password changes on own in dial-up networking box

[Guest]

I recently got this computer with Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1. I
had no problem setting up a dial-up connection, and it managed to connect
without incident each time. Then I downloaded all the recommended updates for
Windows XP, and I began having problems with the password in the dial-up
networking box resetting itself from the 6 digit one I have chosen, to a long
string of something else.

I am not SURE that it is the updates causing the problem: I also set the
dial-up networking box up at the same time to connect automatically whenever
I open an application that uses an internet connection. I was using Windows
ME before, and the set up for dial-up networking seems to be a little
different, as I couldn't easily find an option to make it do this. I may have
done it incorrectly as the dial-up box comes up as soon as the computer turns
on. (I chose "Always dial a connection" in the Internet options box.)

So! The password is changing to something I never set it to. I have changed
it back and saved password. I have tried unchecking "Save Password". I have
deleted and recreated the dial-up profile through Internet Options, and
Network Connections. I have changed from "Always dial a connection" to "Never
dial a connection". Nothing takes.

I would like to have the dial-up box come up when I open an internet browser
or suchlike, and I would like the password to stay as I set it. After doing a
little searching in past posts to see if anyone else has experienced this, I
cannot see anything similar. I realise that this may not be Windows XP
related but instead set-up related. At any rate, I hope one of you good folks
can help me out here.

Thank-you.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I recently got this computer with Windows XP Professional Service
Pack 1. I had no problem setting up a dial-up connection, and it
managed to connect without incident each time. Then I downloaded
all the recommended updates for Windows XP, and I began having
problems with the password in the dial-up networking box resetting
itself from the 6 digit one I have chosen, to a long string of
something else.

I am not SURE that it is the updates causing the problem: I also
set the dial-up networking box up at the same time to connect
automatically whenever I open an application that uses an internet
connection. I was using Windows ME before, and the set up for
dial-up networking seems to be a little different, as I couldn't
easily find an option to make it do this. I may have done it
incorrectly as the dial-up box comes up as soon as the computer
turns on. (I chose "Always dial a connection" in the Internet
options box.)

So! The password is changing to something I never set it to. I have
changed it back and saved password. I have tried unchecking "Save
Password". I have deleted and recreated the dial-up profile through
Internet Options, and Network Connections. I have changed from
"Always dial a connection" to "Never dial a connection". Nothing
takes.

I would like to have the dial-up box come up when I open an
internet browser or suchlike, and I would like the password to stay
as I set it. After doing a little searching in past posts to see if
anyone else has experienced this, I cannot see anything similar. I
realise that this may not be Windows XP related but instead set-up
related. At any rate, I hope one of you good folks can help me out
here.

Are you basing your observation off the number of dots/asterisks that
represent the password? They are purposely a set number - no matter how
long your password is - for security. That way know one can even be sure of
how many characters your password is behind the masking.

 

[Guest]

Thank-you for responding.
Yes, I am basing the observation that the password has changed from 6 digits
to many upon the number of dots. However, I know that it is not MY password
as what clued me into the fact that my password had changed was the ISP
insisting that I had it wrong, and not accepting me. The only way I can
connect is if I go in manually and change the password.

 

[Guest]

Hello. I am not sure what happened, but MS found some more updates for me and
I downloaded them. I logged off, deleted the dial-up profile and created it
again. Then I tried to log-on again and this time there was no difficulty. So
it looks like somewhere in that group of updates was something that corrected
whatever was causing the problem.

Thank-you again for helping out.

 

[Elmo]

Thank-you for responding.
Yes, I am basing the observation that the password has changed from 6 digits
to many upon the number of dots. However, I know that it is not MY password
as what clued me into the fact that my password had changed was the ISP
insisting that I had it wrong, and not accepting me. The only way I can
connect is if I go in manually and change the password.

This might help:

Open Internet Options, Connections tab, click the DUN connection to
highlight and open the settings. Change the password there and have
Windows remember it. OK your way out.

 

[Guest]

HI. The Connections Tab was where I was changing the password back each time
the computer couldn't connect. I can't see "DUN connection", but since the
last bunch of downloaded updates, everything seems to be working just fine,
so I think I'll just leave it for now.

I appreciate your help.