How to get rid of automatic user id

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Bob Stringer

On WestLaw, a research web site that I use, I'm required to
fill in a password and a client id. See
<https://web2.westlaw.com/signon/default.wl?newdoor=true&bhcp=1>

For security reasons, I don't use the "save the password"
function, and there's no problem with that -- whenever I go
to the site the password box remains blank until I
intentionally type something in there. The "client id" box
is another matter, though. It always generates a sort of a
drop down list, such that it I were to hit tab, the words in
the drop down list will be used in the box. The thing is,
the drop down list always has the same single selection -- a
user id that I used many *months* ago and haven't used
since. None of the other client id's that I've used have
ever ended up there.

This is not a big issue, but it's annoying to see the same
id there every time. If nothing else, on general principle I
don't want the computer keeping track of information like
this unless I specifically tell it to.

Is there a way to get rid of the id?

I have IE6 sp1 running on Win2k.

Thanks.

Bob Stringer
 
: On WestLaw, a research web site that I use, I'm required to
: fill in a password and a client id. See
: <https://web2.westlaw.com/signon/default.wl?newdoor=true&bhcp=1>
:
: For security reasons, I don't use the "save the password"
: function, and there's no problem with that -- whenever I go
: to the site the password box remains blank until I
: intentionally type something in there. The "client id" box
: is another matter, though. It always generates a sort of a
: drop down list, such that it I were to hit tab, the words in
: the drop down list will be used in the box. The thing is,
: the drop down list always has the same single selection -- a
: user id that I used many *months* ago and haven't used
: since. None of the other client id's that I've used have
: ever ended up there.
:
: This is not a big issue, but it's annoying to see the same
: id there every time. If nothing else, on general principle I
: don't want the computer keeping track of information like
: this unless I specifically tell it to.
:
: Is there a way to get rid of the id?
:
: I have IE6 sp1 running on Win2k.
:
: Thanks.
:
: Bob Stringer
: --
: To reply by e-mail please replace
: "NotHere" with "spamcop" in my address


I think, if it is what I think it is, you can just hover over the undesired name, and hit
the "delete" key.
 
I think, if it is what I think it is, you can just hover over the undesired name, and hit
the "delete" key.
Click to expand...

It must have been what you thought it was, because it
worked.

Thanks very much.

Bob Stringer
 
: On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 17:44:53 -0600, "remyD"
:
: >I think, if it is what I think it is, you can just hover over the undesired name, and
hit
: >the "delete" key.
:
: It must have been what you thought it was, because it
: worked.
:
: Thanks very much.
:
: Bob Stringer
: --
: To reply by e-mail please replace
: "NotHere" with "spamcop" in my address

Happy to help, as so often I'm on your end of things like this, and glad to hear it
worked.
Have a happy thanksgiving.
 
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