Vista - About for WLM can't to remember login information

I tried your program, it worked, thanks!
It didn't wipe my IE passwords, well, password (since I only use it
for facebook since some of the apps don't work properly with Opera)

Here's an interesting thing too...

I booted up, opened WLM for a moment to have a look and of course it
hadn't remembered my password, because I hadn't ran your program yet.

Then I ran your program which rebooted as intended, then when I
started WLM I didn't even have to type my password even once! I
thought I'd have to type it the first time. I guess once your program
fixed things the old info was still there somewhere.

Incidentally when I ran your prog my firewall blocked it trying to
connect to a rogers.com(I think) ip, presumably that's you collecting
usage stats?

One thing... When I checked my email by clicking the icon in WLM it
used to open in IE and go straight to the page without me having to
type my username or password but now it opens in Opera and requires me
to type my password each time despite me ticking the always remember
box. Do you know if it's possible to make it open in IE like it used
to do?

Dan.


On Thu, 2 Jul 2009 00:09:59 -0400, "Jonathan Kay [MVP]"
<msnewsreplies@xxxxxx> wrote:

On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:22:01 -0700, FYu wrote:
I learned, a long time ago, to read what the update software offers to do. I
just ran the updater, and it offered to "Customize" the update. I was able
to decline the Yahoo! Toolbar, the offer to change my default search engine
to Yahoo!, and one other item, which I don't recall. Three boxes, total, to
uncheck.

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Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

On Thu, 2 Jul 2009 12:46:51 -0700, "N. Miller"
<anonymous@xxxxxx> wrote:
I always choose 'custom', however last time I updated Yahoo I wasn't
given that option.

On Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:17:31 +0100, ~Dan~ wrote:
It was a button, labeled, "Customize". It was a subdued color, smaller in
size, in a box upper right on the menu; easy to miss if you were in a hurry.
The "Update Now" button (not really sure if that was the label) was larger,
more prominently displayed bottom-center, and bright yellow.

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

Hi,

Good to hear it

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Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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"FYu" <FYu@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1912DE24-DEC9-47C3-AB42-A78F286DFCC2@xxxxxx

Hi Dan,

Interesting about the IE passwords, I hadn't actually gotten around to seeing what happens to
those.

That IP is mine, I'm not collecting usage stats though. It's a simple version check as if I
have a newer version, I think it's critical that the user be notified of that as these tools
end up floating around and could possibly be destructive if I've really screwed up (hasn't
happened yet).

Messenger 2009 will always use your default browser for all functions. However, using yet
another one of my tools you can stop that behaviour and have it go back to IE for Hotmail:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/redir/hotmailinie.asp

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
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"~Dan~" <me@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:no2q45dp10lg8g26t2j0h01hq4bj6v29kl@xxxxxx

Hi Norman,

That's pretty funny. Almost everyone I've spoken to has said it didn't give them the option,
so it's definitely not being seen by many.


I admit I didn't have the privilege of seeing it

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
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"N. Miller" <anonymous@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:12vv0lfv26ci9.dlg@xxxxxx

Er.. and by that I mean I just haven't installed Yahoo in ages so I didn't get to see the
upgrade message.

--
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
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"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:#JNrshL$JHA.3732@xxxxxx

Hi!
Thanks, that worked!
One little thing though... when I ran it IE was already selected so I
had to click default browser then click it back to IE, then it worked.
Dan.



On Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:51:29 -0400, "Jonathan Kay [MVP]"
<msnewsreplies@xxxxxx> wrote:

On Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:02:08 -0400, Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
Like many such things, the placement is designed to be missed by many.
People tend to reflexively click on "OK" buttons, without reading message
text. Been that way since the Netscape 7.x days (when I first encountered
AOL being sneaky). So I guess that means nearly seven years, now. I read
carefully. I've seen offers to install the Google toolbar, the Yahoo!
toolbar, Ask! search, and others. It just takes an extra sixty seconds to
read the menus more carefully, and decide if they offer an opt out, or if
you should just cancel out.

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum