Yep, erased the saved PW2 and tried to send an email, was offered a chance to inter PW1 and the transmission of the email went. Checking Options/security I don't find PW1 saved, I may need to click on "save password" on the next use. Thanks, this comphelp has been helpful as always.

Since this whole thing has gone on, I haven't been able to get into my email for 2 mos. which is 10 years old. They want my phone number from 10 years back to text a code and haven't a clue what it is. Even if I did know, the text would probably go to someone else who now has the number. Can't get into my account to change the phone, so what are they expecting all to do. Also can't create a new GMail account, they ask for the same info to send a security code, then tell me I have suspicious usage. Finally went to email which is not connected to MS, which is the issue and didn't want to do...they own GMail, outlook, hotmail, MSN. None will work for me to create a new account, all hold the same information. I've searched forever to find an answer to this whole mess. You are the first to mention this regarding personal affect, and it goes deeper than we understand. What happens to all the old email names? Is someone else going to use mine? They can't possibly eliminate millions of email addresses and have people create millions of new ones not ever used. Well, maybe they can by requiring special characters, numbers, etc. as more are doing now for passwords. Yes, I am now writing down my passwords. To change them every month almost means a page alone for each link to get into. Has anyone else had problems with their email accounts?

I generally agree with the direction of the responses though not necessarily the overall tone of the conversation. For me, internet users have way too much paranoia and not nearly enough common sense. For the average person, access to your passwords (as if someone were busting their gut to get them, which isn't the case) will do what? Allow them to use your subscription to the NY Times, resume saved games you've played, see your sister's photos on Facebook? Yeah, really. Keep it in context. The risks are more imagined than real. Now, past that, nothing is better for keeping passwords than a piece of paper and a pen. That's what I set up for my 95 year old relative to use, it works fine for her. If you use your PC away from home, make it a text file high up on the folder tree on the hard drive so it's easy to find immediately. Even in its own top level folder. Take deep breaths, move on. Password containing apps or programs are really not necessary.

I use LastPass because of a recommendation from my son-in-law, a computer nerd. However, this one sounds interesting. The main thing is these save you a lot of time when logging in. But I cannot emphasize enough typing up a hard copy. I use a tables format and keep all relevant information such as those security questions you can never remember or the credit card numbers, expiration dates and that code on the back. Or their customer support number in case I lose the card. Then I do up form fills for each credit card or any site where I need to fill in information such as petitions, etc. The hard copy is saved on a flash drive and updated periodically. This copy is kept in a small notebook I use when I make online purchases, as the information is right at my fingertips. Sometimes the form fills don't always fill in the correct expiration dates on some of my cards, so the hard copy is used in these situations. The other reason is that I'm older, and I wanted my children to have availability to this information if they ever need to access my computer in an emergency situation.