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Conference noted::windows95

Title:	Microsoft Windows 95 ("Chicago")
Notice:	Please read topics 1 to 22 before writing anything
Moderator:	EEMELI::BACKSTROM

Created:	Mon Nov 14 1994
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2958
Total number of notes:	19968

2818.0. "Dial up Networking - Save password grayed out" by COPS01::cop-dhcp-2-215.cop.dec.com.192.67.16.in-addr.arpa::skinnerj () Wed Feb 26 1997 17:32

In the last few days, I've noticed that in the dial up networking connections 
that I have on my system the "save password" box is grayed out, and the 
password field is blank.  For some of these connections, I had had a password 
entered and the box "save password" checked.

Using Control panel's Add/Remove programs, I removed all Communications 
options, then re-installed.  I then used the make new connection wizard and 
made a new connection.  The save password block was still grayed out, 
preventing me from checking save password.  

I'm running Windows 95 with Service pak 1, rasupd.exe and dialupd.exe 
installed.  

Any ideas?

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
2818.1		COOKIE::FROEHLIN	Let's RAID the Internet!	`Wed Feb 26 1997 17:57`	3
	Did you login as a different user who has no password defined? Guenther
2818.2	will try all possibilities	COPS01::cop-dhcp-2-215.cop.dec.com.192.67.16.in-addr.arpa::skinnerj		`Wed Feb 26 1997 19:30`	11
	In the past I booted up right into Windows, no problem with the dial connection boxes-- I could check save password. About 2 months ago I logged in as a different user with a password-- still no problem. About 2 weeks ago I logged back in as a user with no password and boot directly into Windows. Only in the last couple of days has the Grayed out box shown up. I'll log in tonight as a user with a password and see what happens. Jay
2818.3	Expected behaviour.	CHEFS::WILLIAMSA	I wanna be Luke	`Thu Feb 27 1997 08:22`	9
	My understanding of this is that this is an attempt at Windows 95 security (oxymoron?). If you log on to 95 without a password then it assumes anybody can and therefore won't remember your dial up passwords, if you use a password to access 95 then it'll let you remember the dial up password. I've looked for some way around this, but haven't found one yet... Alen.
2818.4	Try DUNCE	STOWOA::ogodhcp-125-64-131.ogo.dec.com::nbufton		`Thu Feb 27 1997 13:49`	2
	That's why DUNCE exists - so that you don't have to enter a dialup password if you are configured such that Win95 doesn't remember them.