Help: Outlook Express passwords not remembered. OS is ME

Discussion in 'NZ Computing' started by Seagull, Aug 6, 2006.

  1. Seagull

    Seagull Guest

    I am trying to set up a "new" box for some pensioner friends after their old
    one suffered a lightning strike.
    I can not solve the problem with the password. There is plenty of stuff
    including MS Knowledge base 290684 which suggests editing the registry. in
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Protected Storage System Provider
    The trouble is there is no mention of Protected Storage System Provider
    when I look with Regedit.
    I have run Protected Storage PassView v1.63 which can find the passwords and
    remove them but the problem recurs when they are re-entered.
    Can some kind soul suggest a solution?

    P.S. The users are not computer literate so Linux and alternative mail
    readers are not a solution.
     
    Seagull, Aug 6, 2006
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    Mark Guest


    This should do the trick, thats a fairly common one;
    http://www.pchell.com/support/oepassword.shtml

    Cheers,

    Mark
     
    Mark, Aug 6, 2006
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    EMB Guest

    You're not pressing escape at the login prompt when you start windows
    are you? If you are then the password will not be remembered.
     
    EMB, Aug 6, 2006
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  4. Seagull

    Seagull Guest

    Thanks for the replies Mark and EMB but
    I do not find the protected storage provider section after I expand the
    Microsoft section in Regedit so I can not delete it.

    And I have not touched the escape key at the login prompt
     
    Seagull, Aug 6, 2006
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    joe_90 Guest

    A quick Google found this -

    http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/11.html

    The registry edit to enable password caching looks promising.
     
    joe_90, Aug 6, 2006
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  6. Seagull

    Seagull Guest

    Thanks joe_90
    I tried that and unfortunately does not seem to have worked.
     
    Seagull, Aug 7, 2006
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