PC help needed
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shnozz

Original Poster:

30,648 posts

301 months

Friday 4th November 2005
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why will be internet explorer no longer remember any of my usernames/email address? Every time I log on I have to complete not only the password but also a username for everything, despite the preference of remembering me being turned on?

Plotloss

67,280 posts

300 months

Friday 4th November 2005
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Have you or someone else, cleared out your cookies?

Or pressed the clear Autocomplete data button?

simpo two

92,878 posts

295 months

Friday 4th November 2005
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Try Firefox - I found it autocompletes by default.

L81

314 posts

277 months

Friday 4th November 2005
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simpo two said:
Try Firefox - I found it autocompletes by default.

It also seems less susceptible to virus attacks, spyware, adware & all those other little niceties picked up from the Web.

scorp

8,783 posts

259 months

Friday 4th November 2005
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L81 said:
simpo two said:
Try Firefox - I found it autocompletes by default.

It also seems less susceptible to virus attacks, spyware, adware & all those other little niceties picked up from the Web.


Until it becomes the most popular browser around, and then the most popular target for virus writers

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

285 months

Friday 4th November 2005
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shnozz said:

r988

7,496 posts

259 months

Friday 4th November 2005
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scorp said:
L81 said:
simpo two said:
Try Firefox - I found it autocompletes by default.

It also seems less susceptible to virus attacks, spyware, adware & all those other little niceties picked up from the Web.


Until it becomes the most popular browser around, and then the most popular target for virus writers


then switch to opera

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

285 months

Friday 4th November 2005
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r988 said:

then switch to opera


Don't think warbling fat bastids will help.......

L81

314 posts

277 months

Friday 4th November 2005
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scorp said:
L81 said:
simpo two said:
Try Firefox - I found it autocompletes by default.

It also seems less susceptible to virus attacks, spyware, adware & all those other little niceties picked up from the Web.


Until it becomes the most popular browser around, and then the most popular target for virus writers

But then Microsoft will have fixed all of the holes & bugs in Internet Explorer. Won't they?

Trooper2

6,676 posts

261 months

Saturday 5th November 2005
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I think that service pack 2 negates I.E.s ability to remember passwords for security sake.

RoadRailer

599 posts

258 months

Saturday 5th November 2005
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Trooper2 said:
I think that service pack 2 negates I.E.s ability to remember passwords for security sake.


IE 7 Beta still remembers passwords for me...............