# Internet Explorer password question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-password-question/44729>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 9, 2000, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-password-question/44729 "2000-12-09T03:45:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Fugazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-password-question/44729/1 "2000-12-09T03:45:15Z")

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Does anyone know how to get your password out of IE. I’m setting up a new hard drive, everything is ready except I can’t use the internet until I get the password (MSN tech support is too busy to talk to me)

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**Author:** ![Louie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-password-question/44729/2 "2000-12-09T10:11:17Z")

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Password for what? Connecting to the ISP? Enabling/disabling the Content Advisor?

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-password-question/44729/3 "2000-12-09T16:40:55Z")

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Im sure they have a ‘forgot your password’ link that you input some stuff & it emails you your password. I know that every site I have been to has that feature.

I dont think you can get it out of the HD as it must be encoded.