Re: Passwords don't seem to save

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From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 03/08/04 

Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 19:09:12 -0600

This fix applies to Outlook and other programs that store passwords
in the Protected Storage System Provider sub-branch of the Registry.
It also corrects some issues with Internet Explorer and Autocomplete.
Visit: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_oe_passwords.htm

[Repair Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]

Your Outlook Express Password Is Not Retained in Windows 2000 or XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q264672 

-- 
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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"Jeff Blankenburg" <microsoft@jexed.com> wrote in message:
 news:891301c404a9$3b862e10$a401280a@phx.gbl...
|I have been visiting web sites, FTPing to my heart's 
| content, and doing anything else that may require a 
| username and password...it always asks me if I want to 
| save the password, and I always choose yes, but my next 
| visit, it does not remember the password.  
| 
| Is there something I can do to make sure that my passwords 
| are saved on my machine?

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