Thanks Ian
I've tried as you suggested but there's no option under View Properties via
this route to save a password. Where is this option?
Thanks for your patience
Stuart
"Ian Betts" wrote:
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> "Stuart" <Stuart@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> >I cannot save my Internet connection password. If I open my Internet
> > connection manually by clicking on my Speedtouch icon, the only info saved
> > is
> > my username. The password is blank and I have to re-enter it each time to
> > go
> > online.
> >
> > When IE7 launches it attempts to log on but comes up with an "Error 691"
> > message.
> >
> > If I open IE7, click on Tools and then Internet Properties I can see the
> > Speedtouch Connection which I have set as the default. If I then
> > highlight
> > that and click on Settings, I see under Dial-up settings that my username
> > is
> > there but the Password is blank. If I enter the password and then click
> > OK
> > it returns me to the Internet Properties page again. If I then go back
> > immediately to the Settings button for Speedtouch the Password box is
> > again
> > empty, i.e. the system has not remembered it.
> >
> > This means that I cannot currently set up the PC to autodial my Internet
> > connection - I have to go through the process of opening Speedtouch and
> > manually keying in my password each time I want to log on.
> >
> > Please could you give me some advice on where, if at all, I'm going wrong?
> >
> > My PC is protected by McAfee and I have Windows Firewall enabled.
> >
> > Many thanks
> > Stuart
> >
> Stuart I have been reading this thread and the advice given so far has maybe
> been a bit misleading.
>
> The Speedtouch you have is a broadband modem I take it not a router so the
> web IP address is not helpful.
>
> When you said you clicked the Speedtouch icon, was that in the Network and
> Sharing Center found in Control Panel?
>
> Here you click the Manage Network Connections. Here you will see your ST
> icon and a right click would give you several options to view Properties or
> Repair.
>
> I find it best to take the save tick out, rewrite the password etc' and put
> the tick back.
>
> --
> Ian
>
> With patience there is aways a way.
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