Hi, That warning "If you do this, .. will lose all personal certificates and stored passwords for web sites and network resources" is a touch over-stated to the home user.
Your website passwords are stored on THEIR web server for example. XP is only changing them on YOUR computer as a fast way to remove this data. So when the website passwords on your computer are changed, it simply means that when you go to the website if you used the "remember me" feature, the website will not remember you or will fill in a changed password. The website does not recognize you and so you have to RE-ENTER your old username and old password for them to know you. Your old username and password are still there at their site, they just don't know you until you re-enter them. So unless you have a lot of sites for which you have had XP remember and fill in your name and password AND YOU NO LONGER REMEMBER them, then you are okay putting in account passwords. Hopefully, you have all your usernames and passwords (especially if you have a home network) written down some place far from your computer anyhow. Leslie --- In [email protected], "Diane Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks for the response, Leslie. I actually did know about the password > option, but on the screen for setting the password it warns that this > process will eliminate (or change?) any passwords which have been set up on > other programs/websites, etc. We have a lot of different passwords set up, > and I didn't want to have to deal with changing all of those, so was hoping > there was a simpler option of just removing the visible "door" to each of > our personal accounts. Looks like I'll just have to disconnect the system > so it can't be run at all. I'd rather be safe than sorry. > Diane in Bend > > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
