where does IE old the remembereed input data for certain URL's

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erik

Sometimes, you can tell IE to remember the inputdata (ie.
name/password for a site) so the next time, they are already there.
Where does IE hold these values ?

Erik
 
Hi,
In the registry, encrypted. What are you wanting to do? Which version of
Windows?

Don
[MS MVP- IE]
 
It holds the values in files called cookies, they are in a folder within your
user profile.

Andy W
 
IE doesn't use cookies to store anything, although the site itself might.
IE stores passwords in the registry.


Andy W said:
It holds the values in files called cookies, they are in a folder within your
user profile.
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Hi,
In the registry, encrypted. What are you wanting to do? Which version of
Windows?

Don
[MS MVP- IE]


erik said:
Sometimes, you can tell IE to remember the inputdata (ie.
name/password for a site) so the next time, they are already there.
Where does IE hold these values ?

Erik
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backup things
XP
 
IE doesn't use cookies to store anything, although the site itself might.
IE stores passwords in the registry.
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hotmail site does it this way indeed.
I did a test, and it proves to be the case.
erasing cookies proved to erase the predefined input.

cookies with very long "garbage" numbers: ecryption ?

Erik
 
Hi,
In the registry, encrypted. What are you wanting to do? Which version of
Windows?

Don
[MS MVP- IE]


erik said:
Sometimes, you can tell IE to remember the inputdata (ie.
name/password for a site) so the next time, they are already there.
Where does IE hold these values ?

Erik
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see Andy W chain herein.
 
These are the keys involved, but as you will see they are encrypted.

AutoComplete, User Names and Passwords on Forms:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IntelliForms\SPW

AutoComplete, Web Addresses:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Protected Storage System
Provider\<user name or windows logon name>
 
Jon Kennedy said:
These are the keys involved, but as you will see they are encrypted.

AutoComplete, User Names and Passwords on Forms:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IntelliForms\SPW

AutoComplete, Web Addresses:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Protected Storage System
Provider\<user name or windows logon name>


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Jon R. Kennedy
Charlotte, NC, USA
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