Dial-up password

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

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.

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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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"Nic" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:030201c3cffa$c9a1bea0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> 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

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
>--------------------------------
>Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>--------------------------------
>Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>
>"Nic" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:030201c3cffa$c9a1bea0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> 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
>.
>

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/defaul...kb;en-us;264672
OLEXP: Your Outlook Express Password Is Not Retained in Windows 2000 or XP

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;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.


--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
--------------------------------
Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

"Nic" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:02ad01c3d020$23b2b0f0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> 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
> >--------------------------------
> >Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
> >http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
> >--------------------------------
> >Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> >Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
> >
> >"Nic" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:030201c3cffa$c9a1bea0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >> 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
> >.
> >

>-----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
>--------------------------------
>Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>--------------------------------
>Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>
>"Nic" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:030201c3cffa$c9a1bea0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> 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
>.
>