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Lost Preferences Password by DieterII on 12-29-2006 at 08:22 PM
Hello. Recently I changed my preferences password and basically I have now forgotten it. I've tried a lot of passwords i've used before and they just won't work. Is there any way I can reset my password or delete the file where the password is stored?
RE: Lost Preferences Password by mezzanine on 12-29-2006 at 08:29 PM
Go to Start > Run > Type regedit and press Enter. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Patchou > Messenger Plus! Live > (your@email.address) > Preferences, and delete the key labeled PreferencesLockPwd.
RE: Lost Preferences Password by nod32 on 12-30-2006 at 11:37 AM
If you can do that whats the point of having a password. 
RE: Lost Preferences Password by CookieRevised on 12-30-2006 at 11:48 AM
quote:This is only for Messenger Plus! Live.
Originally posted by mezzanine
Go to Start > Run > Type regedit and press Enter. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Patchou > Messenger Plus! Live > (your@email.address) > Preferences, and delete the key labeled PreferencesLockPwd.
(don't assume people are using Messenger Plus! Live automatically)
For Messenger Plus! 3, see:
CookieRevised's reply to Preferences Password
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quote:It provides a simple basic protection. The proof it works as a basic protection is in the top post since he didn't know how to access the preferences again.
Originally posted by nod32
If you can do that whats the point of having a password.
Also, even if you couldn't just delete that registry key, the pure existance is technically useless because settings are stored in the registry anyways which is accessable by the user.
RE: Lost Preferences Password by nod32 on 12-30-2006 at 12:12 PM
Oh. Thanks is there anyway to protect your redgistry with a password?
Can you delete the password with other things.
RE: Lost Preferences Password by Sullyme69 on 01-15-2007 at 07:43 PM
SWEET, just registered, and already a clear answer to my issue,
Thanks!!!