Save password in DUN

[Guest ms]

It's been years since I've done this, forgot past data.

 

I created a DUN, can dial up, but the save password entry is greyed out, so

even after a sucessful connection, the next time I have to reenter data.

 

In the network setup screen, I had selected Windows logon as IIRC I always

did, but read in an old tip file that I need "Client for Microsoft

Networks" to save the password.

 

Advice?

 

ms

[Guest ms]

Re: Save password in DUN

 

ms <ms@invalid.com> wrote in news:5qu2v9F11rq87U1@mid.individual.net:

> It's been years since I've done this, forgot past data.

>

> I created a DUN, can dial up, but the save password entry is greyed

> out, so even after a sucessful connection, the next time I have to

> reenter data.

>

> In the network setup screen, I had selected Windows logon as IIRC I

> always did, but read in an old tip file that I need "Client for

> Microsoft Networks" to save the password.

>

> Advice?

>

> ms

>

Fixed it with a past post by cq/cquirke/

 

I see an issue from before, windows seeks files, Have Disk, browse to CD,

it won't seek the subfolder on the OS CD.

 

If someone has advice on how to address that so browse will find the CD

files, I'd appreciate it.

 

ms

[Guest Lee]

Re: Save password in DUN

 

On Nov 25, 3:29 pm, ms <m...@invalid.com> wrote:

> ms <m...@invalid.com> wrote innews:5qu2v9F11rq87U1@mid.individual.net:

>

> > It's been years since I've done this, forgot past data.

>

> > I created a DUN, can dial up, but the save password entry is greyed

> > out, so even after a sucessful connection, the next time I have to

> > reenter data.

>

> > In the network setup screen, I had selected Windows logon as IIRC I

> > always did, but read in an old tip file that I need "Client for

> > Microsoft Networks" to save the password.

>

> > Advice?

>

> > ms

>

> Fixed it with a past post by cq/cquirke/

>

> I see an issue from before, windows seeks files, Have Disk, browse to CD,

> it won't seek the subfolder on the OS CD.

>

> If someone has advice on how to address that so browse will find the CD

> files, I'd appreciate it.

>

> ms

 

A link to cquirke's post would have been nice...

 

Change the target path of this registry key's value and you should

have no more troubles finding the CD.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]

"SourcePath"="C:\\Windows\\Options\\Cabs"

 

Your value should be:

E:\\Win98

 

if your CDROM drive were drive E:

double backslash only found in .reg files, using regedit you'll only

see standard single backslash.

[Guest Ron Badour]

Re: Save password in DUN

 

I don't know Chris' link but here is mine:

http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/dun.html

 

--

Regards

 

Ron Badour

MS MVP 1997 - 2008

 

 

"Lee" <melee5@my-deja.com> wrote in message

news:4f03fa6b-af4b-4029-8b2e-068b99ef47b7@w28g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...

> On Nov 25, 3:29 pm, ms <m...@invalid.com> wrote:

>> ms <m...@invalid.com> wrote innews:5qu2v9F11rq87U1@mid.individual.net:

>>

>> > It's been years since I've done this, forgot past data.

>>

>> > I created a DUN, can dial up, but the save password entry is greyed

>> > out, so even after a sucessful connection, the next time I have to

>> > reenter data.

>>

>> > In the network setup screen, I had selected Windows logon as IIRC I

>> > always did, but read in an old tip file that I need "Client for

>> > Microsoft Networks" to save the password.

>>

>> > Advice?

>>

>> > ms

>>

>> Fixed it with a past post by cq/cquirke/

>>

>> I see an issue from before, windows seeks files, Have Disk, browse to CD,

>> it won't seek the subfolder on the OS CD.

>>

>> If someone has advice on how to address that so browse will find the CD

>> files, I'd appreciate it.

>>

>> ms

>

> A link to cquirke's post would have been nice...

>

> Change the target path of this registry key's value and you should

> have no more troubles finding the CD.

> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]

> "SourcePath"="C:\\Windows\\Options\\Cabs"

>

> Your value should be:

> E:\\Win98

>

> if your CDROM drive were drive E:

> double backslash only found in .reg files, using regedit you'll only

> see standard single backslash.

[Guest ms]

Re: Save password in DUN

 

ms <ms@invalid.com> wrote in news:5qub9oF11ma9rU1@mid.individual.net:

> ms <ms@invalid.com> wrote in news:5qu2v9F11rq87U1@mid.individual.net:

>

>> It's been years since I've done this, forgot past data.

>>

>> I created a DUN, can dial up, but the save password entry is greyed

>> out, so even after a sucessful connection, the next time I have to

>> reenter data.

>>

>> In the network setup screen, I had selected Windows logon as IIRC I

>> always did, but read in an old tip file that I need "Client for

>> Microsoft Networks" to save the password.

>>

>> Advice?

>>

>> ms

>>

> Fixed it with a past post by cq/cquirke/

>

> I see an issue from before, windows seeks files, Have Disk, browse to

> CD, it won't seek the subfolder on the OS CD.

>

> If someone has advice on how to address that so browse will find the

> CD files, I'd appreciate it.

>

> ms

>

>

>

Thanks to Lee and Ron, will work on that.

 

W98SE working right is a pleasure, W2K is tolerable, XP is not.

 

ms

[Guest Lil' Dave]

Re: Save password in DUN

 

Don't. You password and username can be recovered with some spyware. If

you don't save the password, it can't be recovered.

 

--

Dave

"ms" <ms@invalid.com> wrote in message

news:5qu2v9F11rq87U1@mid.individual.net...

> It's been years since I've done this, forgot past data.

>

> I created a DUN, can dial up, but the save password entry is greyed out,

> so

> even after a sucessful connection, the next time I have to reenter data.

>

> In the network setup screen, I had selected Windows logon as IIRC I always

> did, but read in an old tip file that I need "Client for Microsoft

> Networks" to save the password.

>

> Advice?

>

> ms

>

>

[Guest ms]

Re: Save password in DUN

 

"Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in news:O3cKNV8LIHA.5400

@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl:

> I don't know Chris' link but here is mine:

> http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/dun.html

>

 

I can dial up, this is the first winmodem I ever used, and I never hear

the usual modem tones, but the normal icon appears in the System Tray, it

shows the usual data.

 

But when I run my browser, at every one of my usual bookmarked sites, get

"Server Not Found". That's a standard error I can look into, but need to

fix this first.

 

I then went into Control Panel/Internet Connections, Properties, the DUN

icon, in domain it shows mail.copper.ne :it is supposed to be net. I

reentered the correct mail.copper.net, closed, dialed up again, browsed

again, same message.

 

Went back to look at properties, again it reads: mail.copper.ne , even

after I corrected it again.

 

No wonder it can't find the server, the domain is wrong and can't be

corrected.

 

Advice?

 

ms

[Guest ms]

Re: Save password in DUN

 

Lee <melee5@my-deja.com> wrote in

news:4f03fa6b-af4b-4029-8b2e-068b99ef47b7@w28g2000hsf.googlegroups.com:

> On Nov 25, 3:29 pm, ms <m...@invalid.com> wrote:

>> ms <m...@invalid.com> wrote

>> innews:5qu2v9F11rq87U1@mid.individual.net:

>>

>> > It's been years since I've done this, forgot past data.

>>

>> > I created a DUN, can dial up, but the save password entry is greyed

>> > out, so even after a sucessful connection, the next time I have to

>> > reenter data.

>>

>> > In the network setup screen, I had selected Windows logon as IIRC I

>> > always did, but read in an old tip file that I need "Client for

>> > Microsoft Networks" to save the password.

>>

>> > Advice?

>>

>> > ms

>>

>> Fixed it with a past post by cq/cquirke/

>>

>> I see an issue from before, windows seeks files, Have Disk, browse to

>> CD, it won't seek the subfolder on the OS CD.

>>

>> If someone has advice on how to address that so browse will find the

>> CD files, I'd appreciate it.

>>

>> ms

>

> A link to cquirke's post would have been nice...

>

> Change the target path of this registry key's value and you should

> have no more troubles finding the CD.

> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]

> "SourcePath"="C:\\Windows\\Options\\Cabs"

>

> Your value should be:

> E:\\Win98

>

> if your CDROM drive were drive E:

> double backslash only found in .reg files, using regedit you'll only

> see standard single backslash.

 

Lee, here is that link: Lots of good data.

http://users.iafrica.com/c/cq/cquirke/

 

In the above, my CD drive is D, I am not clear on the exact revision to

that key:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]

"SourcePath"="D:\\W98\\Options\\Cabs"

 

Is this the correct way to change it?

 

Thanks

 

ms

[Guest Lee]

Re: Save password in DUN

 

On Nov 26, 5:22 pm, ms <m...@invalid.com> wrote:

> Lee <mel...@my-deja.com> wrote innews:4f03fa6b-af4b-4029-8b2e-068b99ef47b7@w28g2000hsf.googlegroups.com:

>

>

>

>

>

> > On Nov 25, 3:29 pm, ms <m...@invalid.com> wrote:

> >> ms <m...@invalid.com> wrote

> >> innews:5qu2v9F11rq87U1@mid.individual.net:

>

> >> > It's been years since I've done this, forgot past data.

>

> >> > I created a DUN, can dial up, but the save password entry is greyed

> >> > out, so even after a sucessful connection, the next time I have to

> >> > reenter data.

>

> >> > In the network setup screen, I had selected Windows logon as IIRC I

> >> > always did, but read in an old tip file that I need "Client for

> >> > Microsoft Networks" to save the password.

>

> >> > Advice?

>

> >> > ms

>

> >> Fixed it with a past post by cq/cquirke/

>

> >> I see an issue from before, windows seeks files, Have Disk, browse to

> >> CD, it won't seek the subfolder on the OS CD.

>

> >> If someone has advice on how to address that so browse will find the

> >> CD files, I'd appreciate it.

>

> >> ms

>

> > A link to cquirke's post would have been nice...

>

> > Change the target path of this registry key's value and you should

> > have no more troubles finding the CD.

> > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]

> > "SourcePath"="C:\\Windows\\Options\\Cabs"

>

> > Your value should be:

> > E:\\Win98

>

> > if your CDROM drive were drive E:

> > double backslash only found in .reg files, using regedit you'll only

> > see standard single backslash.

>

> Lee, here is that link: Lots of good data.http://users.iafrica.com/c/cq/cquirke/

>

> In the above, my CD drive is D, I am not clear on the exact revision to

> that key:

> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]

> "SourcePath"="D:\\W98\\Options\\Cabs"

>

> Is this the correct way to change it?

>

> Thanks

>

> ms- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

NO!

it should be:

"SourcePath"="D:\\win98"

 

IF you installed windows from your CD drive that has a letter of D:

all the above does is to let windows know that the installation CAB

files are in the win98 folder of the CD so that you don't have to

constantly point windows to them manually when they are needed. There

are other registry entries that get cleared when you clear certain

histories that may temporarily interfere with the above process, but

that registry key and value is the only one that is permanent.

http://www.winguides.com/registry/

 

I was aware of Cquirke's fabulous site as well as both thumbs up for

Ron's site too, but more to the point I was hinting that for

posterities sake, a good USENET poster is not supposed to just come

back and say - "it's fixed". You are supposed to come back and show

us the page you used to fix the greyed out "save password" box and I

do mean precisely the exact page and place on the page. A link to a

massive collection such as Cquirke's is NOT a whole lot of help, I get

lost in broom closet you understand. Not a biggy, it's not for me...

[Guest ms]

Re: Save password in DUN

 

Lee <melee5@my-deja.com> wrote in

news:f4888487-95a5-4638-a98d-e46ced4c8878@e1g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:

> On Nov 26, 5:22 pm, ms <m...@invalid.com> wrote:

>> Lee <mel...@my-deja.com> wrote

>> innews:4f03fa6b-af4b-4029-8b2e-068b99ef47b7@w28g2000hsf.googlegroups.c

>> om:

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> > On Nov 25, 3:29 pm, ms <m...@invalid.com> wrote:

>> >> ms <m...@invalid.com> wrote

>> >> innews:5qu2v9F11rq87U1@mid.individual.net:

>>

>> >> > It's been years since I've done this, forgot past data.

>>

>> >> > I created a DUN, can dial up, but the save password entry is

>> >> > greyed out, so even after a sucessful connection, the next time

>> >> > I have to reenter data.

>>

>> >> > In the network setup screen, I had selected Windows logon as

>> >> > IIRC I always did, but read in an old tip file that I need

>> >> > "Client for Microsoft Networks" to save the password.

>>

>> >> > Advice?

>>

>> >> > ms

>>

>> >> Fixed it with a past post by cq/cquirke/

>>

>> >> I see an issue from before, windows seeks files, Have Disk, browse

>> >> to CD, it won't seek the subfolder on the OS CD.

>>

>> >> If someone has advice on how to address that so browse will find

>> >> the CD files, I'd appreciate it.

>>

>> >> ms

>>

>> > A link to cquirke's post would have been nice...

>>

>> > Change the target path of this registry key's value and you should

>> > have no more troubles finding the CD.

>> > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]

>> > "SourcePath"="C:\\Windows\\Options\\Cabs"

>>

>> > Your value should be:

>> > E:\\Win98

>>

>> > if your CDROM drive were drive E:

>> > double backslash only found in .reg files, using regedit you'll

>> > only see standard single backslash.

>>

>> Lee, here is that link: Lots of good

>> data.http://users.iafrica.com/c/cq/cquirke/

>>

>> In the above, my CD drive is D, I am not clear on the exact revision

>> to that key:

>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]

>> "SourcePath"="D:\\W98\\Options\\Cabs"

>>

>> Is this the correct way to change it?

>>

>> Thanks

>>

>> ms- Hide quoted text -

>>

>> - Show quoted text -

>

> NO!

> it should be:

> "SourcePath"="D:\\win98"

>

> IF you installed windows from your CD drive that has a letter of D:

> all the above does is to let windows know that the installation CAB

> files are in the win98 folder of the CD so that you don't have to

> constantly point windows to them manually when they are needed. There

> are other registry entries that get cleared when you clear certain

> histories that may temporarily interfere with the above process, but

> that registry key and value is the only one that is permanent.

> http://www.winguides.com/registry/

>

> I was aware of Cquirke's fabulous site as well as both thumbs up for

> Ron's site too, but more to the point I was hinting that for

> posterities sake, a good USENET poster is not supposed to just come

> back and say - "it's fixed". You are supposed to come back and show

> us the page you used to fix the greyed out "save password" box and I

> do mean precisely the exact page and place on the page. A link to a

> massive collection such as Cquirke's is NOT a whole lot of help, I get

> lost in broom closet you understand. Not a biggy, it's not for me...

>

 

When I said "fixed", it was not easy to describe how it got fixed. It was

not reference to some new data. I have some data saved that says you

*must* have Client for MS Networks" selected to save password. I have

other data that says you *must* have MS Family Logon selected, IIRC, I

always used Windows logon. In this case I tried both of the above, each

required files from the OS CD, still don't have that working. So I went

back to Windows logon, the first time it did not work, this time it

worked to save password. And other data I have has 10 different causes

for not saving the password. Everyone's machine reacts differently, so

YMMV, as they say. So what happens to work for me on this machine may not

help someone else, but you're right, I should have mentioned the above.

 

The reply I posted to Ron is something new to me, hope to get an answer,

as can't get on the internet.

 

ms

[Guest AAH]

Re: Save password in DUN

 

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Network\Real

Mode Net

In right hand pane change the AutoLogon value to 1, if it is

not there add it up there and one should be able to "Save"

the password in DUN dialog.

 

 

 

 

"ms" <ms@invalid.com> wrote in message

news:5qu2v9F11rq87U1@mid.individual.net...

> It's been years since I've done this, forgot past data.

>

> I created a DUN, can dial up, but the save password entry is greyed out,

so

> even after a sucessful connection, the next time I have to reenter data.

>

> In the network setup screen, I had selected Windows logon as IIRC I always

> did, but read in an old tip file that I need "Client for Microsoft

> Networks" to save the password.

>

> Advice?

>

> ms

>

>

[Guest ms]

Re: Save password in DUN

 

"AAH" <aah@chakcomnet.net> wrote in

news:O99W6uVMIHA.4272@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:

>

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Network\Re

> al Mode Net

> In right hand pane change the AutoLogon value to 1, if it is

> not there add it up there and one should be able to "Save"

> the password in DUN dialog.

>

>

Thanks, that will be handy for next time. Now it does save the passord

but does not browse.

 

ms

> "ms" <ms@invalid.com> wrote in message

> news:5qu2v9F11rq87U1@mid.individual.net...

>> It's been years since I've done this, forgot past data.

>>

>> I created a DUN, can dial up, but the save password entry is greyed

>> out,

> so

>> even after a sucessful connection, the next time I have to reenter

>> data.

>>

>> In the network setup screen, I had selected Windows logon as IIRC I

>> always did, but read in an old tip file that I need "Client for

>> Microsoft Networks" to save the password.

>>

>> Advice?

>>

>> ms

>>

>>

>

>

>

[Guest ms]

Re: Save password in DUN

 

Lee <melee5@my-deja.com> wrote in

news:f4888487-95a5-4638-a98d-e46ced4c8878@e1g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:

> On Nov 26, 5:22 pm, ms <m...@invalid.com> wrote:

>> Lee <mel...@my-deja.com> wrote

>> innews:4f03fa6b-af4b-4029-8b2e-068b99ef47b7@w28g2000hsf.googlegroups.c

>> om:

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> > On Nov 25, 3:29 pm, ms <m...@invalid.com> wrote:

>> >> ms <m...@invalid.com> wrote

>> >> innews:5qu2v9F11rq87U1@mid.individual.net:

>>

>> >> > It's been years since I've done this, forgot past data.

>>

>> >> > I created a DUN, can dial up, but the save password entry is

>> >> > greyed out, so even after a sucessful connection, the next time

>> >> > I have to reenter data.

>>

>> >> > In the network setup screen, I had selected Windows logon as

>> >> > IIRC I always did, but read in an old tip file that I need

>> >> > "Client for Microsoft Networks" to save the password.

>>

>> >> > Advice?

>>

>> >> > ms

>>

>> >> Fixed it with a past post by cq/cquirke/

>>

>> >> I see an issue from before, windows seeks files, Have Disk, browse

>> >> to CD, it won't seek the subfolder on the OS CD.

>>

>> >> If someone has advice on how to address that so browse will find

>> >> the CD files, I'd appreciate it.

>>

>> >> ms

>>

>> > A link to cquirke's post would have been nice...

>>

>> > Change the target path of this registry key's value and you should

>> > have no more troubles finding the CD.

>> > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]

>> > "SourcePath"="C:\\Windows\\Options\\Cabs"

>>

>> > Your value should be:

>> > E:\\Win98

>>

>> > if your CDROM drive were drive E:

>> > double backslash only found in .reg files, using regedit you'll

>> > only see standard single backslash.

>>

>> Lee, here is that link: Lots of good

>> data.http://users.iafrica.com/c/cq/cquirke/

>>

>> In the above, my CD drive is D, I am not clear on the exact revision

>> to that key:

>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]

>> "SourcePath"="D:\\W98\\Options\\Cabs"

>>

>> Is this the correct way to change it?

>>

>> Thanks

>>

>> ms- Hide quoted text -

>>

>> - Show quoted text -

>

> NO!

> it should be:

> "SourcePath"="D:\\win98"

>

> IF you installed windows from your CD drive that has a letter of D:

> all the above does is to let windows know that the installation CAB

> files are in the win98 folder of the CD so that you don't have to

> constantly point windows to them manually when they are needed. There

> are other registry entries that get cleared when you clear certain

> histories that may temporarily interfere with the above process, but

> that registry key and value is the only one that is permanent.

> http://www.winguides.com/registry/

>

 

I can't say for other machines, but in this install of W98SE,

"SourcePath" did not exist in

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup, so I

used New String Value to create it. Maybe a mistake, first time I've done

that. I rebooted.

 

Went to Network, TCP/IP Properties, it scanned the drives, now it saw D,

I entered Win98, it read the CD. It finished, there was no message screen

after that. AFAIK, it finally got the dialup files it needed from the CD.

 

Went into Internet Options, Properties, again entered the domain name, it

again screwed up, I will open a new thread on this.

 

ms

[Guest Lee]

Re: Save password in DUN

 

On Nov 27, 7:13 am, ms <m...@invalid.com> wrote:

> Lee <mel...@my-deja.com> wrote innews:f4888487-95a5-4638-a98d-e46ced4c8878@e1g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:

>

>

>

>

>

> > On Nov 26, 5:22 pm, ms <m...@invalid.com> wrote:

> >> Lee <mel...@my-deja.com> wrote

> >> innews:4f03fa6b-af4b-4029-8b2e-068b99ef47b7@w28g2000hsf.googlegroups.c

> >> om:

>

> >> > On Nov 25, 3:29 pm, ms <m...@invalid.com> wrote:

> >> >> ms <m...@invalid.com> wrote

> >> >> innews:5qu2v9F11rq87U1@mid.individual.net:

>

> >> >> > It's been years since I've done this, forgot past data.

>

> >> >> > I created a DUN, can dial up, but the save password entry is

> >> >> > greyed out, so even after a sucessful connection, the next time

> >> >> > I have to reenter data.

>

> >> >> > In the network setup screen, I had selected Windows logon as

> >> >> > IIRC I always did, but read in an old tip file that I need

> >> >> > "Client for Microsoft Networks" to save the password.

>

> >> >> > Advice?

>

> >> >> > ms

>

> >> >> Fixed it with a past post by cq/cquirke/

>

> >> >> I see an issue from before, windows seeks files, Have Disk, browse

> >> >> to CD, it won't seek the subfolder on the OS CD.

>

> >> >> If someone has advice on how to address that so browse will find

> >> >> the CD files, I'd appreciate it.

>

> >> >> ms

>

> >> > A link to cquirke's post would have been nice...

>

> >> > Change the target path of this registry key's value and you should

> >> > have no more troubles finding the CD.

> >> > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]

> >> > "SourcePath"="C:\\Windows\\Options\\Cabs"

>

> >> > Your value should be:

> >> > E:\\Win98

>

> >> > if your CDROM drive were drive E:

> >> > double backslash only found in .reg files, using regedit you'll

> >> > only see standard single backslash.

>

> >> Lee, here is that link: Lots of good

> >> data.http://users.iafrica.com/c/cq/cquirke/

>

> >> In the above, my CD drive is D, I am not clear on the exact revision

> >> to that key:

> >> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]

> >> "SourcePath"="D:\\W98\\Options\\Cabs"

>

> >> Is this the correct way to change it?

>

> >> Thanks

>

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> > NO!

> > it should be:

> > "SourcePath"="D:\\win98"

>

> > IF you installed windows from your CD drive that has a letter of D:

> > all the above does is to let windows know that the installation CAB

> > files are in the win98 folder of the CD so that you don't have to

> > constantly point windows to them manually when they are needed. There

> > are other registry entries that get cleared when you clear certain

> > histories that may temporarily interfere with the above process, but

> > that registry key and value is the only one that is permanent.

> >http://www.winguides.com/registry/

>

> > I was aware of Cquirke's fabulous site as well as both thumbs up for

> > Ron's site too, but more to the point I was hinting that for

> > posterities sake, a good USENET poster is not supposed to just come

> > back and say - "it's fixed". You are supposed to come back and show

> > us the page you used to fix the greyed out "save password" box and I

> > do mean precisely the exact page and place on the page. A link to a

> > massive collection such as Cquirke's is NOT a whole lot of help, I get

> > lost in broom closet you understand. Not a biggy, it's not for me...

>

> When I said "fixed", it was not easy to describe how it got fixed. It was

> not reference to some new data. I have some data saved that says you

> *must* have Client for MS Networks" selected to save password. I have

> other data that says you *must* have MS Family Logon selected, IIRC, I

> always used Windows logon. In this case I tried both of the above, each

> required files from the OS CD, still don't have that working. So I went

> back to Windows logon, the first time it did not work, this time it

> worked to save password. And other data I have has 10 different causes

> for not saving the password. Everyone's machine reacts differently, so

> YMMV, as they say. So what happens to work for me on this machine may not

> help someone else, but you're right, I should have mentioned the above.

>

> The reply I posted to Ron is something new to me, hope to get an answer,

> as can't get on the internet.

>

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OK ms, you are quite persistant! I am finally up to speed and may be

able to provide some useful info after all, thanks for getting back

with enough info to jump start my thought process. The greyed out

"save password" box is a problem that plagued early Windows and I was

misfiring on that data for a while, perhaps the solution today would

have worked back then too. Client for MS Networks, MS Family Logon,

and Windows logon are available via the Network applet in the Control

Panel and they all have to do with Network setup and so does the

greyed out "save password" box. The solution is to remove everything

in that Network applet and reinstall only and exactly only what you

want and need as far as your Network is concerned. In order to do

this you will need to access Windows Installation CD so it's very

handy that you just got that fixed!

 

Remove the Dial-Up Adapter right up to the logon service, you want the

box in that applet completely blank. Then add back in a minimum to

suit your machine for example Windows Logon, Dial-Up Adapter, and TCP/

IP > Dial-Up Adapter is the minimum for me.

 

What you did in the registry was exactly the right thing to do as far

as the non-existing SoucePath key was concerned but you may have

entered the data wrong and that should be double checked. This link

is for you to learn how to do the registry:

http://www.winguides.com/registry/

 

I CAN say for all 98 machines, a proper and valid SourcePath key value

is one of the very FIRST registry entries ever made. Why it would be

missing from your machine makes me believe that you installed Windows

from the CD and not the hard drive which means you'll be doing it

again soon enough anyway. In other words you have a dodgy install of

Windows - danger will robinson, danger - do it right and reinstall

Windows from the hard drive today before you have invested even more

time in a shoddy installation.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robert.bale4/formatinstall.htm

http://cquirke.mvps.org/reinst.htm

http://www.windowsreinstall.com/indexwin98.htm