How to Install and Use the Password List Editor Tool

Last reviewed: June 10, 1996
Article ID: Q147833

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

SUMMARY

If password caching is enabled, Windows 95 caches passwords in the pass- word list file when you connect to a password-protected network resource. You can use Password List Editor (Pwledit.exe) to view the resources listed in a user's password list (.pwl) file. You cannot view the actual passwords, but you can remove specific password entries if you encounter problems using a cached password.

Password List Editor works only if the password list file is unlocked (that is, the user must be logged on). You can view only the contents of the logged-on user's password list file, so you should run Password List Editor on the user's computer.

MORE INFORMATION

To install Password List Editor, follow these steps:

In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
On the Windows Setup tab, click Have Disk.
In the Copy Manufacturer's Files From box, type the following line and then click OK
```
      <cd-rom drive>:\admin\apptools\pwledit
```
where <cd-rom drive> is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive containing the Windows 95 CD-ROM.
Click Password List Editor, and then click Install.

NOTE: If you have the floppy disk version of Windows 95, you can obtain Password List Editor from online services. For information about obtaining Password List Editor from an online service, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q135315
   TITLE     : CD-ROM Extras for Microsoft Windows 95 Upgrade

To run Password List Editor after you install it, click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Password List Editor.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kbtool
KBSubcategory: win95 netutils
Additional reference words: 95 pwedit pwledit.inf

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Last reviewed: June 10, 1996
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