Can"t Delete Identites in "Manage Identites"

[Randy]

I have created several identities in "Manage Identites"
(Outlook Express) and when i try to delete
all this mess the screen asks for the password before it
can delete identity. I don't remember any of the
passwords i used.
Can someone PLEASE tell me how to do this?

 

[rifleman]

|I have created several identities in "Manage Identites"
|(Outlook Express) and when i try to delete
|all this mess the screen asks for the password before it
|can delete identity. I don't remember any of the
|passwords i used.
|Can someone PLEASE tell me how to do this?
|
I have to say, if you created "several" identities and can't remember
ANY of the passwords then you deserve all you get.

 

[Rich/rerat]

anonymous,
You can delete the Identity from showing up in OE. Now this will not delete the *.DBX (message) files associated with these Identities. In XP these files may be hidden, so you will need to have those files set to be shown, before deleting them.

You will need to Edit your Registry, so be careful.

To Delete Old or Old Password Protected Identities:
1. START> RUN> Type: regedit
2. GOTO: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{Long ID No.}
3. Check each {Long ID No.} folder for the right Identity that you want to Keep or Delete.
4. Before Deleting the Identity folder you want to remove:
Right-click the folder> Select Export the registry key file to a folder as a precaution, I personally recommend this.
5. Delete the Identity folder from the registry.

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|I have created several identities in "Manage Identites"
|(Outlook Express) and when i try to delete
|all this mess the screen asks for the password before it
|can delete identity. I don't remember any of the
|passwords i used.
|Can someone PLEASE tell me how to do this?
|
I have to say, if you created "several" identities and can't remember
ANY of the passwords then you deserve all you get.