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Yikes! IE remembers my Hotmail password and I don't want it to!

Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana

14 years ago

After opening IE, I click on Hotmail in my Favorites and it takes me to a Windows Live log-in page.

My email address is listed there and when I click on it, it takes me to my in-box. I don't like that and can't find a way to fix it. I tried clicking on the Don't remember me and then rebooting but see it still does not require me to use a password when logging in.

When I open Firefox and click on my Hotmail bookmark, it takes me to the log-in page and I have to fill in my password. That is the way I would like for it to be and would like the log-in page with IE to be set the same way.

Few folks ever use my computer, but those that do of course still always use IE if they happen to want to check their emails while they are here.

How can I fix my Hotmail log-in with IE?

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Sue

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mikie_gw
14 years ago
Look at link below if ie8
internet options, delete browsing history, one of the options is passwords, plus you have the current cookie.

Here is a link that might be useful:
Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
Original Author
14 years ago
Thanks Mikie, but I have IE 7 and don't have anything that looks like that pic or anything similar that I can see via IE>tools>internet options> and checked all of the tabs...thus no way to change things that way. Am I missing something there?

Might anyone know that has IE 7?

Should I maybe just update to IE 8? Advantages? Disadvantages?

It seems there should be some way to get the setting right in IE. btw...a friend had been here, so when I went to the Windows live log-in page it was also showing her email addy too. Just for kicks and giggles I clicked on her email addy to see it if would go to her In box without asking for a password. No go...it asked for a password on hers.
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PKponder TX Z7B
14 years ago
Delete your cookies in Internet Options.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
14 years ago
exactly clear your cache and clear your cookies in IE that should remove the hotmail.com cookie and then it should ask you to put in your password but you need to go into your IE settings and un check where it says to save passwords, you can set it to NOT save passwords to certain sites. I don't use Ie anymore and am on linux so can not go look to see where that is in the internet options.
I think this link covers it for you
Make Internet Explorer Prompt You To Save Passwords After Being Disabled
Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
Original Author
14 years ago
Whew...I finally just set it so it won't remember me at all when I click on the Hotmail in favorites. I now have to fill in both the email addy and the password, but that is fine. I'm guessing there is no way to have it set up nice like in Firefox, but since I only have to use IE in an occasional emergency, that's fine.

Thank you all.

Sue

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