Nach der Installation von Service Pack 1 stehen ihre meistgenutzten Programme nämlich Windows an sich, Outlook Express sowie der Internet Explorer auf dem Kopf, denn es ist nicht mehr möglich die Passwörter zu speichern. Wenn Sie Windows hochfahren erfolgt immer eine Kennworteingabe. Auch Outlook Express verlangt jedesmal, wenn Sie ihre E-Mails abrufen, das dazugehörige Passwort einzutippen, obwohl Sie OE klargemacht haben, dass es das Passwort speichern soll. Der Internet Explorer vergisst ständig, wie nun das Passwort zur Einwahl ins Internet war – diesem Windows Gedächtnisschwund kann nun vorgebogen werden:
The Windows registry, the heart of Windows, contains all these passwords in a protected location. After I was able to find this location, I noticed that the access rights were set in such a way that the passwords could no longer be saved here, i.e. they were write-protected. Apparently not only Service Pack 1 changes this key, but also SP1 for Outlook Express/Internet Explorer and SP2 for Office XP. In my opinion, Microsoft is cutting itself in two with this circumstance, because the user will think twice before downloading further updates. But here is the solution:
Saving passwords for automatic login
1. Start the Registry Editor by clicking on "Start/Execute click and here "regedt32 enter. Please note that you should not use the conventional "regedit", as this cannot set the access rights.
2. Now double-click to navigate to the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Protected Storage System Provider and select the key (folder) "Protected Storage System Provider.
Now click on "Edit/Authorizations and ensure in this window that all user names (such as "Administrator Computer1\Sandrovillinger) have full access to this key.
In the deny column, no checkboxes may be active. I also advise you to click on "Advanced" and block all access to "Full access to set.
3. Close the Windows Registry Editor and set up the password again. Make sure that "Save passwords is activated.
If this solution does not work, third-party tools such as TweakXP may also be responsible for such behavior, as they automatically delete such entries on shutdown if desired. Please make sure that such a program is not active.
NOTE FOR NEW PUBLICATION: This article was produced by Sandro Villinger and comes from the Windows Tweaks archive, which has been built up since the late 1990s.
