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   celtan to Doug G   
   Re: Passwords disappeared-N 7.2-Password   
   08 Jan 06 21:53:50   
   
   From: celtan@prtc.net   
      
   Hi Doug,   
      
   Thanks for answering. Sadly, your suggested measures didn't work.   
   Password Manager still doesn't save any passwords.   
      
   I read a posting by a guy with a similar problem at another NG, where he   
   offered something to ponder.  Could this be the result of a password   
   stealing worm?  By forcing us to retype our passwords, they conceivably   
   may be able to get passwords that are otherwise encrypted, with one of   
   those programs that copy whatever we type.   
      
   Best Regards, and have a merry 06'.   
      
   Manuel L. Iravedra   
      
   Doug G wrote:   
   > celtan wrote:   
   >   
   >> Passwords disappeared-N 7.2-Password manager inoperative   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Hi there,   
   >>   
   >> I'm using Netscape 7.2 browser 128 bit. My computer has a 1,9 ghz PIV   
   >> chip with 1 giga RAM and 200 gb hd, running WXP home.  I'm using   
   >> Norton Systemworks with updated AV protection. I also regularly run   
   >> Ad-aware SE personal (updated) and MS antispyware. Everything is   
   >> supossedly clean, and yet, all my passwords have disappeared, and I   
   >> can't save them again.   
   >>   
   >> Every couple minutes, I need to retype my passwords so my computer may   
   >> check for existing new mail. In password manager, the right button has   
   >> disappeared, and none of the retyped passwords appear anywhere.   
   >>   
   >> Any idea of what's going on?  Nothing appears on Google about this   
   >> problem.  Am I the victim of a password stealing worm?   
   >>   
   >> Please respond, any assistance will be appreciated.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Try enlarging the password manager window by dragging its edges.   
   >   
   > If you aren't using the Classic or Modern theme, do so.   
   >   
   > If your profile's password file (the file has a ".s" extension) has   
   > become read-only, remove the read-only attribute while Netscape 7 is   
   > closed.   
   >   
   > The xxxxxxxx.s file may be corrupted, delete it while Netscape 7 is closed.   
   >   
   > Default profile folder locations:   
   > http://www.holgermetzger.de/pdl.html   
      
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