is required."
enab = "Enabled"
disab = "Disabled"
jobfunc = vbCR & "Changing Passwords has been "

'This section tries to read the registry key value. If not present an 
'error is generated.  Normal error return should be 0 if value is 
'present
t = "Confirmation"
Err.Clear
On Error Resume Next
n = WSHShell.RegRead (p)
On Error Goto 0
errnum = Err.Number

if errnum <> 0 then
'Create the registry key value for NoPwdPage with value 0
	WSHShell.RegWrite p, 0, itemtype
End If

'If the key is present, or was created, it is toggled
'Confirmations can be disabled by commenting out 
'the two MyBox lines below

If n = 0 Then
	n = 1
WSHShell.RegWrite p, n, itemtype
Mybox = MsgBox(jobfunc & disab & vbCR & mustboot, 4096, t)
ElseIf n = 1 then
	n = 0
WSHShell.RegWrite p, n, itemtype
Mybox = MsgBox(jobfunc & enab & vbCR & mustboot, 4096, t)
End If