Can't rid system of bad password for log on ??

"EJ" said in :
YEs, even with tech support from Earthlink Dial up assistance. They
suggested a corrupted Client Sharing file.


Have you tried blanking your password (by deselecting the save password
option, try to make a connection, abort it) and then filling it in
(enable the save password option, try to make a connection, and then
specify it)? This not only attempts to blank out your password but also
forces a toggle in the state or behavior for that function.

Unable to Clear the Password Box in the "Connect to" Dialog Box
After Remote Connection
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=303554


Have you checked out the following KB article yet?

User Name and Password Not Retained for Dial-Up Connection in
Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP-1)
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=818895

Although the KB article says they will waive the service fee, when I
have called to get an unreleased hotfix and it sounds very applicable to
my problem, they just give me the URL to download the file along with a
password (or it is in a temp FTP directory so I have to get it quick).
Since they won't know if it fixed your problem (because you've hung up
to do the download and then test it), they can't charge you because
there is no verification if the alpha hotfix fixed your problem or not.

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I tried deselecting and reselecting, but not what you describe. Un clear as to when to try abort, but I'll try that.

I tried it without success. Will continue to read the posted articles.

I tried deselecting and reselecting, but not what you describe. Un clear as to when to try abort, but I'll try that.

I tried it without success. Will continue to read the posted articles.

In article , "EJ"
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When I click on my INternet explorer to connect to web through the default connnection, there is a bad password saved in that window. I can delete the bad connection only to have it reappear on the next boot up. How can I rid my system of that bad passw
ord/connection error?

How do you know that it's a bad password? Windows XP always displays
the same number of characters for a dial-up password, regardless of
the password's actual length. Try connecting and see if it works.
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In article , "EJ"
wrote:
When I click on my INternet explorer to connect to web through the default connnection, there is a bad password saved in that window. I can delete the bad connection only to have it reappear on the next boot up. How can I rid my system of that bad passw
ord/connection error?

How do you know that it's a bad password? Windows XP always displays
the same number of characters for a dial-up password, regardless of
the password's actual length. Try connecting and see if it works.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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if all else fails, you could try deleting that connection
and creating it again from scratch.

-----Original Message-----
I tried it without success. Will continue to read the
posted articles.
.

if all else fails, you could try deleting that connection
and creating it again from scratch.

-----Original Message-----
I tried it without success. Will continue to read the
posted articles.
.

In article , "EJ"
wrote:
When I click on my INternet explorer to connect to web through the default connnection, there is a bad password saved in that window. I can delete the bad connection only to have it reappear on the next boot up. How can I rid my system of that bad passw
ord/connection error?

How do you know that it's a bad password? Windows XP always displays
the same number of characters for a dial-up password, regardless of
the password's actual length. Try connecting and see if it works.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

In article , "EJ"
wrote:
When I click on my INternet explorer to connect to web through the default connnection, there is a bad password saved in that window. I can delete the bad connection only to have it reappear on the next boot up. How can I rid my system of that bad passw
ord/connection error?

How do you know that it's a bad password? Windows XP always displays
the same number of characters for a dial-up password, regardless of
the password's actual length. Try connecting and see if it works.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

"EJ" said in :
I tried it without success. Will continue to read the posted
articles.

Another diagnostic I thought of: enable logging. In the Phone and Modem
applet in Control Panel, under the Modems tab panel, select your modem
and click Properties. Under the Diagnostics tab panel, enable "Append
to log". You can click the View Log button to see if there is any old
stuff in an existing logfile (just erase it all and close/save the
logfile). Then attempt the connection which results in an error. Maybe
something will pop up in the logfile to tell you what is going wrong.

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if all else fails, you could try deleting that connection
and creating it again from scratch.

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I tried it without success. Will continue to read the
posted articles.
.

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YEs, even with tech support from Earthlink Dial up assistance. They suggested a corrupted Client Sharing file.

if all else fails, you could try deleting that connection
and creating it again from scratch.

-----Original Message-----
I tried it without success. Will continue to read the
posted articles.
.