ARCHIVED: In Windows 95 or 98, how do I remove or edit password list files?
Note: UITS recommends that you use a current version of Windows on computers connected to the Indiana University network; see Recommended Windows operating systems at IU.
To remove all cached passwords for a user in Windows 95 or
98, you can delete the file username.pwl
,
where username
is that person's username on your
computer. If you do not wish to affect all cached passwords, you can
use an application called Password List Editor that is provided on the
Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows 98SE CDs.
The following information is taken from the Windows 95 Resource Kit Help file provided by Microsoft:
Using Password List Editor
If password caching is enabled, Windows 95 caches passwords in the
password list file when you connect to a password-protected network
resource. Password List Editor (pwledit
) allows you to
view the resources listed in a user's password list file
(*.pwl
). It does not allow you to view the actual
passwords, but it allows you to remove specific password entries if
problems are encountered using a cached password.
Password List Editor works only if the password list file is unlocked (i.e., the user is logged in). It will allow you to view only the contents of the logged-in user's password list file, so you should run it on the user's computer.
On the Windows 98 and Windows 98SE CDs, you can find Password List
Editor in the tools\reskit\netadmin\pwledit
directory.
On the Windows 95 CD, you can find Password List Editor in the
admin\apptools\pwledit
directory.
To install Password List Editor
- Open , then , then .
- Click the tab, and then click the button.
- In the
Install From Disk
dialog box, click . Enter the path nameadmin\apptools\pwledit\pwledit.inf
. - Click .
- In the
Have Disk
dialog box, click , and then click .
To run Password List Editor
From the
menu, select . Then enter:pwledit
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Last modified on 2018-01-18 12:16:56.