Dialup NWing not allowing password to be entered on dialup

[elviajero]

I have a 98 machine where I have a shortcut to a dialup connection that I created. When I invoke it I go right past the opportunity to enter a password, it attempts the connection and I get Error 691 incorrect password.

I need to get to the Connect To window where I'm prompted for a password.

I've uninstalled and re-installed Dial-up Networking, and recreated the dialup connection from scratch but I still blow right past the Connect to window and have no opportunity to enter a password.

Any ideas would be most appreciated, thanks.

 

[reghakr]

elviajero,

Microsoft's solution:
Save Password Check Box Is Unavailable

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 95

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SYMPTOMS
When you are using Dial-Up Networking, you may experience any of the following symptoms:

When you are using Dial-Up Networking or you are attempting to connect to a shared network resource that requires a password, the option to save the password that you are entering may not be available. When you are using Dial-Up Networking, this option normally appears as a Save Password check box. When you are connecting to a shared network resource, this option normally appears as a Save This Password In Your Password List check box.


If you have installed Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or 4.01, and you click Internet Options on the View menu, click the Connection tab, click Connect to the Internet using a modem, and then click Settings, the Connect Automatically to Update Subscriptions check box may be unavailable.

CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you are not currently logged on to Windows. If you click Cancel in the logon dialog box that appears when Windows is starting, your password cache list file is not opened, and your passwords cannot be saved.

This behavior can also occur if you have installed Dial-Up Networking but the client for Microsoft networks or the client for NetWare networks has not been installed.

RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, use one of the following methods.

Method 1
When you start Windows, do not click Cancel in the logon dialog box. If you do not have a password, create a new one by typing it in the Password box, or create a null password by clicking OK. If you create a null password, you are no longer prompted to log on to Windows when Windows starts. Creating a null password does not prevent other people from accessing your computer, but does allow you to save your password when you are using Dial-Up Networking or a shared network resource.

NOTE: Creating a null password does not allow you to save your Dial-Up Networking password if you are using user profiles. Using user profiles prevents the Dial-Up Networking password from being saved.

To restart Windows so that you receive the logon dialog box, use the appropriate method below.
Internet Explorer 4.0 or 4.01 Not Installed
Click Start, click Shut Down, click Close all programs and log on as a different user, and then click OK.
Internet Explorer 4.0 or 4.01 Installed
Click Start, click Log Off Username, and then click Yes.
Method 2
Install the client for Microsoft networks or the client for NetWare networks in Network properties. To install one of these clients:
Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Network.

Click Add, click Client, and then click Add.

In the Manufacturers box, click Microsoft.

In the Network Clients box, click either Client for Microsoft Networks or Client for NetWare Networks, and then click OK.

Click OK.

If you are prompted to restart your computer, do so.

MORE INFORMATION
Password cache list files are associated with individuals. If you do not log on to Windows, Windows does not know who you are, and cannot open your password cache list file.

For additional information about this issue, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q148925 Dial-Up Networking Password Is Not Saved
Q141858 No Windows or Network Logon Dialog Box at Startup
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My solution:
Resetting your passwords almost never fails.

1. Go to C:\Windows
Delete all .pwl files

2. Open system.ini
Delete all lines under
[Password Lists]

3. Go to ControlPanel>Network
Choose Windows Logon as Primary Login

Reboot

You should now get the login box one last time. Type your name and password, or just click OK for no password.

Now right-click on InternetExplorer on the desktop, choose properties, click the Connections tab, highlight your dial-up connection and choose the Settings button. Input your dial-up password here.

reghakr

 

[Gabby75]

HI I think REGHAKR has given the right answer to the wrong question! As I read it, the problem is you do not see the Connect dialog requesting a username and password, this is normally done to save time after a password has been entered and stored. If you look at the properties of your dialip connection, there is an option which sets this. As I'm not on a W98 system now, I can't remember but its a option like 'Automatically Connect' or somesuch possible in 'Advanced Propertied'. I will find it later and detail it.

 

[Gabby75]

HI I think REGHAKR has given the right answer to the wrong question! (password field greyed out in dial-up connect dialog) As I read it, the problem is you do not see the Connect dialog requesting a username and password, this is normally done to save time after a password has been entered and stored. If you look at the properties of your dialup connection, there is an option which sets this. As I'm not on a W98 system now, I can't remember but its a option like 'Automatically Connect' or somesuch possibly in 'Advanced Properties'. I will find it later and detail it.