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| Thread ID: 44767 | 2004-04-29 11:53:00 | Rogue password or XP problem? | leonie (5511) | Press F1 |
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| 232977 | 2004-04-29 11:53:00 | I am new to WXP Home. Whenever I want to connect I find a long row of about ten dots in my password line, which has to be deleted first. My own password is only six. I have not ticked to save my password. Its noone else's password. What gives? Any ideas on how to get a blank box please? |
leonie (5511) | ||
| 232978 | 2004-04-29 12:02:00 | Standard security feature, it displays a larger number of 'dots' Stops people guessing the password on length... 'oh it's 5 letters, must be the Cat's name' |
whiskeytangofoxtrot (438) | ||
| 232979 | 2004-04-29 12:03:00 | its not a problem. XP dos that so you can't guess the amount of letters in your password. | tweak'e (174) | ||
| 232980 | 2004-04-29 12:04:00 | Oooooh, thanks, I didn't know that. Win 98 does it too. | Curious George (3535) | ||
| 232981 | 2004-04-29 12:09:00 | > I am new to WXP Home. > Whenever I want to connect I find a long row of about > ten dots in my password line, which has to be deleted > first. My own password is only six. About ten dots? Its more likely to be sixteen dots. > I have not ticked to save my password. Its noone > else's password. What gives? Even if you save the password it will still give a box of sixteen dots but you will not need to type it in. > > Any ideas on how to get a blank box please? Unfortunately no. The dots save anyone guessing as it were. |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 232982 | 2004-04-29 12:28:00 | > Oooooh, thanks, I didn't know that. Win 98 does it > too. Don't think it does eh... |
whiskeytangofoxtrot (438) | ||
| 232983 | 2004-04-30 02:53:00 | Thanks guys. I am now relieved. mucho gracias | leonie (5511) | ||
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