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Hello, I am using IE7 on XPSP2. I recently changed a username and password I use for a website and for some reason autocomplete did not ask me if I want to use the new username and does not autocomplete the username or password now unless I use the old ones. Is there some way I can fix just this website's autocomplete without deleting all autocomplete entries for all websites? -- Thanks, Bob

BBran wrote: > IE7 on XPSP2 > autocomplete > fix just this website's autocomplete without deleting all autocomplete > entries for all websites? No way to "fix", whatever that was supposed to mean (maybe you wanted to edit the entry). You can delete just the one entry in the autocomplete cache. Nirsoft's IE Password Viewer http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/internet_explorer_password.html Shows both web site cached passwords (the type where they pop open a login box) and passwords in the autocomplete cache.

Would you please tell me how to get to that cache so I can delete that entry? "VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote in message news:hf1ac0$7pa$1@news.albasani.net... > BBran wrote: > >> IE7 on XPSP2 >> autocomplete >> fix just this website's autocomplete without deleting all autocomplete >> entries for all websites? > > No way to "fix", whatever that was supposed to mean (maybe you wanted to > edit the entry). You can delete just the one entry in the autocomplete > cache. > > Nirsoft's IE Password Viewer > http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/internet_explorer_password.html > > Shows both web site cached passwords (the type where they pop open a login > box) and passwords in the autocomplete cache.

BBran wrote: > Would you please tell me how to get to that cache so I can delete that > entry? Again, from my prior reply: Nirsoft's IE Password Viewer http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/internet_explorer_password.html

Thank you for the tool to delete that entry. However, though the old entry is now gone, IE still is not saving the new username or password for that page. So what do I do? "VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote in message news:hfbts0$101$1@news.albasani.net... > BBran wrote: > >> Would you please tell me how to get to that cache so I can delete that >> entry? > > Again, from my prior reply: > > Nirsoft's IE Password Viewer > http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/internet_explorer_password.html

BBran wrote: > VanguardLH wrote ... > >> BBran wrote: >> >>> Would you please tell me how to get to that cache so I can delete that >>> entry? >> >> Again, from my prior reply: >> >> Nirsoft's IE Password Viewer >> http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/internet_explorer_password.html > > Thank you for the tool to delete that entry. However, though the old entry > is now gone, IE still is not saving the new username or password for that > page. So what do I do? You sure the so-far-unidentified site doesn't use cookies for session data?

"VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote in message news:hfcn93$5gs$1@news.albasani.net... > BBran wrote: > >> VanguardLH wrote ... >> >>> BBran wrote: >>> >>>> Would you please tell me how to get to that cache so I can >>>> delete that >>>> entry? >>> >>> Again, from my prior reply: >>> >>> Nirsoft's IE Password Viewer >>> http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/internet_explorer_password.html >> >> Thank you for the tool to delete that entry. However, though >> the old entry >> is now gone, IE still is not saving the new username or >> password for that >> page. So what do I do? > > You sure the so-far-unidentified site doesn't use cookies for > session data? Also, is there any possibility that the owner of the site has configured the page to prevent saving of user names and passwords. Many banks and similar financial institutions have implemented that very sensible security precaution.

The site is eBay and I did already delete there cookie. "VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote in message news:hfcn93$5gs$1@news.albasani.net... > BBran wrote: > >> VanguardLH wrote ... >> >>> BBran wrote: >>> >>>> Would you please tell me how to get to that cache so I can delete that >>>> entry? >>> >>> Again, from my prior reply: >>> >>> Nirsoft's IE Password Viewer >>> http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/internet_explorer_password.html >> >> Thank you for the tool to delete that entry. However, though the old >> entry >> is now gone, IE still is not saving the new username or password for that >> page. So what do I do? > > You sure the so-far-unidentified site doesn't use cookies for session > data?

The site is eBay and they allowed saving of my original username and password. "Bob Lucas" <bob@nospam.com> wrote in message news:ukkrSyYdKHA.6096@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > > "VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote in message > news:hfcn93$5gs$1@news.albasani.net... >> BBran wrote: >> >>> VanguardLH wrote ... >>> >>>> BBran wrote: >>>> >>>>> Would you please tell me how to get to that cache so I can delete that >>>>> entry? >>>> >>>> Again, from my prior reply: >>>> >>>> Nirsoft's IE Password Viewer >>>> http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/internet_explorer_password.html >>> >>> Thank you for the tool to delete that entry. However, though the old >>> entry >>> is now gone, IE still is not saving the new username or password for >>> that >>> page. So what do I do? >> >> You sure the so-far-unidentified site doesn't use cookies for session >> data? > > Also, is there any possibility that the owner of the site has configured > the page to prevent saving of user names and passwords. Many banks and > similar financial institutions have implemented that very sensible > security precaution.

I have just used Internet Explorer 8 to sign into my eBay account. The sign-in screen offers an option to "Keep me signed in for today". And if you select that option, eBay saves a cookie on your computer. The cookie will keep you signed in, but only until midnight.. Internet Explorer no longer invites eBay subscribers to store User Names or Passwords for long-term use. That is a security precaution, which has been implemented by eBay. "BBran" <bbran@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:#VGnLubdKHA.6096@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > The site is eBay and they allowed saving of my original > username and password. > > > "Bob Lucas" <bob@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:ukkrSyYdKHA.6096@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> >> >> "VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote in message >> news:hfcn93$5gs$1@news.albasani.net... >>> BBran wrote: >>> >>>> VanguardLH wrote ... >>>> >>>>> BBran wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Would you please tell me how to get to that cache so I can >>>>>> delete that >>>>>> entry? >>>>> >>>>> Again, from my prior reply: >>>>> >>>>> Nirsoft's IE Password Viewer >>>>> http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/internet_explorer_password.html >>>> >>>> Thank you for the tool to delete that entry. However, >>>> though the old entry >>>> is now gone, IE still is not saving the new username or >>>> password for that >>>> page. So what do I do? >>> >>> You sure the so-far-unidentified site doesn't use cookies for >>> session data? >> >> Also, is there any possibility that the owner of the site has >> configured the page to prevent saving of user names and >> passwords. Many banks and similar financial institutions have >> implemented that very sensible security precaution. > >

I am not sure I understand. IE did store my old eBay username and password up until I changed my username 2 weeks ago. Now it won't store the new one. So how does the fact it stored the old one and still has it, reconcile with your last paragraph. I am afraid I don't see how both are possible. "Bob Lucas" <bob@nospam.com> wrote in message news:%23eAqSlddKHA.5156@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >I have just used Internet Explorer 8 to sign into my eBay account. > > The sign-in screen offers an option to "Keep me signed in for today". And > if you select that option, eBay saves a cookie on your computer. The > cookie will keep you signed in, but only until midnight.. > > Internet Explorer no longer invites eBay subscribers to store User Names > or Passwords for long-term use. That is a security precaution, which has > been implemented by eBay. > > > > "BBran" <bbran@nowhere.com> wrote in message > news:#VGnLubdKHA.6096@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> The site is eBay and they allowed saving of my original username and >> password. >> >> >> "Bob Lucas" <bob@nospam.com> wrote in message >> news:ukkrSyYdKHA.6096@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> >>> >>> "VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote in message >>> news:hfcn93$5gs$1@news.albasani.net... >>>> BBran wrote: >>>> >>>>> VanguardLH wrote ... >>>>> >>>>>> BBran wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Would you please tell me how to get to that cache so I can delete >>>>>>> that >>>>>>> entry? >>>>>> >>>>>> Again, from my prior reply: >>>>>> >>>>>> Nirsoft's IE Password Viewer >>>>>> http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/internet_explorer_password.html >>>>> >>>>> Thank you for the tool to delete that entry. However, though the old >>>>> entry >>>>> is now gone, IE still is not saving the new username or password for >>>>> that >>>>> page. So what do I do? >>>> >>>> You sure the so-far-unidentified site doesn't use cookies for session >>>> data? >>> >>> Also, is there any possibility that the owner of the site has configured >>> the page to prevent saving of user names and passwords. Many banks and >>> similar financial institutions have implemented that very sensible >>> security precaution. >> >>

BBran wrote: > IE did store my old eBay username and password > up until I changed my username 2 weeks ago. Now it won't store the new one. > So how does the fact it stored the old one and still has it, reconcile with > your last paragraph. I am afraid I don't see how both are possible. So, as Bob mentioned, did you elect to create the cookie by selecting their "remember" option at the login screen? Did you purge all cookies before doing the login with the remember option enabled? Did you review your eBay account settings, Site Preferences, Other general preferences to see if you disabled the "keep me signed in" option? As to local caching of login credentials, how are you going to force eBay to never change their code so they always use just one old method of saving login credentials and never can they switch to a different mechanism. Cookies, DOM storage, and user persistent data are some means a site can elect to save info on your host. If you don't save their cookie or you wipe cookies (via a web browser cleanup feature, a security program's cleanup or privacy feature, or a cleanup utility, like CCleaner) then you aren't keeping their cookie around to reuse the session encoded therein. If they use DOM storage or persistent user data but you have those disabled in IE then they are refused to save that site info on your local host. Saving login credentials in a local cache for the web browser is a personal config option not controlled by the web site. Any web page can request the web browser not cache the login credentials, and any site that didn't make that request can change to do so in the future. Regarding whether a site requests their login credentials be locally cached by a web browser or not, see below. I didn't see AUTOCOMPLETE used in their web page but I didn't interrogate it in depth, either. Any site whether for HTTP or HTTPS can use the "AUTOCOMPLETE=OFF" attribute on an object in their HTML code to specify that the web browser should not cache any data entered for that object, like the <INPUT> tag for a field where you enter your login credentials. See http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/forms/_INPUT_AUTOCOMPLETE.html. This has been available since IE5 (support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290641). The HTML code in a web page via the HttpCacheability enumeration can also specify where the response data gets cached. (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.httpcacheability.aspx) "I know engineers. They l-o-v-e to change things." (Bones in a Star Trek episode)

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