Hi guys, sorry for the OT post, but I need to find out where WinXP
stores logins/passwords for internet sites that requires this, i.e. not
WinXP passwords, but IE passwords ?
I know it's stored somewhere in my "Documents and settings" folder, but
which subfolder ?
And no, it's not for porn, if it was I'd just contact the site and
request a new PW :-)
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/
"Animation isn't the illusion of life; it is life"
--Chuck Jones (1912-2002)--
They are hashed anyhow, even if you find them, they won't be in the clear.
"Goy Larsen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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: Hi guys, sorry for the OT post, but I need to find out where WinXP
: stores logins/passwords for internet sites that requires this, i.e. not
: WinXP passwords, but IE passwords ?
:
: I know it's stored somewhere in my "Documents and settings" folder, but
: which subfolder ?
:
: And no, it's not for porn, if it was I'd just contact the site and
: request a new PW :-)
:
:
: Beers and cheers
: (uncle) Goy
:
: "The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/
:
: "Animation isn't the illusion of life; it is life"
: --Chuck Jones (1912-2002)--
PositiveG wrote:
>
> They are hashed anyhow, even if you find them, they won't be in the clear.
They don't have to be readable to me, just to Windows :-)
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/
"Animation isn't the illusion of life; it is life"
--Chuck Jones (1912-2002)--
When I want to find something, I ask my wife. She knows where EVERYTHING
is.
dave henrie
"Goy Larsen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>
> PositiveG wrote:
> >
> > They are hashed anyhow, even if you find them, they won't be in theclear.
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> > They don't have to be readable to me, just to Windows :-) > > > Beers and cheers > (uncle) Goy > > "The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/ > > "Animation isn't the illusion of life; it is life" > --Chuck Jones (1912-2002)--
Dave Henrie wrote:
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> When I want to find something, I ask my wife. She knows where EVERYTHING
> is.
Even your quick laps ? :-)
Unfortunately I'm not married, nor do I have a GF that lives with me,
good suggestion though
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/
"Animation isn't the illusion of life; it is life"
--Chuck Jones (1912-2002)--
Try looking in C:\Documents and Settings\(UserName)\Application Data\Microsoft\Credentials. There should be a very long alpha-numeric folder in Credentials. Contents are all encoded. Keep in mind, you need to be using AutoComplete in Internet Explorer (Tools/Internet Options/Content tab/Personal information section at bottom) for this to be working. Additionally, many web sites contain the specific password you've selected within a cookie which is deposited into your temporary internet files folder.
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Chris H.
"Goy Larsen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
>
> Hi guys, sorry for the OT post, but I need to find out where WinXP
> stores logins/passwords for internet sites that requires this, i.e. not
> WinXP passwords, but IE passwords ?
>
> I know it's stored somewhere in my "Documents and settings" folder, but
> which subfolder ?
>
> And no, it's not for porn, if it was I'd just contact the site and
> request a new PW :-)
>
>
> Beers and cheers
> (uncle) Goy
>
> "The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/
>
> "Animation isn't the illusion of life; it is life"
> --Chuck Jones (1912-2002)--
>
"Chris H." wrote:
>
> Try looking in C:\Documents and Settings\(UserName)\Application Data\Microsoft\Credentials. There should be a very long alpha-numeric folder in Credentials. Contents are all encoded. Keep in mind, you need to be using AutoComplete in Internet Explorer (Tools/Internet Options/Content tab/Personal information section at bottom) for this to be working. Additionally, many web sites contain the specific password you've selected within a cookie which is deposited into your temporary internet files folder.
> --
> Chris H.
Okay.....I think :-)
The alpha numeric subfolder was empty, so I guess the login/pw for those
sites I visit are stored in the cookies then, ok, thx, at least I know
where to start looking now :-)
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
http://www.theuspits.com
http://www.teammirage.com
"Animation isn't the illusion of life; it is life"
--Chuck Jones (1912-2002)--
"Chris H." wrote:
>
> Try looking in C:\Documents and Settings\(UserName)\Application Data\Microsoft\Credentials. There should be a very long alpha-numeric folder in Credentials. Contents are all encoded. Keep in mind, you need to be using AutoComplete in Internet Explorer (Tools/Internet Options/Content tab/Personal information section at bottom) for this to be working. Additionally, many web sites contain the specific password you've selected within a cookie which is deposited into your temporary internet files folder.
> --
> Chris H.
Found it, it was in the cookie, in plain text even, I could have sworn I
looked at this earlier, guess I didn't, thx Chris
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
http://www.theuspits.com
http://www.teammirage.com
"Animation isn't the illusion of life; it is life"
--Chuck Jones (1912-2002)--
Good, glad you found it! Believe me, had there been something in the other folder you would not have known what to do with it anyway. It is all gibberish.
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Chris H.
"Goy Larsen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
> "Chris H." wrote:
> >
> > Try looking in C:\Documents and Settings\(UserName)\Application Data\Microsoft\Credentials. There should be a very long alpha-numeric folder in Credentials. Contents are all encoded. Keep in mind, you need to be using AutoComplete in Internet Explorer (Tools/Internet Options/Content tab/Personal information section at bottom) for this to be working. Additionally, many web sites contain the specific password you've selected within a cookie which is deposited into your temporary internet files folder.
> > --
> > Chris H.
>
> Found it, it was in the cookie, in plain text even, I could have sworn I
> looked at this earlier, guess I didn't, thx Chris
>
>
> Beers and cheers
> (uncle) Goy
>
> http://www.theuspits.com
> http://www.teammirage.com
>
> "Animation isn't the illusion of life; it is life"
> --Chuck Jones (1912-2002)--
>
"Chris H." wrote:
>
> Good, glad you found it! Believe me, had there been something in the other folder you would not have known what to do with it anyway. It is all gibberish.
> --
> Chris H.
I know exactly what I'd do with it, copy the files to my other computer
and let Windows sort it out for me :-)
Thx again, this will make the day go by a bit quicker down at the shop
:-)
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
http://www.theuspits.com
http://www.teammirage.com
"Animation isn't the illusion of life; it is life"
--Chuck Jones (1912-2002)--
Is the other machine also Windows XP? If so, take a look in Help and Support for information on Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. You can move all your settings or specific only specific folders/files.
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Chris H.
"Goy Larsen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
> "Chris H." wrote:
> >
> > Good, glad you found it! Believe me, had there been something in the other folder you would not have known what to do with it anyway. It is all gibberish.
> > --
> > Chris H.
>
> I know exactly what I'd do with it, copy the files to my other computer
> and let Windows sort it out for me :-)
>
> Thx again, this will make the day go by a bit quicker down at the shop
> :-)
>
>
> Beers and cheers
> (uncle) Goy
>
> http://www.theuspits.com
> http://www.teammirage.com
>
> "Animation isn't the illusion of life; it is life"
> --Chuck Jones (1912-2002)--
>
"Chris H." wrote:
>
> Is the other machine also Windows XP? If so, take a look in Help and Support for information on Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. You can move all your settings or specific only specific folders/files.
> --
> Chris H.
Yes it is, and I know the file was in there somewhere as I transferred
that whole "settings" thing from a Win2k PC to this one, which has
WinXP, keeping all my bookmarks and stuff, I just needed those couple of
PW's and I didn't want to screw up the rest of my settings on my work
computer or I would have burned the entire contents of my "documents and
settings" folder to a CD and transferred them over already, it's only
378 sub folders and 2728 files after all, about 250 MB :-)
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
http://www.theuspits.com
http://www.teammirage.com
"Animation isn't the illusion of life; it is life"
--Chuck Jones (1912-2002)--
"Only" 250 MB? LOL! I just realized that I haven't cleaned out my OE newsgroup folders since the beginning of last month. Went to remove all the old message bodies before compacting, and was surprised with 684 MB sitting there. Good grief!
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Chris H.
"Goy Larsen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
> "Chris H." wrote:
> >
> > Is the other machine also Windows XP? If so, take a look in Help and Support for information on Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. You can move all your settings or specific only specific folders/files.
> > --
> > Chris H.
>
> Yes it is, and I know the file was in there somewhere as I transferred
> that whole "settings" thing from a Win2k PC to this one, which has
> WinXP, keeping all my bookmarks and stuff, I just needed those couple of
> PW's and I didn't want to screw up the rest of my settings on my work
> computer or I would have burned the entire contents of my "documents and
> settings" folder to a CD and transferred them over already, it's only
> 378 sub folders and 2728 files after all, about 250 MB :-)
>
>
> Beers and cheers
> (uncle) Goy
>
> http://www.theuspits.com
> http://www.teammirage.com
>
> "Animation isn't the illusion of life; it is life"
> --Chuck Jones (1912-2002)--
>
ROTFLMAO!!!!
Great one Dave!
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"Dave Henrie" said:
> When I want to find something, I ask my wife. She knows where
EVERYTHING
> is.
