Is there a way to synchronize changing a user's WindowsXP password with the smbpasswd?

I configured a basic Samba server (3.0.10) with password encryption enabled. When I created the smbpasswd file, I used the same username:passwords as the WindowsXP user accounts. After the initial connection, users can login and map the network shares seamlessly.

Users are required to change they WindowsXP password every 90 days. It is possible to change the smbpasswd from WinXP using the "Logon Information Properties" GUI. But
there are alot of steps and some of the pre-filled fields are wrong.

Start | Control Panel | User Accounts | <username> | Related Tasks "Manage My Network Passwords" Select the server in the Stored User Names and Password windows and click Properties. In the Logon Information Properties window change the default UserName field* to smbpasswd.
Click Change...  Enter the old password and the new password.

* The UserName field is pre-filled with either "MACHINE\USER" or "[EMAIL PROTECTED]", strip-off the MACHINE or SERVER, leaving just the USER name.
I am looking for DOS command similar to the NET USER command
c:\> NET USER username {password|*} changes the Windows account c:\> NET USER username {password|*} /DOMAIN does not work, since there's no PDC

I would like to write a batch file to keep the smbpasswd and Windows in synch.

TIA
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