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05-10-2008
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| | Where are account passwords stored? I ask because I've noticed that they're being lost whenever I restart Vista SP1, a problem which never happened before several weeks ago. Not just in WLM, but some other programs too, such as Outlook 2007, Skype, and even usernames and passwords on forms in IE (part of its Autocomplete functionality). I suspect all these programs store in the same place/way, and that it's related to Vista's shell somehow, but I have no idea why this is happening. |
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05-10-2008
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| | Re: Where are account passwords stored? Doesn't that have something to do with persistent cookies or some such thing? -- Check out the great stores listed here! Receive special offers! Visit http://driven.mysite.com "Milhouse Van Houten" <btvs@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OJGga4msIHA.3716@xxxxxx Quote: >I ask because I've noticed that they're being lost whenever I restart Vista >SP1, a problem which never happened before several weeks ago. Not just in >WLM, but some other programs too, such as Outlook 2007, Skype, and even >usernames and passwords on forms in IE (part of its Autocomplete >functionality). I suspect all these programs store in the same place/way, >and that it's related to Vista's shell somehow, but I have no idea why this >is happening. |
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05-10-2008
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| | Re: Where are account passwords stored? Not for the apps. It's possible that cookies may be involved with IE's form autocomplete, but I don't think so. "tempting2taanzaa" <taanzaa39@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:A2861A57-A2FF-4F9B-BCC8-2251F322E62B@xxxxxx Quote: > Doesn't that have something to do with persistent cookies or some such > thing? > > -- > Check out the great stores listed here! Receive special offers! Visit > http://driven.mysite.com > "Milhouse Van Houten" <btvs@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:OJGga4msIHA.3716@xxxxxx Quote: >>I ask because I've noticed that they're being lost whenever I restart >>Vista SP1, a problem which never happened before several weeks ago. Not >>just in WLM, but some other programs too, such as Outlook 2007, Skype, and >>even usernames and passwords on forms in IE (part of its Autocomplete >>functionality). I suspect all these programs store in the same place/way, >>and that it's related to Vista's shell somehow, but I have no idea why >>this is happening. |
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05-10-2008
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| | Re: Where are account passwords stored? That's probably best asked in a Vista newsgroup. For XP, the following apply: Save password setting not retained in Outlook or Outlook Express http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290684 http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_oe_passwords.htm -- Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm "Milhouse Van Houten" <btvs@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OJGga4msIHA.3716@xxxxxx Quote: > I ask because I've noticed that they're being lost whenever I restart > Vista SP1, a problem which never happened before several weeks ago. > Not just in WLM, but some other programs too, such as Outlook 2007, > Skype, and even usernames and passwords on forms in IE (part of its > Autocomplete functionality). I suspect all these programs store in the > same place/way, and that it's related to Vista's shell somehow, but I > have no idea why this is happening. |
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05-10-2008
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| | Re: Where are account passwords stored? Vista SP1 here.. If I delete cookies for any site accessed in IE(bank, broker etc) that supports IE' autocomplete function, those are lost. Some sites always regardless of IE's settings require username/pw entry upon access. I've yet to incur any loss of previously set username/pw in OL07 or Live apps using the WL Sign-in assistant with the default LiveID or an optional selectable alternate Live ID. -- ...winston ms-mvp mail "Milhouse Van Houten" <btvs@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:#P#GXmssIHA.5472@xxxxxx Quote: > Not for the apps. It's possible that cookies may be involved with IE's form autocomplete, but I don't think so. Quote: Quote: >> "Milhouse Van Houten" <btvs@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OJGga4msIHA.3716@xxxxxx Quote: >>>I ask because I've noticed that they're being lost whenever I restart Vista SP1, a problem which never happened before several >>>weeks ago. Not just in WLM, but some other programs too, such as Outlook 2007, Skype, and even usernames and passwords on forms >>>in IE (part of its Autocomplete functionality). I suspect all these programs store in the same place/way, and that it's related >>>to Vista's shell somehow, but I have no idea why this is happening. |
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