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Stored User Names and Passwords

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Stored User Names and Passwords
How to Manage Stored User Names and Passwords in Vista
Published by Brink
07-09-2007

How to Manage Stored User Names and Passwords in Vista


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  Vista can store your logon credentials for servers, web sites, and programs. When you revisit one of those locations, Vista will try to log you on automatically.
NOTE
  This is not for your Vista user account username and password.
RELATED LINKS:Here's How:
1. Open the Control Panel. (Classic View)
2. Click on the User Accounts icon and click on the Manage your network passwords link in the upper left corner. (See screenshot below)
A) Go to step 3.
User_Accounts.jpg

OR

1. Open the Start Menu.
2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type RunDll32.exe keymgr.dll,KRShowKeyMgr and press Enter.

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NOTE: It will list all of your stored logon names and passwords.

3. To Add a Stored Password -
A) Click on the Add button. (See screenshot above)
B) Type the website or server location in the Log on to box. (See screenshot below)
C) Type your user name and password for this logon.
D) Set whether this is a website or computer you’re logging into and then click OK.
E) Go to step 8.
Add.jpg

4. To Edit a Stored Password -
A) Click on a listed location you want to edit to select it, then click on the Edit button. (See screenshot below step 2)
B) Type the new website or server location in the Log on to box. (See screenshot below)
C) Type the new user name and password for this logon.
D) Set whether this is a website or computer you’re logging into and then click OK.
E) Go to step 8.
Edit.jpg

5. To Remove a Stored Password -
A) Click on a listed location you want to remove to select it, and click on the Remove button.
B) Click OK to delete the account. (See screenshot below)
C) Go to step 8.
Remove.jpg

6. To Backup the Stored Passwords -
NOTE: This will backup all of the user logon names and passwords listed.
A) Click on the Backup button. (See screenshot below step 2)
B) Click Browse and browse to the location you want to save the backup file. (See screenshot below)
Backup.jpg
C) Once you browsed to the location where you want to save the backup, give it a name and click Save. (See screenshot below)
Browse.jpg
D) Press Ctrl+Alt+Del on your keyboard to enter a secure location . (See screenshot below)
Backup2.jpg
E) Type in a password to give to the backup file and click Next.
WARNING: Write down this password somewhere safe if you ever want to be able to use it to restore.

F) Click Finish for the successful prompt.
G) Go to step 8.
7. To Restore Stored Passwords from a Backup -
NOTE: This will restore all user logon names and passwords from the backup file in step 6 above to the list.
A) Click on the Restore button. (See screenshot below step 2)
B) Click on Browse and browse to the location of the backup file from step 6B. (See screenshot below)
Restore.jpg
C) Once you browsed to the location where you saved the backup, select it and click Open. (See screenshot below)
Browse2.jpg
D) Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to enter a secure location. (See screenshot below)
Restore2.jpg
E) Enter the password for the backed up file from step 6E and click Next.
F) Click on Finish for the successful prompt.
8. Click Close when done. (See screenshot below step 2)
That's it,
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