I am new to Windows XP and have just installed it on my pc. I have set up my
(long standing) internet connection, but for some reason, Windows is putting
its own password in the dial up settings password box. I have not put any
passwords on Windows XP at all myself. Windows is setting up a 16 digit
password and I have no idea what it is, or how to get rid of it. If I delete
the password, it stays blank, but even if I put one digit in and ok it, when
I re-visit the pc has defaulted to a 16 digit password. Meanwhile I cannot
access the internet at all. Can anyone help or advise, I would be most
grateful.

The 16 * characters are to disguise the password. Even if your password is
(for example) 1234, XP will show 16 *s so that perhaps 'guests' cannot guess
that it might actually be 1234.


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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows



"Julie" <Julie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I am new to Windows XP and have just installed it on my pc. I have set up
>my
> (long standing) internet connection, but for some reason, Windows is
> putting
> its own password in the dial up settings password box. I have not put any
> passwords on Windows XP at all myself. Windows is setting up a 16 digit
> password and I have no idea what it is, or how to get rid of it. If I
> delete
> the password, it stays blank, but even if I put one digit in and ok it,
> when
> I re-visit the pc has defaulted to a 16 digit password. Meanwhile I
> cannot
> access the internet at all. Can anyone help or advise, I would be most
> grateful.