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Win2k Pro - Won't Remember Passwords

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by john

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I am trouble shooting a Compaq machine running windows 2000 Pro. The OS and applications run just fine. It is also associated with a Peer-to-Peer Network with 1 other PC and a shared printer.
The system requires a Cntrl-Alt-Del and a password to login at startup. However the problem is it won't remember any other passwords, such as MS Outlook 2000 pop3 mail accounts, or any secure webpages that require a login. Normally, when on a web page, when you enter a user ID & Password, the OS will prompt "Do you want windows to remember this password?". This one dosen't remember or ask. In MS Outlook, when started, it prompts for the mail account password. After it is entered (and the remember password check box is checked), it will send/ receive new mail. However, when choosing send/ receive again, it prompts for the password again??? There must me a "toggle" or a policy somewhere that needs to be changed to tell windows to "Remember Passwords" again.

Any Suggestions....
jpotts@glsnetworksolutions.com
John Potts

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by ann777

1) Go to Internet Explorer and turn on AutoComplete...

Tools --> Internet Options --> AutoComplete and check the boxes marked:
Web addresses
User names and passwords on forms
Prompt me to save passwords

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2) Outlook may behave like this if the Windows login account is different from the ISP account/Outlook (user names/password) and outlook is set to use "NT Authentication." Go to your account properties in Outlook and make sure it's not set to use NT Authentication and you should only be prompted once when you first connect.

by john

I had already tried ensuring Autocomplete is turned on, and it was/is. Any other suggestions?

John

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