restarted laptop...all saved passwords gone?

steveo3002

i usualy put my laptop in standby overnight , but today powered it off and restarted after a hour or so

all my forums where i have saved passwords have all been signed out after the restart

ive not had it do this before , and i use many forums so its a big pain re entering all my log in details

any ideas please ..its windows vista

busenbust

Would a system restore help (although I think unlikely in a problem such as this, weird).

steveo3002

well its no huge problem re doing the passwords this time...its just id like to make sure it doesnt happen each time the lappy is powered down

busenbust

Perhaps re-enter the passwords in two/three sites first of all, power down, restart and see what happens - and then do the remainder.

enigma52

what browser you using?

DrScotsman

We need more info. First, like enigma said, what browser are you using?

You say saved passwords, but it sounds like you might be referring to most forums' and many websites' "Remember me" features, which are not the same as a browser's saved passwords feature. "Remember me" expires after a certain period of time, so you'll eventually have to sign in again. Additionally if you've deleted your temporary internet files then you have possibly deleted your cookies which is what let's things like "Remember me" work, and would hence sign you out.

steveo3002

ok im using internet explorer ( not sure which version )

yes the remember me features do expire...but not all at once after a restart surley?

i didnt choose to delete any cookies /files ..i use ccleaner for that and have the option to keep my forum cookies from being cleaned

maybe ive somehow set something to clear upon restart? no idea where to check

thanks