can't delete credentials from credential manager
hello! i have a major problem with the credential manager. After my login, i go to credential manager and delete everything. Then, i restart my pc. For a really strange reason, all my credentials are there, like i haven't deleted them before!!!!!! is there a way to get rid of them for good????
September 24th, 2010 12:08pm

did you try the following steps: 1. Click the Start and then choose the Control Panel option. 2. Control Panel opens up. 3. Click to open Credential Manager. 4. Click Add a Windows credential . In the Resource box , type the name of the computer on the network or the URL of the website that you want to access. In the User name and Password boxes, type the user name and password that you use for that computer or website , and then click OK . As you can see in the above screen shot , you can perform actions like Edit/Remove the credential from the vault at any time. 5. Click Add a certificate-based credential . Click Open the Certificate Manager to view the Current User Certificates . Provide the resource and click Select Certificate and Ok . 6. Windows Vault contains credentials for servers, websites and programs that windows can try to log you on to automatically . Click Back up vault . Browse the location to store Windows Vault backup . Click Next . Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to continue your backup. You will be prompted to provide password to protect the backup file. Type the Password and Click Next. Click Finish . 7. You can also restore the vault . For that click Restore Vault in the Credential Manager window. Browse the location of the Backup vault file and then click Next . Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to continue restoring your logon credentials. You will be prompted to provide password for the the backup file. Type the password and click Next . Click Finish . Click Here for more help.
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September 24th, 2010 1:27pm

why i should try these steps? :S the problem is that i can't delete the stored credentials......
September 24th, 2010 6:16pm

Since I can't find a way to run Credential Manager Elevated (with Admin privileges), give this a try. Open an Elevated Command Prompt by clicking Start > type cmd in the Search programs and files field. Right click cmd.exe and choose 'Run as administrator'; agree to the UAC prompt. At the prompt, copy & paste the below command by right clicking and choosing Paste, and then press Enter rundll32 keymgr.dll,KRShowKeyMg The Stored User Names and Passwords (SUNP) window will open. ( Close the Elevated Command Prompt by typing exit and then press Enter ) Remove the credentials, close the SUNP window, and restart. Did that remove them ? MowGreen Update Services - Consumer Security
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September 24th, 2010 11:33pm

Since I can't find a way to run Credential Manager Elevated (with Admin privileges), give this a try. Open an Elevated Command Prompt by clicking Start > type cmd in the Search programs and files field. Right click cmd.exe and choose 'Run as administrator'; agree to the UAC prompt. At the prompt, copy & paste the below command by right clicking and choosing Paste, and then press Enter rundll32 keymgr.dll,KRShowKeyMg MowGreen Update Services - Consumer Security there is a problem at this point... please look at the screenshot. http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i114/sakis_the_fraud/26-9-201012-15-46.jpg
September 26th, 2010 12:18am

keymgr.dll may have a corruption issue. Suggest you try the System File Checker and see if it replaces keymgr.dll - How to use the System File Checker tool to troubleshoot missing or corrupted system files on Windows Vista or on Windows 7 If no joy then you'll have to do an "in-place upgrade", aka Repair Installation. See - Installing and reinstalling Windows 7, specifically, Using the Upgrade installation option MowGreen Update Services - Consumer Security
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September 26th, 2010 5:04pm

This credential problem is the same for everyone at the Windows 7 forums also. There are no system file integrity problems on anyone's system. This is a legitimate Windows 7 problem where it will not allow you to delate old credentials or delate the credentials of old machines from the credentials list. You can choose the delate credentials option but the delated machines come right back up on the next reboot. It makes for a very messy credential list and it's not something that inspires confidence with Windows 7. I'd like to see a more complete responce for this annoying problem that everyone seems to have.
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