need login help from a Mod
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need login help from a Mod
I'm logged in because of the remember me box is checked. i went to change my email address and I can't remember which password I am set up with. Since I no longer have acess to the older email a new password can not be set up. Help!!!!
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Chris, you're probably thinking of Firefox's password database that you actually can get to show you the saved passwords.
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Assuming we're talking about an iteration of Microsoft Windows here....
I believe it's a bit more complicated than that (Microsoft ensures that
).
And, of course, where this stuff is stored depends on the version of the OS - either in the Registry, or in a Windows Credentials file.
From Microsoft Support forums:
View saved user names and passwords on IE8 - Microsoft Answers
How do I retrieve saved passwords in IE9? - Microsoft Answers
And, from the Microsoft knowledge base:
Manage stored passwords, certificates, and other credentials
How To Manage Stored User Names and Passwords on a Computer That Is Not in a Domain in Windows XP
There is at least one utility out there to extract this information and present it to the user, Firefox conveniently has this functionality built-in.
I am a Linux user and and initially had thought that IE had some sort of "show passwords" stuff built into it. If I'd known MS makes it so hard, I never would have thrown that out there.
I believe it's a bit more complicated than that (Microsoft ensures that
).And, of course, where this stuff is stored depends on the version of the OS - either in the Registry, or in a Windows Credentials file.
From Microsoft Support forums:
View saved user names and passwords on IE8 - Microsoft Answers
How do I retrieve saved passwords in IE9? - Microsoft Answers
And, from the Microsoft knowledge base:
Manage stored passwords, certificates, and other credentials
How To Manage Stored User Names and Passwords on a Computer That Is Not in a Domain in Windows XP
There is at least one utility out there to extract this information and present it to the user, Firefox conveniently has this functionality built-in.
I am a Linux user and and initially had thought that IE had some sort of "show passwords" stuff built into it. If I'd known MS makes it so hard, I never would have thrown that out there.
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I used to be a "Admin" on another forum that used "VB" software. I could access a user account and see almost anything the user could see. The password was not visible, but it did have an option to change the password in the event a user needed to have it reset (like this situation).
All that is needed, is a valid email address to send the "new" (temp) password to, so the user can login using it, then change it to whatever they want.
All that is needed, is a valid email address to send the "new" (temp) password to, so the user can login using it, then change it to whatever they want.
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