internet password changes

[Guest]

I want to be able to logon to the internet automatically where the password to do so is remembered. Everytime I shut off my computer and turn it back on my password is changed and when I try to log on the message reads invalid password. I have to type in my password and log on manually. How can I change this so I don't have to type in my password everytime.

 

[pauly [MSFT]]

Hi Judith,

Regarding your post, it sounds like your password problem is not with the
Windows logon but is limited to the Internet Conenction. Correct me if I am
wrong.

If that is the case (just the Internet), we should verify the settings
Windows XP keeps regarding your connection to your ISP.

1. Open Control Panel
2. Open Internet Options
3. In Internet Properties, click on the Connections Tab
4. Under Dial-up and VPN settings select your connection
5. With your connection highlighted, click on Settings
6. At the bottom of the connection settings page confirm (reenter) your
psssword.

Please let me know if this helps and/or if I have misunderstood the
problem.

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| From: "=?Utf-8?B?anVkaXRoaw==?=" <[email protected]>
| Subject: internet password changes
| Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 04:51:04 -0800
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| I want to be able to logon to the internet automatically where the
password to do so is remembered. Everytime I shut off my computer and turn
it back on my password is changed and when I try to log on the message
reads invalid password. I have to type in my password and log on manually.
How can I change this so I don't have to type in my password everytime.
|

 

[Guest]

You are right - the problem is with the internet only. I have tried reentering my my password as you suggested and it works only once. The next time I turn off my computer than turn it back on, it is again an invalid password (much longer than mine). I figure this is a security issue with microsoft XP because I have a friend who uses Windows XP but has a different virus protector and firewall installed and is having the same problem.

 

[pauly [MSFT]]

Hi Judith,

Thanks for the clarification. The first thing to look at are the steps in
this article:

314455 "Error 691" Error Message When You Try to Connect to Your ISP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314455

The remaining steps for troubleshooting this - if the above did not esolve
it, will depend on your form of connection.

Q1: Are you connecting via Dialup or Broadband?
<I mention this because some roadband connections require a dialup>

If Dialup, how recently did this stop working?

I mention this because if it was only recently, you might be able to use
System Restore to restore functionality. You wouldn't want to use System
Restore if the functionality has been broken for months or never worked:

306084 HOW TO: Restore the Operating System to a Previous State in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=306084

283252 Non-Administrator User Is Unable to Start System Restore Utility
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=283252

If you are using Dial-up and cannot use System Restore, you may have a
corrupt Dialup Connection and we might be able to resolve it by creating a
new connection.

310410 HOW TO: Configure and Use Dial-Up Connections in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310410

=========

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Windows XP Security Homepage:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/security/default.asp

Windows 2000 Security Homepage:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/security/default.asp

Top 10 Windows Newsgroups Security Questions:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/newsgroups/default.asp?url=/technet/newsgro
ups/nodepages/sectop10.asp

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Paul Hayes, MCSE
Product Support Services
Microsoft Corporation
(e-mail address removed)

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| From: "=?Utf-8?B?anVkaXRoaw==?=" <[email protected]>
| Subject: RE: internet password changes
| Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 00:56:04 -0800
|
| You are right - the problem is with the internet only. I have tried
reentering my my password as you suggested and it works only once. The
next time I turn off my computer than turn it back on, it is again an
invalid password (much longer than mine). I figure this is a security
issue with microsoft XP because I have a friend who uses Windows XP but has
a different virus protector and firewall installed and is having the same
problem.
|