# Password Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-question/143089>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 16, 2002, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-question/143089 "2002-12-16T15:43:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-question/143089/1 "2002-12-16T15:43:40Z")

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How do I change my password in Dial Up Connection? When I type in the new one I check “Remember Password” but when I next want to connect the old password comes back up. No great tragedy but annoying as hell. 😕

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-question/143089/2 "2002-12-16T16:09:15Z")

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This might help:

[http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q148925](http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q148925)

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**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-question/143089/3 "2002-12-16T16:19:29Z")

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remember password means it will remember it for the next time, not that it will change it