how to remove 1 password from autocomplete

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Husky

It took some time to figure this one out, but it can be done, and M$ doesn't
tell you how to do it..

Ever had auto complete fail by accidentally or on purpose telling it to NOT
remember a password for one specific site ?

1 visit that specific site
2 when your name/handle appears in the pull down, DELETE IT.
3 close that page.
4 ie6->Internet options->general tab->history->clear history.
5 visit that specific site
6 enter handle/name as long as it doesn't appear in the pull down.
7 choose yes to save the password now.

Only reason I mention this is for my records also. This has happened more often
than I can remember. Just decided to try and correct it this time. And M$
doesn't tell you it can be done. Their solution is ALL the babie's out with ALL
the bath water.
IOW: Clear out ALL passwords and start remembering ALL from scratch again.
 
I've been telling folks for years how to delete a specific password!
All you had to do was post your question in this newsgroup!

"When an autocomplete drop-down box appears, move your cursor
to the box entry, click once to highlight the erroneous entry, then
press your DELETE key on the keyboard."

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| It took some time to figure this one out, but it can be done, and M$ doesn't
| tell you how to do it..
|
| Ever had auto complete fail by accidentally or on purpose telling it to NOT
| remember a password for one specific site ?
|
| 1 visit that specific site
| 2 when your name/handle appears in the pull down, DELETE IT.
| 3 close that page.
| 4 ie6->Internet options->general tab->history->clear history.
| 5 visit that specific site
| 6 enter handle/name as long as it doesn't appear in the pull down.
| 7 choose yes to save the password now.
|
| Only reason I mention this is for my records also. This has happened more often
| than I can remember. Just decided to try and correct it this time. And M$
| doesn't tell you it can be done. Their solution is ALL the babie's out with ALL
| the bath water.
| IOW: Clear out ALL passwords and start remembering ALL from scratch again.



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I've been telling folks for years how to delete a specific password!
All you had to do was post your question in this newsgroup!

"When an autocomplete drop-down box appears, move your cursor
to the box entry, click once to highlight the erroneous entry, then
press your DELETE key on the keyboard."
Click to expand...

It wasn't a question. I fix 90% of what I come across. the news group is
usually a last resort.
I just posted this so I could move it into my news readers 'keep this' hint
file.

Deleting whatever comes up in a drop down box isn't always connected to a
password. That's what my post was about.
You can delete whatever in the drop down box, but if the page with a wrong
password still exists in the history, you can't get the prompt for saving a new
corrected password.
The steps I made show how to insert a NEW password on a page holding a previous
bad password.
 
Known issue, but it's not a spyware.

http://aumha.org/elist.cgi/2005/04/16
Click to expand...

Anything that can extract private information from restricted, protected areas
of the machine are definitely spy ware. As in guns are weapons. If you use them
that way. Or protection. All in how you use it.

Though I've never seen any purpose for key loggers that could be explained as
anything but spy ware with no other purpose.
 
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