Freeware password autocomplete?

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I've been trying to find a freeware password manager that has an
autocomplete feature that will enter my password/username on websites,
and will also fill out longer forms. All the ones I've found so far
either require remembering some kind of key combination for each page (I
may as well remember the password), or is shareware. I looked over one
called Robo something which looked pretty good at first glance, but was
actually crippleware. The one that was closest to what I'm looking for
at Pricelessware requires the key combination mentioned above. I would
like to be able to go to a website (such as my homepage) and have the
program automatically enter my username and password. IE (which is what
I have, on XP SP2) has such an option, but it never worked like I wanted
it to. Plus, I'm using Firefox as my default browser now. Am I just
asking too much?

Thanks...ncSkeet
 
I've been trying to find a freeware password manager that has an
autocomplete feature that will enter my password/username on websites,
and will also fill out longer forms. All the ones I've found so far
either require remembering some kind of key combination for each page (I
may as well remember the password), or is shareware. I looked over one
called Robo something which looked pretty good at first glance, but was
actually crippleware. The one that was closest to what I'm looking for
at Pricelessware requires the key combination mentioned above. I would
like to be able to go to a website (such as my homepage) and have the
program automatically enter my username and password. IE (which is what
I have, on XP SP2) has such an option, but it never worked like I wanted
it to. Plus, I'm using Firefox as my default browser now. Am I just
asking too much?

Thanks...ncSkeet
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FireFox has the option to remember passwords in the Tools -> Privacy settings. There is also an
extension called autofill which will fill in forms for you (allows multiple identities too).
 
I've been trying to find a freeware password manager that has an
autocomplete feature that will enter my password/username on websites,
and will also fill out longer forms.
Thanks...ncSkeet
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To fill out a username/password I use PINs v4.50. It can be master
password encrypted, and is small enough to fit on a floppy with data so
you can run it on any computer with a floppy drive. You can set it so
that it uses an ini file rather than write to registry which is ideal for
floppy use.
You record your website url into PINs, along with username/password. Then
when you visit the site just ensure the cursor is in the 1st field,
usually username, and hit the hotkey to enter name and password. The same
hotkey is used for all sites, even though your username/password is
different, so you just need to remember the one hotkey.
PINs will also generate secure passwords too. Mine are totally garbled
and I could never remember one if I tried, for example... so called
military grade ..... RoQe[5#lFzyZ{l1oudU+#64a8Qq(nr

freeware from http://www.mirekw.com/
 
ncSkeet said:
I've been trying to find a freeware password manager that has an
autocomplete feature that will enter my password/username on websites, and
will also fill out longer forms. All the ones I've found so far either
require remembering some kind of key combination for each page (I may as
well remember the password), or is shareware. I looked over one called
Robo something which looked pretty good at first glance, but was actually
crippleware. The one that was closest to what I'm looking for at
Pricelessware requires the key combination mentioned above. I would like
to be able to go to a website (such as my homepage) and have the program
automatically enter my username and password. IE (which is what I have, on
XP SP2) has such an option, but it never worked like I wanted it to. Plus,
I'm using Firefox as my default browser now. Am I just asking too much?

Thanks...ncSkeet
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You are using Firefox . . .but you find the built-in password autocomplete
and form-filler-outer unsafisfactory?
 
I've been trying to find a freeware password manager that has an
autocomplete feature that will enter my password/username on websites,
and will also fill out longer forms. All the ones I've found so far
either require remembering some kind of key combination for each page (I
may as well remember the password), or is shareware. I looked over one
called Robo something which looked pretty good at first glance, but was
actually crippleware. The one that was closest to what I'm looking for
at Pricelessware requires the key combination mentioned above. I would
like to be able to go to a website (such as my homepage) and have the
program automatically enter my username and password. IE (which is what
I have, on XP SP2) has such an option, but it never worked like I wanted
it to. Plus, I'm using Firefox as my default browser now. Am I just
asking too much?

Thanks...ncSkeet
Click to expand...

FireFox has the option to remember passwords in the Tools -> Privacy
settings. There is also an extension called autofill which will fill in
forms for you (allows multiple identities too).
 
Paul said:
You are using Firefox . . .but you find the built-in password autocomplete
and form-filler-outer unsafisfactory?
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I probably should have made myself more clear: I have configured IE's
and Firefox's "form filler-outers" to my specifications. It works just
fine on some pages, but it still will not enter passwords/usernames on
certain websites, such as "My Yahoo" or Gmail, as well as some others I
forget offhand. I've checked, and AFAIK I don't have anything set for
these pages to prevent autocomplete. Does anyone else have this problem,
and if so, do you know why this happens (or doesn't happen)?

The PINs v4.50 program may be what I'm looking for. I'll wait to see if
any more programs are mentioned, and then go from there.

Thanks...ncSkeet
 
ncSkeet said:
I probably should have made myself more clear: I have configured IE's and
Firefox's "form filler-outers" to my specifications. It works just fine on
some pages, but it still will not enter passwords/usernames on certain
websites, such as "My Yahoo" or Gmail, as well as some others I forget
offhand. I've checked, and AFAIK I don't have anything set for these pages
to prevent autocomplete. Does anyone else have this problem, and if so, do
you know why this happens (or doesn't happen)?

The PINs v4.50 program may be what I'm looking for. I'll wait to see if
any more programs are mentioned, and then go from there.

Thanks...ncSkeet
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These secure sites are configured so that passwords can not be remembered by
such programs, for security reasons. There used to be an extension for the
Mozilla suite which purported to bypass this somehow, but it never worked
for me. The extension may still be available.
 
These secure sites are configured so that passwords can not be
remembered by such programs, for security reasons. There used to be
an extension for the Mozilla suite which purported to bypass this
somehow, but it never worked for me. The extension may still be
available.
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Yes, PINs fills out login in Yahoo.
 
I probably should have made myself more clear: I have configured IE's
and Firefox's "form filler-outers" to my specifications. It works just
fine on some pages, but it still will not enter passwords/usernames on
certain websites, such as "My Yahoo" or Gmail, as well as some others I
forget offhand. I've checked, and AFAIK I don't have anything set for
these pages to prevent autocomplete. Does anyone else have this problem,
Click to expand...

I have the same problem with Yahoo using Mozilla 1.7x but have now
idea why. I've had the problem since I started using Mozilla at ver
1.3 or so.
 
Vic said:
I have the same problem with Yahoo using Mozilla 1.7x but have now
idea why. I've had the problem since I started using Mozilla at ver
1.3 or so.
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What's going on is that Yahoo is using ActiveX for various buttons and
the like. The reason they're doing it is because they know that it's
much harder to block advertising using IE than it is if a viewer is
using Mozilla/FireFox.

I only use (*groan*) IE to access my Yahoo account.
 
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