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AutoComplete

by tuneman45 Jul 24, 2007 7:13AM PDT

How do I access the log created by Windows Auto Complete so that I can retrieve a forgotten password that no longer pops up automatically?

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SIW - System Info Windows
by ChuckT Jul 24, 2007 3:57PM PDT

free at http://www.gtopala.com/ has the ability to read stored and sometimes misplaced usernames and passwords by looking at the Software>Secrets folder.

Additionally it can display passwords that appear "*****" (or other obscuring characters, like bullets) by running the Tools>Eureka! feature.

Very handy, and nothing has to be installed. It is a standalone executable.
Oh, by the way, NO it does not tell you passwords for other users, unless you log on as them and then run SIW as that person.

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Autocomplete PW
by Cursorcowboy Jul 24, 2007 9:28PM PDT

"Protected Storage PassView" is a small utility that reveals the passwords stored on your computer by Internet Explorer, Outlook Express and MSN Explorer. The passwords are revealed by reading the information from the Protected Storage. Starting from version 1.60, this utility reveals all AutoComplete strings stored in Internet Explorer, not only the AutoComplete password, as in the previous versions.

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Comparing your PSPv to SIW
by ChuckT Jul 25, 2007 5:21AM PDT

I checked out "Protected Storage PassView" and it has some nice features, such as the ability to see form field auto completes, but while SIW does not do that, SIW does display passwords used with FireFox. "Protected Storage PassView" only shows passwords used with IE.

All the names and passwords that PSPv showed I also saw with SIW, and then SIW also showed those used through FireFox.

Caveat: SIW may show the Form Field AutoCompletes, since there are tons of features and abilities I have never looked at yet. If it is there, I have not seen it yet.

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