Stored Password

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My computer was just repaired by Fry's. They installed a new motherboard and
they recommended that I reformat my hard drive. The only thing that has been
stopping me from reformatting my hard drive is that I have a stored password
on my computer that I have forgotten. I am the only person that uses my
computer, so I know I am the admin. I was hoping someone can show me where I
can find that stored password on my computer so that I don‘t loose access? It
is stored on
an Internet Explorer site.

SOMEONE PLEASE HELP...!!!
 
Hi… Mike! First of all thank you for your response. I have tried the three
utilities from the site you recommeded. I tried the Network Password Recovery
and the IE PassView. I did get a couple of usernames that I have stored on my
computer and 2 passwords. Unfortunately none of them were for my aol account.
When I tried using the Protected Storage PassView I got an error message,
which stated “HTML Help. Navigation to the webpage was canceled what you can
try retype the address.†I was wondering if you have any other suggestions. I
might be doing something wrong. I am the only person using my computer, which
makes me the admin. Also, I know the password is still stored since I can
still automatically sign in to my aol account. I am using IE 7, which may
also explain why the Protected Storage PassView did not work since it is only
supposed to be used for IE 4-6. I was wondering if you can tell me which
utility I should use or what I can do to make it work?

Please…!!!


Subject: Re: Stored Password 3/27/2007 4:45 PM PST
By: Doug Knox - [MS-MVP] In: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/pspv.html

The above utility will show your stored IE passwords, as well as others.
Note: Since its purpose is to display normally hidden passwords, some
anti-virus products will flag it as malicious.
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Subject: Stored Password 3/26/2007 5:31 PM PST
By: Juls In: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin

My computer was just repaired by Fry's. They installed a new motherboard and
they recommended that I reformat my hard drive. The only thing that has been
stopping me from reformatting my hard drive is that I have a stored password
on my computer that I have forgotten. I am the only person that uses my
computer, so I know I am the admin. I was hoping someone can show me where I
can find that stored password on my computer so that I don‘t loose access? It
is stored on an Internet Explorer site.

SOMEONE PLEASE HELP...!!!
 
Thank you so much...!!! I found the correct utility to find my password. Are
you creator of the site?
 
Hi Juls,

No, I'm not the creator of the site. Its just a good little utility to
have, since it can backup and restore your passwords, as well as allowing
you to find one that you've forgotten.
 
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