Hi Dan,
Messenger stores its username and passwords in the windows credential store. You can quickly
see these by running:
rundll32.exe keymgr.dll,KRShowKeyMgr
from Explorer's Run dialog.
You can also use the cmdkey.exe utility included in the Server 2003 Resource Kit (and in
Vista/7 by default).
The store is file based at %appdata%\microsoft\credentials (feel free to clear them out if
you wish and don't mind losing what's in there).
To address your other question, the tool is based on months of research, work and testing.
It in fact makes 11 different changes (depending on operating system and what's there), does
some editing of ACLs, and requires knowledge of windows locations if you were to do it
manually. I have no doubt that you could handle this quite easily, but my time would be
better spent dealing with more situations where there's obviously another problem (like in
Zootal's case).
This is actually the 5th version of this tool, but just the first version I've felt confident
enough about to release to the public (and after getting the green light from others who've
helped tested everything up till now). I'll be the first to accept there are conditions I
haven't been able to address yet. I'll personally give my attention to anyone where this
tool isn't working right now - just send me an e-mail.
--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog:
http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
--
"~Dan~" <me@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:v58o45pfkfdrcv90pe60amn146rm9djhrk@xxxxxx
Quote:
> It'd help if we knew where WLM stored the email address and password,
> then we could see what is or isn't happening.
> Presumably it stores it in the registry.
> Could Yahoo have deleted the registry entry where WLM tries to save
> the password? If the registry entry was missing would WLM create the
> registry entry or would it try (and fail) to save the password. Don't
> mind me, just thinking aloud.
>
>
> On Wed, 1 Jul 2009 15:20:26 -0700, "Zootal"
> <usenet@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Quote:
>>
>>HI, Jonathan,
>>
>>Alas, it doesn't work for me. Ran it twice, rebooting after each time.
>>Messenger still looses sign-in after a reboot :-(
>>
>>
>>"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>news:O1LOA9l%23JHA.4984@xxxxxx Quote:
>>> Greetings FYu,
>>>
>>> Oh I could kiss you (consider the offer open), this was the missing part
>>> of the puzzle.
>>>
>>> I've now managed to figure it out. You can find the tool to fix this
>>> here:
>>> http://messenger.jonathankay.com/red...erremember.asp
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jonathan Kay
>>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
>>> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>>> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
>>> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>> (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature
>>> or citation
>>> --
>>>
>>> "FYu" <FYu@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:36DAE942-F296-48E2-A627-1AB1AF869DF7@xxxxxx
>>>> I update my yahoo messenger's latest version (this msg from it's update
>>>> program)
>>>> and their has also to install Yahoo Toolbar in my computer.
>>>> When I have finished to install this update I try to perform my WLM to
>>>> login
>>>> and
>>>> my WLM can't remember my login information(account name & password) at
>>>> all.
>>>> Even I'm going to restart my computer and there have the same situation.
>>>> I make sure I always to set WLM to remember my login information.
>>>> In google I get this problem cause by Yahoo Toolbar for sure and I want
>>>> to
>>>> know how to fix it and except using windows system restore .
>>>>
>>>> I can't to describe for clearly please to forgive me 
>>>> THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY 
>>>
>>> >> >