retrieving stored passwords?

[hollywoodb]

How do I retrieve stored passwords or password file in windows 2000 (internet explorer stored) so that I can back them to a floppy?

[Adrian]

<font color=blue> Is it the password for content advisor you want to get, or is it the password you use to log on. </font color=blue>

[Simon Clausen]

The encrypted passwords that are used in the Internet Explorer Auto-complete feature can be found at [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IntelliForms\SPW]

I'm not sure whether you would simply be able to backup and restore that key though. Depending on the way they are doing encryption they may seed the algorithm with a unique value of some sort from your system. So if you had to format and re-install the OS then that value would be probably be different and the system would not be able to decrypt the password. That's a guess -- as I don't know exactly how they implement the encryption/decryption for those values.

If you're talking about the other non-autocomplete passwords, then on Windows 9x they are stored in the c:\windows\[username].pwl file which you could backup.

Regards.

Simon Clausen
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[68CAMARO]

i dont remember the password to log in on windows and i was tryingh to find some sort of backdoor password

[rezagh]

dear friend

Highly appreciated if you guide me is there any procedure for getting to PWL password types?
Means can I know these format files(extention for passwords in win9x).

Regards,
Reza

[7ate9]

Just as a point, you might try starting your own question or thread, instead of replying to threads that are months old with a new question. But didn't you answer your own question? Extentions for password files in Win9x are .pwl