Re: Where are the passwords kept?



In news:u%23N7uT$gFHA.3124@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
R. McCarty <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> posted:
| | Forms/Passwords are stored as encrypted data in the Registry.
| | You're limited to what actions you can take on them. For a
| | password change, XP will prompt that the password is different
| | from what is stored and prompt to save it. For Usernames you
| | can't really edit them, but only Right Click a filled in entry to
| | delete it. If you want to purge all of the stored information you
| | can do that from IE, Tools, Internet Options, Content (TAB)
| | and then the AutoComplete button.

Thank you.

| | "Jeff" <jeff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| | news:OT72UP$gFHA.2444@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| | | On some websites, XP will automatically fill in for me the blank
| | | fields asking for passwords or addresses, etc. I would like to
| | | edit some of these. Where are the passwords and other field
| | | autofill information kept? I am using XP Home SP-2.
| | |
| | | Thanks.
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| | | Jeff Stevens
| | | Email address deliberately false to avoid spam
| | | jeff@xxxxxxxxxxx



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