At 06:06 AM 9/11/01 -0700, Mr Babak Memari wrote the following:
>When opening IE5,it asks me username and password.
>How can I remove this window?
Username and password for User Profile(s)?
Username and password for Network?
Username and password for DUN (Dial-Up Networking)?
Username and password in http://<UserName>:<password>@www.somePlace.com?
To set a new password or change an existing one, click Start, Settings,
Control Panel, then the Passwords icon. (Passwords also can be accessed by
clicking My Computer, Control Panel.) Clicking Passwords brings up the
Passwords Properties dialog box.
The Passwords Properties box has two tabs: Change Passwords and User
Profiles. (If your PC is configured as part of a network, a third tab is
displayed, labeled Remote Administration.) The Change Passwords tab is open
when the dialog box appears. It contains two buttons: Change Windows
Password and Change Other Passwords. Clicking the Change Windows Password
button brings up a box with text fields labeled Old Password, New Password,
and Confirm New Password. If you haven't previously chosen a password, leave
the Old Password field blank. Select the password you want to use and type
it in the New Password field, and again in the Confirm New Password field.
Click OK, and you will receive a message that your password has been changed.
To turn user profiles on or off, click the User Profiles tab. Choose whether
you want all users to use the same preferences and Desktop settings or to
customize their preferences and create user profiles. You also can indicate
whether you want user profiles to include Start menu items and Desktop
icons. To set up or delete a user profile, click Start, Settings, Control
Panel, then Users.
The Change Other Passwords button is another neat feature that allows Win98
to give single-password access to any utilities you use that require
password authentication. This is especially useful if you have several
applications�for example, an on-line application, an E-mail program, and a
backup utility�that all use passwords. Win98 can use the password you
entered to log on to your user profile and give you access to all these
applications without the need to type a password for each one.
Windows creates a file with a .pwl extension. This file contains your
username and password, in a format that can be recognized only by the
operating system (i.e., your password's security is not compromised).
Windows can then use this information as needed, especially in instances
(such as Dial-up Networking) in which you check a Remember Password option.
Sometimes these .pwl files become corrupted. Windows may use the information
in a .pwl file incorrectly, or even use the wrong .pwl file for a particular
resource. This frequently occurs with Dial-up Networking. If the .pwl file
becomes corrupted, Windows might submit a cached password even if you
manually type in a different one. This behavior can cause Windows to return
error messages saying that your username or password is incorrect, even if
you are typing the information correctly.
If you are having problems with your password and you are confident that you
are typing it correctly, you should delete the .pwl files on your computer.
Deleting these files does not have an adverse effect, as Windows
automatically regenerates them as needed.
To delete the .pwl files on your computer, follow these steps:
1. Click the Start button. Select Find, then click Files or Folders.
2. In the "Named:" box, type *.pwl .
3. In the "Look In:" box, from the drop-down menu, select My Computer.
4. Click Find Now.
5. Windows will search your computer and list the files on the lower half of
the screen. You can then click a file to select it, and press the Del key to
remove it.
6. You should restart your computer to reset the password files.
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Gerry Boyd
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