"Add network place" user+password problems

11 Aug 2006 8:48 AM

Marcus Mender

I can add net network places into my Windows Explorer by the usual way:

Right click on the desktop icon "My Network Places"->Open->Add...->Wizard

Assume I have now setup a remote network folder with the wizard.

When I want access this remote folder the first time and my local user is NOT equal
to the (a) remote user I am asked for a userlogin+password and if I want to save the
password permanently. Unfortunately I checked "yes".

Now I could access the remote network folder as intended.

However later I wanted to remove the stored password information again.

How do I do this?

Simply removing the network place in WinExplorer is not sufficient! The password
is still stored somewhere (Where exactly (in Registry) ?).

How do I delete the saved userlogin+password permanently? So that I am asked again for the password
the next time after re-boot when I want to access the network place.

Another question: Is it possible to add new network places NOT by using
the GUI based Wizard but a command line command ?

Marcus

11 Aug 2006 11:51 AM

Marcus

Hi,
try and change the password of the remote PCs user. The User/Password popup
should appear again and then make sure you don't check the save password box.

To use the CLI for mapping drives use the "net use" command. "net use /?"
gives you the detailed options like making it permanent or how to add
user/password information.

BR
Marcus

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"Marcus Mender" wrote:

> I can add net network places into my Windows Explorer by the usual way:
>
> Right click on the desktop icon "My Network Places"->Open->Add...->Wizard
>
> Assume I have now setup a remote network folder with the wizard.
>
> When I want access this remote folder the first time and my local user is NOT equal
> to the (a) remote user I am asked for a userlogin+password and if I want to save the
> password permanently. Unfortunately I checked "yes".
>
> Now I could access the remote network folder as intended.
>
> However later I wanted to remove the stored password information again.
>
> How do I do this?
>
> Simply removing the network place in WinExplorer is not sufficient! The password
> is still stored somewhere (Where exactly (in Registry) ?).
>
> How do I delete the saved userlogin+password permanently? So that I am asked again for the password
> the next time after re-boot when I want to access the network place.
>
> Another question: Is it possible to add new network places NOT by using
> the GUI based Wizard but a command line command ?
>
> Marcus
>
>

12 Aug 2006 12:07 AM

Steve Winograd [MVP]

In article <44dc444f$0$5132$9b4e6***@newsspool2.arcor-online.net>,
m***@buzz.com (Marcus Mender) wrote:
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>I can add net network places into my Windows Explorer by the usual way:
>
>Right click on the desktop icon "My Network Places"->Open->Add...->Wizard
>
>Assume I have now setup a remote network folder with the wizard.
>
>When I want access this remote folder the first time and my local user is NOT equal
>to the (a) remote user I am asked for a userlogin+password and if I want to save the
>password permanently. Unfortunately I checked "yes".
>
>Now I could access the remote network folder as intended.
>
>However later I wanted to remove the stored password information again.
>
>How do I do this?
>
>Simply removing the network place in WinExplorer is not sufficient! The password
>is still stored somewhere (Where exactly (in Registry) ?).
>
>How do I delete the saved userlogin+password permanently? So that I am asked again for the password
>the next time after re-boot when I want to access the network place.
>
>Another question: Is it possible to add new network places NOT by using
>the GUI based Wizard but a command line command ?
>
>Marcus

To remove the password, go to Control Panel > User Accounts, click
your account, and click "Manage my stored passwords" in the list of
related tasks. After logging off, you'll have to re-enter the
password on the next access attempt.

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