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Patrick: There is a bug in Win95 that causes the passwords to get blown away. I believe it was introduced with the service pack. There is a fix on MSFT's Web site for the 'password' bug. To fix it, until it happens again or you get the patch, go to your c:\windows directory and sort the folder by type. looking for *.PWL You will find one that is called <username>.PWL ( for example my file is henry.pwl) This file contains all of your passwords. If you delete it (I prefer rename but it is up to you) and then shut down and restart this should fix the problem(all you have to do is log off and log in as a different user). When the system comes back up enter your password it will think you have never logged in to the machine before and will ask you to confirm the password. This process actually creates a new PWL file. Get the patch and this file should not get corrupted again!!! BTW any password that you have typed into your system in stored in this file so you will have to enter them all again when prompted Gary Henry ClubWIn -----Original Message----- From: Patrick Anthony Forte [SMTP:pforte@worldnet.att.net] Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 1997 5:58 PM To: thinkpad@cs.utk.edu Subject: Passwords Gone Who has a clue why my saved passwords, under Windows 95, would suddenly disappear? These were my ISP passwords that I now must type in each time I wish to connect to the internet. Any ideas? Thanks. Patrick pforte@worldnet.att.net