One of the new "features" with Windows Server 2008 is the password complexity "security" that ensures you have a complex password on your monster servers. The problem is, this is supposed to be defaulted to DISABLED on first installation, but in my experience, it isn't!
To find out a bit more about what sort of complexity you need to have in your passwords (so you can just darned well log in for the first time to change it), check out this link:
http://thebackroomtech.com/2008/03/10/windows-server-2008-password-complexity-requirements/
To find out how to fix it once you're logged in, check out this link:
http://stevepietrek.com/2007/05/08/change-active-directory-strong-password-policies/
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