Erase saved password?

Hi,
I ran a MSN password recovery tool and found two passwords for two
accounts that I want to erase. Where in the registry does MSN Messenger
save it's passwords?

Greetings,

It's not in the registry, it's in your crypto store in your Windows profile.

To remove your password from Messenger, just run, right-click the icon in the notification
area (by the clock) and choose Sign Out if you're signed in. Then, double-click the icon to
bring it up and choose "Forget me" to remove that saved password.

Any other Messenger, Passport or Windows Live ID passwords saved will be in your key ring.
You can get to this by clicking Start, choose Run (if using XP only), type:
control userpasswords2
and hit Enter.

Choose the Advanced tab, and then 'Manage Passwords'. You can remove them in that dialog.

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"Aleks" <> wrote in message news:...
> Hi,
> I ran a MSN password recovery tool and found two passwords for two accounts that I want to
> erase. Where in the registry does MSN Messenger save it's passwords?

Jonathan Kay [MVP] skrev:
> Greetings,
>
> It's not in the registry, it's in your crypto store in your Windows profile.
>
> To remove your password from Messenger, just run, right-click the icon in the notification
> area (by the clock) and choose Sign Out if you're signed in. Then, double-click the icon to
> bring it up and choose "Forget me" to remove that saved password.
>
> Any other Messenger, Passport or Windows Live ID passwords saved will be in your key ring.
> You can get to this by clicking Start, choose Run (if using XP only), type:
> control userpasswords2
> and hit Enter.
>
> Choose the Advanced tab, and then 'Manage Passwords'. You can remove them in that dialog.
>
Thanks, I'll try that and report back ;-)