# windows and passwords

Category: Geeks r Us

## Post 1 by cuddle_kitten84 (I just keep on posting!) on Thursday, 05-Apr-2007 14:01:01

Hi, i'm having a problem with windows and passwords. i told windows to remember my myspace password, and whenever i go to log in, it says this password doesn't match the one windows has stored and refuses to log me in. any way of telling windows not to remember the passwords? or, could i do something to make it forget my myspace one?

## Post 2 by laced-unlaced (Account disabled) on Thursday, 05-Apr-2007 14:08:12

i had this problem before, what you do, go to your internet options, go to privacy, and then go to auto complete settings. make sure none of the boxes are checked, and press okay

## Post 3 by changedheart421 (I've now got the bronze prolific poster award! now going for the silver award!) on Thursday, 05-Apr-2007 16:35:18

my space sucks as far as logging in goes.

## Post 4 by cuddle_kitten84 (I just keep on posting!) on Friday, 06-Apr-2007 13:09:52

yeah it does. thanks dan. i'll try and find the privacy thing.

## Post 5 by buk buk buk (move over school!) on Saturday, 07-Apr-2007 17:25:20

Hi kay. Yep i agree with dan but i want to give more details. Shall we?
You can tell Internet Explorer (5.0 or higher) which of these features you want to use (and which you don't) by doing the following:
1. Open internet Explorer, Tools menu, Internet Options.
2. Now press ctrl+Tab 3 times (now you're on the content page)
3. press Tab 4 times (now you're on the Personal information autoComplete...button)
4. Now hit space bar and check / uncheck the boxes you want to change, hit OK and you're all set. Here's a quick breakdown of what each one does:
Web addresses - This autocompletes web site addresses as you're typing them in the address bar. It's really handy if you have recently been at a site and don't remember the exact name, just the beginning of the address.
Here's a tip in a tip - If you're looking for a page on a certain web site, but aren't sure what its address is, just type in the name of the site (i.e.
www.zonebbs.com and hit your down arrow. All the pages you've recently visited at that site will be listed.
Forms - This one helps you fill out forms. Just start typing or Hit enter the form field and you'll get a list of what you've entered in the past for the same field. Doesn't always work, but it usually it does (especially if you've filled out lots of forms :-).
User names and passwords on forms - This one will help you fill in your user names and passwords. Usually just hit enter the User name field on a sign in form, select your username, and the password gets popped in automatically (after you've done it manually the first time).
That's it. Note that you can enable / disable the password and regular autocomplete features from this screen. Also note that this screen allows you to clear out all of your passwords and form info should you need to.
Speaking of clearing out all your info, what do you do if you have an entry or two that is incorrect? You know, maybe you accidentally typed your address
wrong once, and now every time you type your address in, you get the little drop down with the incorrect address sitting there, mocking you. What can you do? Is there any hope?
Yup—just arrow down to the offending entry and tap your Delete key. Poof! it's gone.