Microsoft seems to be having a devil of a time with the password feature
of the dial-up networking system. Normally you should be able to put your
name and password into the dial-up networking box, check the 'save password'
option, and never have to worry about it again. This isn't always so.
The fix, found on the
Microsoft Knowledge Base, is to delete the associated
.PWL file, re-boot your computer (you may receive that 'log onto network'
box when re-starting, just enter your name and a blank for your password),
then go back into your Network icon (in Control Panel) and make your default
login Windows instead of Microsoft Network. The next time you use the
Dial-Up Network you will have to re-enter the name/password and it should
properly save it this time. There is also a 'fix' available by clicking
HERE
that will take care of this in the future.
Take a look in your \WINDOWS sub-directory for files called *.pwl. You should
have one for the affected login name, just delete it and it will be re-made
when the dial-up program is run.
UPDATE - UPDATE - UPDATE
To fix the problem, point your Web browser to
http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/info/passwd.htm
and download the Windows 95 Password List Update (and read all
about it, if you care to). Once the download is complete, double-
click on mspwlupd2.exe to install the necessary files.
(Tip: To ensure that all corrupted files have been removed from
your system, delete any Password Caches [all PWL files in the
Windows folder] before installing this update.)
There is a bug in the password database function which can lead to corruption
of the encrypted password file stored on your hard drive. This file, if not
readable will not allow saving the new password...thus you'll have to put in
the password each time you run dial-up networking.
You say Windows 95 won't remember your dial-up password? It
might be because you installed the Windows 95 Service Pack 1.
Microsoft admits that this update has a bug that messes with your
password cache.