Take a look at our
ThinkPads.com HOME PAGE
For those who might want to contribute to the blog, start here: Editors Alley Topic
Then contact Bill with a Private Message

Won't remember WiFi Password

T430 and later, plus T530 and later series specific matters only
Post Reply
Message
Author
Rockrz
Sophomore Member
Posts: 161
Joined: Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:00 am
Location: Dallas, TX

Won't remember WiFi Password

#1 Post by Rockrz » Fri Jul 07, 2017 10:30 am

I have a barely used Lenovo T530 that I'm letting my wife use and I'm noticing that for some reason when we connect to our WiFi.... the laptop is not automatically remembering the password.

Does anyone know of any settings that could resolve this and how to get to them?
Top
Thinkpad4by3
Senior ThinkPadder
Senior ThinkPadder
Posts: 2245
Joined: Sun Aug 09, 2015 9:25 am
Location: N. Bellmore, ny

Re: Won't remember WiFi Password

#2 Post by Thinkpad4by3 » Fri Jul 07, 2017 12:17 pm

Rockrz wrote:I have a barely used Lenovo T530 that I'm letting my wife use and I'm noticing that for some reason when we connect to our WiFi.... the laptop is not automatically remembering the password.

Does anyone know of any settings that could resolve this and how to get to them?
This is an operating system issue, not a hardware issue. Which OS are you using?
Thinkpad4by3's Law of the Universe.

The efficiency of two screens equally sized with equal numbers if pixels are equal. The time spent by a 4:3 user complaining about 16:9 is proportional to the inefficiency working with a 16:9 display, therefore the amount of useful work extracted is equal.
Top
Rockrz
Sophomore Member
Posts: 161
Joined: Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:00 am
Location: Dallas, TX

Re: Won't remember WiFi Password

#3 Post by Rockrz » Fri Jul 07, 2017 12:19 pm

Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
Top
RealBlackStuff
Admin Emeritus
Admin Emeritus
Posts: 19729
Joined: Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:17 am
Location: Mt. Cobb, PA
Contact:
Contact RealBlackStuff

Re: Won't remember WiFi Password

#4 Post by RealBlackStuff » Fri Jul 07, 2017 12:51 pm

This should help: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/win ... 49e4f51fde

And I also saw this:
The WLAN password is encrypted and stored in an XML file in c:\Program Data\Microsoft\Wlansvc\Profiles\Interfaces\..GUID\.
However, the xml file was being deleted so the settings not kept. I made the file ReadOnly after logging in and connecting and now all is fixed.
Goodness knows why this is happening though.
(You need admin rights to be able to change the file attributes).
Lovely day for a Guinness! (the Real Black Stuff). And pigs CAN fly! :mrgreen:
Check out The Boardroom for Parts, Mods and Other Services.
Top
Rockrz
Sophomore Member
Posts: 161
Joined: Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:00 am
Location: Dallas, TX

Re: Won't remember WiFi Password

#5 Post by Rockrz » Fri Jun 08, 2018 12:43 pm

Thanks for the info!

For whatever reason, the password started sticking and has been working OK ever since.

Must have just been a temporary glitch in brutha Bill's operating system.

Next time, I'll just give him a ring at the big house :mrgreen:
Top
Post Reply
  • Similar Topics
    Replies
    Views
    Last post

Return to “ThinkPad T430/T530 and later Series”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 7 guests