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How to save all username and passwords of one computer
Hi, experts!
After cleaning computer I must put again all username-s and all password-s for access to sites where I need them. Because I clean very often, its take time. How I can save all this different usernames and passwords, what program to use, which will return all at once. Thanks for any advice everybody! |
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How to save all username and passwords of one computer
Adi,
Consider purchasing an Image copying program such as Acronis True Image version 10 or above (this will work with Vista if you upgrade in the future). 1. Make a copy of your present C:\ drive and save it to another partitition, HDD, or external storage device. Especially if you have it set up the way you want it with all the password/user settings, and you have not added applications such as games that you may not reinstall in the future, with a new reformat of the C:\ drive. 2. The next time you format your C:\ drive, and just install the barebones components and applications that you will want. And you have "tweaked" all the settings the way you want them. For website settings, just go to the website, sign into the site. If the site stores the logon information in a cookie, then it will be there on the PC. Then make a Image copy of that setup using Acronis True Image, rename it something different from previous Image, and save the Image to another partition, HDD, or external storage device. One caveat, some financial website have added security that may not accept old cookies, and you will need go through the basic logon procedure again. 3. You will be able to restore your C:\ drive back using the recovery application, in Acronis TI, in less 30 mins (in most cases), with all the settings that you had before. -- Add MS to your News Reader: news://msnews.microsoft.com Rich/rerat (RRR News) message rule Previous Text Snipped to Save Bandwidth When Appropriate "Adi" wrote in message ... Hi, experts! After cleaning computer I must put again all username-s and all password-s for access to sites where I need them. Because I clean very often, its take time. How I can save all this different usernames and passwords, what program to use, which will return all at once. Thanks for any advice everybody! |
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How to save all username and passwords of one computer
"Adi" wrote in message
... Hi, experts! After cleaning computer I must put again all username-s and all password-s for access to sites where I need them. Because I clean very often, its take time. How I can save all this different usernames and passwords, what program to use, which will return all at once. Thanks for any advice everybody! You might want to look into CCleaner. It's a free program that can be configured to clean your computer while excluding selected cookies you want to retain. CCleaner http://www.ccleaner.com/ Once the program is installed you can choose what files you want deleted on the Cleaner page. Click on Options and select the Cookies you want to retain as well as any other files you wish to exclude. Good luck Nepatsfan |
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How to save all username and passwords of one computer
Hi Adi,
Save Passwords: http://www.sharewareconnection.com/o...d-recovery.htm -- All the Best, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm SupportSpace www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner "Adi" wrote in message ... Hi, experts! After cleaning computer I must put again all username-s and all password-s for access to sites where I need them. Because I clean very often, its take time. How I can save all this different usernames and passwords, what program to use, which will return all at once. Thanks for any advice everybody! |
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How to save all username and passwords of one computer
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:08:45 +1000 from Erik Vastmasd
: I always install my browsers, programmes and especially email programme, news reader etc. on D: drive. So when I need to re-install WinXP I don't lose any of my programme settings which includes my usernames and passwords. You don't lose *all* of them, maybe, but you probably lose some and most likely you lose most. Few Windows programs these days write configuration information to the program directory. most write either to the Registry or to subfolders of C:\Documents and Settings\{your login}. You can move Documents and Settings to another drive, but there's nothing you can do about the registry except back it up. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... |
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How to save all username and passwords of one computer
Adi added these comments in the current discussion du jour ...
Hi, experts! After cleaning computer I must put again all username-s and all password-s for access to sites where I need them. Because I clean very often, its take time. How I can save all this different usernames and passwords, what program to use, which will return all at once. Thanks for any advice everybody! Please define "cleaning". What is it that you do that causes you to lose all your settings, PW, et al? What I do periodically is first scan for malware, then save everything using the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard which will save everything useful including your Start Menu, E- mail, IE, and all program usernames, PWs, preferences, etc. The trouble with this for your need is that it won't necessarily work on another PC in restore mode but to whatever extent it does work, it'll overwrite all that stuff on the new PC. Another way is more manual and that is to build a list of your most important "secret" things, PW that file, and use it to rebuild what you need on other PCs. The problem with this method is that it is time- consuming and error prone. -- HP, aka Jerry "If it waddles like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck" |
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How to save all username and passwords of one computer
On Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:30:23 +1000, Erik Vastmasd
wrote: On Sat, 5 Jul 2008 06:53:13 -0400,when reading "microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize", I'm certain I caught a glimpse of "Stan Brown " saying: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:08:45 +1000 from Erik Vastmasd : I always install my browsers, programmes and especially email programme, news reader etc. on D: drive. So when I need to re-install WinXP I don't lose any of my programme settings which includes my usernames and passwords. You don't lose *all* of them, maybe, but you probably lose some and most likely you lose most. Few Windows programs these days write configuration information to the program directory. most write either to the Registry or to subfolders of C:\Documents and Settings\{your login}. You can move Documents and Settings to another drive, but there's nothing you can do about the registry except back it up. Just as an example on D: I have Opera as my browser, Eudora for email and Agent for news groups. When I re-install WinXP on C: all my passwords and settings for those three programmes remain intact Yes, there are some programs like that, and others that are the opposite, as Stan said. The point is that you can not rely on all, or even most, programs to behave that way, so installing programs on a separate drive does not generally provide the benefit you ascribe to it. and they will generally run without requiring re-installation. And that behavior is very rare. Yes, again, there are some such programs, but the great majority of those that are not very small have registry entries and other entries within \windows. There are a few exceptions, but in general, if Windows is reinstalled, almost everyone can expect that they will have to reinstall all (or almost all) their programs too. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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How to save all username and passwords of one computer
On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:16:47 +1000, Erik Vastmasd
wrote: On Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:04:15 -0700,when reading "microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize", I'm certain I caught a glimpse of ""Ken Blake, MVP" " saying: When I re-install WinXP on C: all my passwords and settings for those three programmes remain intact Yes, there are some programs like that, and others that are the opposite, as Stan said. The point is that you can not rely on all, or even most, programs to behave that way, so installing programs on a separate drive does not generally provide the benefit you ascribe to it. My operating system can be re-installed from original CD in a couple of hours and most of my important programmes can be run immediately the re-install of my operating system is complete. That's fine. I'm not suggesting that you change what you're doing. If that works for you and *your* programs, fine. My point is that it will not work for most people and *their* programs. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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How to save all username and passwords of one computer
On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:29:10 +1000, Erik Vastmasd
wrote: On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:09:32 -0700,when reading "microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize", I'm certain I caught a glimpse of ""Ken Blake, MVP" " saying: On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:16:47 +1000, Erik Vastmasd wrote: On Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:04:15 -0700,when reading "microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize", I'm certain I caught a glimpse of ""Ken Blake, MVP" " saying: When I re-install WinXP on C: all my passwords and settings for those three programmes remain intact Yes, there are some programs like that, and others that are the opposite, as Stan said. The point is that you can not rely on all, or even most, programs to behave that way, so installing programs on a separate drive does not generally provide the benefit you ascribe to it. My operating system can be re-installed from original CD in a couple of hours and most of my important programmes can be run immediately the re-install of my operating system is complete. That's fine. I'm not suggesting that you change what you're doing. If that works for you and *your* programs, fine. My point is that it will not work for most people and *their* programs. Thanks, I've got your point now. Sorry for my misunderstanding. Not a problem. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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