Re: HIDDEN PASSWORDS
From: Pegasus \(MVP\) (I.can_at_fly.com)
Date: 11/29/04
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Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 10:20:56 +1100
"David-RS" <David-RS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Can anyone help?
>
> I recently purchased a laptop through the company I work for and it came
> preloaded with W2k Pro. and ever since it has been impossible to save my
> dialup or ADSL passwords. If I try, all that happens is that I get a
> password entry that is at least 10 characters long and clearly not mine.
I
> have tried cancelliung out passwords through both the computer management
> module and also directly in the users section. None of this appears to
solve
> the problem. Curiously, it does not affect the Windows Login screen. Is
> this something to do with the registry or is there some hidden utility
that
> will clear all passwords. My login incidentally has full and unrestricted
> access.
You write "I get a password entry that is at least 10 characters
long and clearly not mine." Your assumption is incorrect. The
number of asterisks you see on your screen is not related to the
length of your own password - it's always 10 characters! This
is a standard measure aimed at concealing the length of the
password.
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