Re: Hey it worked!! autocomplete: account passwords not saved
From: John Banes [MS] (jbanes@online.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/12/02
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From: "John Banes [MS]" <jbanes@online.microsoft.com> Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 08:48:53 -0800
That's good to hear!
The old registry key isn't doing any harm, but I suppose you can delete it
if you want to.
-- Regards, John Banes [Microsoft Security Developer] This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Please do not send email directly to this alias. This alias is for newsgroup purposes only. <rcfarago@bigpond.com> wrote in message news:06dd01c2a1da$80c26080$d5f82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA12... > Thank you very much > > it worked > I was ready to just reformat and reinstall --drastic I > know > > Should I delete the changed entry ie now beginning with > T --it has 2 sub directories > > > >-----Original Message----- > >As the KB article suggests, copying your stuff over the > to new profile is > >probably the most reliable way to recover, but I can > give you one more thing > >to try out first. > > > >There's a possibility that the protectedstorage database > has been corrupted > >somehow, in which case no more data can be stored to it. > I don't know of any > >way to recover from this except be creating a new > database. You can do this > >by using the registry editor (regedit.exe). > > > >If you look at > the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Protected > Storage > >System Provider" registry key, you should see an entry > under it that > >consists of your user SID. It begins with "S-1-5-". If > you rename this entry > >(change the "S" to "T" or something), and then log off > and log back on, a > >new database will be created, and things might work okay > from that point on. > >Cross your fingers, and let us know if this works or > not... > > > >-- > >Regards, > > > >John Banes > >[Microsoft Security Developer] > > > >This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and > confers no rights. > >Please do not send email directly to this alias. This > alias is for newsgroup > >purposes only. > ><rcfarago@bigpond.com> wrote in message > >news:079e01c2a03c$59f11950$d4f82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA11... > >> John: > >> > >> The KB mentioned is entitled > >> AutoComplete Does Not Save Username and Password > >> Last Reviewed: 9/24/2002 > >> Keywords: kbprb ocsso KB306895 > >> > >> Thank you for looking at this > >> Ps I have tried again recreating another profile and > can > >> copy over the properties and the autocomplte works on > >> this new profile. > >> Can I get the original one to autocomplete so I do not > >> have to copy everything over??? ..as I am not sure of > how > >> to do this and get all the documents and outlook > profiles > >> and messages etc that are in the original > administrator's > >> area > >> > >> > >> >-----Original Message----- > >> >Hmmm. Can you point me at the KB that you've already > >> tried? Maybe I can > >> >think of something else... > >> > > >> >-- > >> >Regards, > >> > > >> >John Banes > >> >[Microsoft Security Developer] > >> > > >> >This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, > and > >> confers no rights. > >> >Please do not send email directly to this alias. This > >> alias is for newsgroup > >> >purposes only. > >> >"rcfarago" <rcfarago@telstra.com> wrote in message > >> >news:03d601c29e96$1a02f680$d3f82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA10... > >> >> can someone help with this? > >> >> As Administrator and with autocomplete on no > passwords > >> >> are saved in IE or accounts in Outlook > >> >> If I create another user then the passwords are > stored > >> >> > >> >> There is an article in the KB that describes how to > fix > >> >> this with windows 2000 but this does not work with > >> XP!!! > >> >> > >> >> I am able to create a second administrator account > but > >> >> cannot copy the profile fromthe first to the new > >> one ... > >> >> I have tried this via My Computer -Properties > >> Advenced - > >> >> Users and the "copy" option is shadowed. > >> >> > >> >> Any suggestions? > >> > > >> > > >> >. > >> > > > > > > >. > >
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