Clearing your MSN Messenger Login history

There are only a handful of people who don't have an MSN Messenger account or don't use it at all. Everyone else is MSN-ing like crazy all day, all night. Those of you, who don't have the liberty to chat up ang3l_gurl_cutie_123 every night from the comfort of their own home, probably camp at near by cyber cafes to seek solace. And if you do that, you've probably seen a bunch of other people's email addresses left behind in the dropdown list. Now if some perv peeps in to use the same computer after you're done, you're gonna have a helluva time trying to get him off your back. Why not avoid it completely? 

Of course, not visiting a cybercafe isn't really an option. But you can erase your tracks once you're done. You can do this very easily on MSN Messenger 7.5 by clicking the Forget Me button, but what if its version 7.0 or lower? On Windows XP... 

1. Go to Start -> Run, and type "control userpasswords2 

2. Switch to the "Advanced" tab and then click on "Manage passwords" . A list of saved usernames will appear. Click on the one(s) you wish to remove, and simply click "Remove". 

This may not always work. So here's another method of doing the same thing. 

1. Go to Start -> Run and type "%HOMEPATH%" and hit enter. Your home folder will open up, which will be something like "C:\Documents and Settings\yourname". Then go to "Application Data" -> "Microsoft". 

2. Delete the folder titled "Credentials". 

3. Restart Windows. The passwords should be gone! 



As a cybercafe administrator, you can disable the storage of .NET passwords on your systems. To do so... 

1. Go to Start -> Run and type "secpol.msc" and hit Enter. This will start the Local Security Settings window. 

2. Open the "Local Policies" -> "Security Options" folder. 

3. In the list on the right side, find the item "Network Access: Do not allow storage of credentials or .NET Passwords for network authentication". Right click it and select "Properties" . A settings diabog box will pop up.

4. In the box, you can choose to enable or disable the particular function. Choose "Disable" and click ok. 

Windows should not store your MSN Messenger or .NET passport passwords anymore!