--- disablepwstrength.js	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ disablepwstrength.js	2010-10-21 17:42:25.889208982 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// $Id: user.js,v 1.6 2007/09/12 18:29:32 goba Exp $
+
+/**
+ * Attach handlers to check the password confirmation is correct.
+ * Taken from modules/user/user.js
+ */
+Drupal.behaviors.password = function(context) {
+  var translate = Drupal.settings.password;
+  $("input.password-field:not(.password-processed)", context).each(function() {
+    var passwordInput = $(this).addClass('password-processed');
+    var parent = $(this).parent();
+    // Wait this number of milliseconds before checking password.
+    var monitorDelay = 700;
+
+    // Add the password confirmation layer.
+    var outerItem  = $(this).parent().parent();
+    $("input.password-confirm", outerItem).after('<span class="password-confirm">'+ translate["confirmTitle"] +' <span></span></span>').parent().addClass("confirm-parent");
+    var confirmInput = $("input.password-confirm", outerItem);
+    var confirmResult = $("span.password-confirm", outerItem);
+    var passwordStrength = $("span.password-strength", outerItem);
+    var confirmChild = $("span", confirmResult);
+
+    // Check the password fields.
+    var passwordCheck = function () {
+      // Remove timers for a delayed check if they exist.
+      if (this.timer) {
+        clearTimeout(this.timer);
+      }
+
+      // Check that password and confirmation match.
+
+      // Hide the result layer if confirmation is empty, otherwise show the layer.
+      confirmResult.css({ visibility: (confirmInput.val() == "" ? "hidden" : "visible") });
+
+      var success = passwordInput.val() == confirmInput.val();
+
+      // Remove the previous styling if any exists.
+      if (this.confirmClass) {
+        confirmChild.removeClass(this.confirmClass);
+      }
+
+      // Fill in the correct message and set the class accordingly.
+      var confirmClass = success ? "ok" : "error";
+      confirmChild.html(translate["confirm"+ (success ? "Success" : "Failure")]).addClass(confirmClass);
+      this.confirmClass = confirmClass;
+    };
+
+    // Do a delayed check on the password fields.
+    var passwordDelayedCheck = function() {
+      // Postpone the check since the user is most likely still typing.
+      if (this.timer) {
+        clearTimeout(this.timer);
+      }
+
+      // When the user clears the field, hide the tips immediately.
+      if (!passwordInput.val()) {
+        passwordStrength.css({ visibility: "hidden" });
+        passwordDescription.hide();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Schedule the actual check.
+      this.timer = setTimeout(passwordCheck, monitorDelay);
+    };
+    // Monitor keyup and blur events.
+    // Blur must be used because a mouse paste does not trigger keyup.
+    passwordInput.keyup(passwordDelayedCheck).blur(passwordCheck);
+    confirmInput.keyup(passwordDelayedCheck).blur(passwordCheck);
+  });
+};
+
diff -Naur disablepwstrength-orig/disablepwstrength.module disablepwstrength/disablepwstrength.module
--- disablepwstrength.module	2010-02-15 18:33:32.000000000 +0000
+++ disablepwstrength.module	2010-10-21 17:43:49.646459035 +0100
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 function disablepwstrength_init() {
   // If the user is currently on a user/* page or the admin/user/user page, insert the JS.
   if (arg(0) === 'user' || (arg(0) === 'admin' && arg(1) === 'user' && arg(2) === 'user' )) {
-    drupal_add_js('Drupal.behaviors.password = function () {};', 'inline', 'footer');
+    drupal_add_js(drupal_get_path('module', 'disablepwstrength') .'/disablepwstrength.js', 'module', 'footer');
   }
 }