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I recently downloaded a trial version of a Computer "Cleaner" (I think it was Window Cleaner, or something similar).

I ran it, but didn't like it, so uninstalled it.

 

I reset all my "approved" cookies (as it had wiped them out), but I have lost the facility to remember passwords.

When I log in anywhere, the Microsoft box pops up and asks if I want the password remembered, I say "Yes", but next time I log in, It hasn,t remembered and we go through it all again.

 

Does anyone have the answer ?

Its not a life threatening experience, but it is irritating.

"I gotta go where its warm, I gotta fly to saint somewhere "

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Several possible problems that stop them being remembered.

 

I'm feeling lazy this morning (well, morning here) so will just suggest you go to http://www.windowsbbs.com/index.php and use the search facility. Look for 'remember password' (without the quotes) and there should be quite a few threads with the same basic question and various answers.

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Sorry Newt, the Search/FAQ facility on that Forum, seems to be about the Forum itself.

It doesn,t search for subjects posted on the Forum.

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Hmmmm.

 

OK. Just logged off the site and tried the link. It doesn't work unless you are registered and logged in. Hadn't realized that.

 

For a logged in user:

 

Click on Search and you should get

an-search1.jpg

 

Click on Advanced and you should get

an-search2.jpg

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http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t...member+password

 

http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?s...hlight=password

 

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_oe_passwords.htm

 

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...b;en-us;Q306895

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Thanks Newt, I will work my way through those options.

 

I had already tried the, Tools---Internet Options----Content----Auto Complete option and the box was checked to remember passwords.

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The popular suggestion is to Run "regedt32".

When I do this , HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftProtectedStorageSystemProvider (which I have to alter) doesn't exist.

 

Surely System Cleaner couldn,t have deleted it ?

 

EDIT NOTE: I went back to the day before I installed System Cleaner and did a System restore.

All is now well.

 

[ 31. July 2004, 12:36 PM: Message edited by: Cranfield ]

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Glad it's working. Be interesting if you could now find that registry item.

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That will teach you to mess about with your pc :D

 

Glad you are sorted, see you next Thursday?

 

Den

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Newt, I have now located the appropriate Registry Key, whether it was there all the time and I missed it, I don't know, but its all working OK.

 

Den, I will try to make Thursday. :)

"I gotta go where its warm, I gotta fly to saint somewhere "

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