Have you tried creating a new connection and see if that one remembers the password correctly? If so, you might want to see
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;264672
OLEXP: Your Outlook Express Password Is Not Retained in Windows 2000 or XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;259416
OL2000: (IMO) Your Password Is Not Retained in Windows 2000 or Windows XP
For a trimmed down version:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_oe_passwords.htm
The above also applies to Internet Explorer and other applications that use the Protected Storage System Provider registry key to store passwords.
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"Nic" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:02ad01c3d020$23b2b0f0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> That could be so but the ISP does not reconize the
> password now and therefore disconnect.
> But if I remove the 16 char. and type in my correct
> password it works ok ie it connects.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >This is not something that needs to be fixed. Its by
> design. Your actual password is stored, but the field is
> masked to make the password harder to guess based on its
> length.
> >
> >--
> >Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> >Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> >http://www.dougknox.com
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> >Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
> >http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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> >Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> >Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
> >
> >"Nic" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:030201c3cffa$c9a1bea0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> When first time setting up dial-up, password is
> entered
> >> but on excuting dial-up the password is now 16 char
> long.
> >> This is all happening on fist clean install of XP home.
> >> If you delete password in Tools-Internet Options-
> >> Connections - Settings, it will stay blank, if you
> just
> >> use 1 (one) char it still shows up as 16 when
> returning
> >> to dial-up. Have "Cleared Passwords" in Content
> section.
> >> All to no avail. Please can any body suggest a fix.
> >> Thank you and have a happy New year Nic
> >.
> >
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