WM2003 File Explorer Password Problem

[mizootietang]

Hi All,

I can't seem to find anything out there on google for this question so here goes...

I mapped a share drive in WM2003 using File Explorer using a username/password that I no longer want to associate w/ my PPC. Does anyone know of any way to delete/remove the saved account/password? I've got a registry editor but I don't know where to begin looking... Any help would be much appreciated!

[mizootietang]

Hi All,

I can't seem to find anything out there on google for this question so here goes...

I mapped a share drive in WM2003 using File Explorer using a username/password that I no longer want to associate w/ my PPC. Does anyone know of any way to delete/remove the saved account/password? I've got a registry editor but I don't know where to begin looking... Any help would be much appreciated!

[dhettel]

I have heard that if you go into connection manager and delete the Work account, soft reset, and then recreate it, you will delete the password. Haven't tried it myself.

[mizootietang]

Thanks for the response. I tried to delete the "Work" connection (I had renamed it to something else but I dont know if this matters), but the "delete" button was greyed out. I suppose since it was one of the default connections WM2003 is reluctant to let me get rid of it?

In any case, I tried to create a new connection profile and used that to connect/sync etc., but still have been unable to shake the same user ID. Whenever I map a new share, regardless of the server, it uses the ID that I had saved. I hope I don't have to hard boot this one to fix it. :?

[dhettel]

Try this, if you change the account password on the PC, and then reboot to make it effective. Then try to connect from your PocketPC you should get a screen that shows it failed to connect, and then offers you a chance to change the password. I believe this is your only option, other than a hard reset. The Hard reset will clear the password, the other option will allow you to change it only.

[mizootietang]

thanks again. it's definitely worth a shot. i may not be able to change the password on the account, so i may have to resort to the hard reset.