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	"plain_text": "Protected Storage PassView v1.63: Recover Protected Storage\r\npasswords\r\nArchived: 2026-04-05 18:49:49 UTC\r\n \r\nProtected Storage PassView v1.63\r\nCopyright (c) 2002 - 2006 Nir Sofer\r\nRelated Utilities\r\nIE PassView - Password management utility for Internet Explorer.\r\nMail PassView - Recover POP3/IMAP/SMTP email passwords.\r\nNetwork Password Recovery - Recover Windows XP/Vista network passwords (Credentials file)\r\nRelated Links\r\nPassword Storage Locations For Popular Windows Applications\r\nDescription\r\nProtected Storage PassView is a small utility that reveals the passwords stored on your computer by Internet\r\nExplorer, Outlook Express and MSN Explorer. The passwords are revealed by reading the information from the\r\nProtected Storage.\r\nStarting from version 1.60, this utility reveals all AutoComplete strings stored in Internet Explorer, not only the\r\nAutoComplete password, as in the previous versions.\r\nThis utility can show 4 types of passwords:\r\n1. Outlook passwords: When you create a mail account in Outlook Express or a POP3 account in Microsoft\r\nOutlook, and you choose the \"Remember password\" option in the account properties, the password is saved\r\nin the Protected Storage, and this utility can instantly reveal it.\r\nBe aware that if delete an existing Outlook Express account, the password won't be removed from the\r\nProtected Storage. In such a case, the utility won't be able to obtain the user-name of the deleted account,\r\nand only the password will be shown.\r\nStarting from version 1.50, the passwords of Outlook Express identities are also displayed.\r\n2. AutoComplete passwords in Internet Explorer: Many Web sites provides you a logon screen with user-name and password fields. When you log into the Web site, Internet Explorer may ask you if you want to\r\nremember the password for the next time that you log into this Web site. If choose to remember the\r\npassword, the user-name and the password are saved in the Protected Storage, and thus they can be\r\nhttps://www.nirsoft.net/utils/pspv.html\r\nPage 1 of 9\n\nrevealed by Protected Storage PassView.\r\nIn some circumstances, multiple pairs of user-name and passwords are stored for the same logon window.\r\nIn such case, the additional passwords will be displayed as sub-items of the first user-password pair. In sub-items, the resource name is displayed as 3 dots ('...')\r\n3. Password-protected sites in Internet Explorer: Some Web sites allows you to log on by using \"Basic\r\nAuthentication\" or \"Digest Access Authentication\". When you enter the Web site, Internet Explorer\r\ndisplays a special logon dialog-box and asks you to enter your user-name and password. Internet Explorer\r\nalso gives you the option to save the user-name/password pair for the next time you log-on. If you choose\r\nto save the logon data, the user-name and the password are saved in the Protected Storage, and thus they\r\ncan be revealed by Protected Storage PassView.\r\nIn this category, you can also find the passwords of FTP servers.\r\n4. MSN Explorer Passwords:\r\nThe MSN Explorer browser stores 2 types of passwords in the Protected Storage:\r\nSign-up passwords\r\nAutoComplete passwords\r\nBy default, this utility shows all 4 types of passwords. You can select to show or hide a specific type of password,\r\nby choosing the right password type from the View menu.\r\nThis utility can only show the passwords of the current logged-on user. it cannot reveal the passwords of other\r\nusers.\r\nSearch for other utilities in NirSoft\r\nAbout The Protected Storage\r\nThe Protected Storage information is saved in a special location in the Registry. The base key of the Protected\r\nStorage is located under the following key:\r\n\"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Protected Storage System Provider\"\r\nYou can browse the above key in the Registry Editor (RegEdit), but you won't be able to watch the passwords,\r\nbecause they are encrypted. Also, some passwords data are hidden by the operating system.\r\nhttps://www.nirsoft.net/utils/pspv.html\r\nPage 2 of 9\n\nKnown Problems\r\nFalse Alert Problems: Some Antivirus programs detect Protected Storage PassView utility as infected with\r\nTrojan/Virus.\r\nRecent update: Norton Antivirus detect Protected Storage Passview as an hack tool.\r\nAbout Internet Explorer 7\r\nIn the new version 7.0 of Internet Explorer (IE7), the Protected Storage is not used for saving passwords anymore,\r\nand thus after installing IE7, this utility won't display new passwords that you type in IE7 browser.\r\nFor more information about passwords in Internet Explorer 7, read this.\r\nA new utility that can extract the passwords of Internet Explorer 7: IE PassView\r\nSystem Requirements\r\nWindows operating system: Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP.\r\nInternet Explorer, Versions 4.0 - 6.0\r\nKnow Problems\r\nIn some computers, the Protected Storage system doesn't save any password, and when you run the pspv utility,\r\nyou get an empty window without any password or other data. You might also receive 'Cannot connect to the\r\nprotected storage' error message.\r\nIf your system has this kind of problem, you can try to resolve it by using the following articles in Microsoft Web\r\nsite:\r\nAutoComplete Does Not Save Username and Password\r\nDelayed Response When Editing Internet Explorer Forms and Outlook Express May Take a Long Time to\r\nStart\r\nVersions History\r\nDate Version Description\r\n30/06/06 1.63\r\nAdded 'Protected Storage Type' column that display the item type as appeared\r\nin the Protected Storage structure.\r\n22/08/04 1.62\r\nFixed bug: On computers with very large AutoComplete list, some items were\r\nnot displayed.\r\nhttps://www.nirsoft.net/utils/pspv.html\r\nPage 3 of 9\n\n01/06/04 1.61\r\nAbility to translate to other languages.\r\nCopy to clipboard in tab-delimited format.\r\n15/10/03 1.60\r\nDisplay all types of AutoComplete strings, not only the passwords. It also\r\nallows you to export AutoComplete strings, and then import them to another\r\ncomputer or to another OS.\r\nFind Dialog-Box\r\n20/07/03 1.52 View raw data in HTML format.\r\n22/06/03 1.51\r\nAdded the ability to change the location of a column by dragging it to the\r\ndesired location.\r\nAll your settings (window size, columns and more) are automatically saved,\r\nand loaded in the next time that you run the utility.\r\n10/06/03 1.50\r\nSave Protected Storage passwords in HTML file.\r\nAdded support for directory service accounts and news accounts of Outlook\r\nExpress.\r\nAdded support for multiple identities in Outlook Express.\r\nAdded support for user names and passwords of Outlook Express identities.\r\n23/05/03 1.40\r\nAdded support for MSN Explorer passwords.\r\nAdded support for the account passwords of Outlook 2002 (POP3, IMAP,\r\nHTTP and SMTP accounts).\r\nAdded support for SMTP passwords in Outlook 2000.\r\nSave raw data from the Protected Storage.\r\n30/04/03 1.32\r\nAdded support for MS Outlook passwords. (POP3 accounts only)\r\nSave as tabular text-files.\r\n18/04/03 1.31\r\nFixed bug: Problem with FTP passwords in Windows XP.\r\nSignificant decrease in size of the executable.\r\n05/03/03 1.30\r\nAdded command-line support.\r\nAdded popup menus.\r\nhttps://www.nirsoft.net/utils/pspv.html\r\nPage 4 of 9\n\nAdded the option to open the Web site related to the password item.\r\n15/02/03 1.21 Fixed bug with IMAP and HTTP items of Outlook Express.\r\n16/12/02 1.20\r\nAdded the ability to save the passwords information in tab-delimited format.\r\nExport / Import: allows you to easily move your passwords from one computer\r\nto another.\r\nRefresh (F5)\r\nFixed bug: The previous version was unable to properly decrypt the passwords\r\nof FTP servers.\r\nFixed problem: in previous versions, only one pair of user name and password\r\nwas shown for each Web site (AutoComplete passwords), even if there was\r\nmore than one password.\r\n09/09/02 1.10 Added support for password deletion.\r\n16/07/02 1.00 First release.\r\nLicense\r\nThis utility is released as freeware. Do not use this utility for illegal activity, and do not use it for getting\r\npasswords of a computer that is not yours. If you distribute this utility, you must include the executable file and\r\nthe readme file in the distribution package, without any modification !\r\nDisclaimer\r\nThe software is provided \"AS IS\" without any warranty, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to,\r\nthe implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The author will not be liable for any\r\nspecial, incidental, consequential or indirect damages due to loss of data or any other reason.\r\nUsing Protected Storage PassView\r\nThis utility is a standalone executable, and it doesn't require any installation process or additional DLL files. In\r\norder to use it, extract the executable file (pspv.exe) to any folder your want, and run it.\r\nAfter you run this utility, you'll get a window with 4 columns containing the list of the Protected Storage\r\npasswords. You can easily select the desired passwords, and then save them into a readable or tab-limited text file ,\r\nor copy them into the clipboard.\r\nIf you want to delete one or more passwords, select the desired items in the list, and choose the \"Delete Selected\r\nItems\" from the File menu. You can also delete the items by clicking the \"Delete\" key.\r\nNotice: When a Web page has more than one pair of user and password, you cannot delete a single password and\r\nhttps://www.nirsoft.net/utils/pspv.html\r\nPage 5 of 9\n\nkeep that others. You can only delete all passwords together by selecting the first major password of the Web page.\r\nMoving your passwords and AutoComplete strings to another computer\r\nStarting from version 1.20, you can easily move your passwords and AutoComplete strings to another computer,\r\nor to another operating system in the same computer, by using the Export/Import feature. Be aware that the\r\npasswords of Outlook and MSN Explorer cannot be moved to another computer due to a technical limitation.\r\nIn order to move your passwords, follow strictly the instructions below:\r\n1. In the operating system that contains the items you want to copy:\r\na. Run the 'Protected Storage PassView' utility.\r\nb. Select the passwords and AutoComplete strings that you want to move. If you want to move all your\r\nitems, press Ctrl+A ('Select All').\r\nc. From the \"Import / Export\" menu, select \"Export Selected Items\".\r\nd. Select or type the filename for saving all selected items into a file.\r\n2. In the destination operating system:\r\na. Run the 'Protected Storage PassView' utility.\r\nb. From the \"Import / Export\" menu, select \"Import Items\".\r\nc. Select the exported file that you saved in the previous stage.\r\nd. If nothing goes wrong, you should now be able to use your passwords and AutoComplete strings in\r\nthe destination computer.\r\nYou can also move all your passwords and AutoComplete fields from one computer to another by using the '/exp'\r\nand '/imp' command-line options (See below)\r\nSaving the raw data of the Protected Storage\r\nThis utility automatically reads the data from the Protected Storage, analyzes it, and displays the passwords\r\ncategorized by the software that created them. However, if you want the watch the data of the Protected Storage\r\nwithout any additional processing, you can save all Protected Storage data to a text file by using the \"Save raw\r\ndata\" option. The text file created by this option contains all data stored in the Protected Storage, even if it's not\r\nrecognized by this utility.\r\nCommand-line options\r\n/shtml \u003cFilename\u003e Save all Protected Storage items into HTML file.\r\n/stext \u003cFilename\u003e Save all Protected Storage items into a text file.\r\n/stab \u003cFilename\u003e Save all Protected Storage items into a tab-delimited text file.\r\n/stabular \u003cFilename\u003e Save all Protected Storage items into a tabular text file.\r\n/exp \u003cFilename\u003e Export all Protected Storage items into a file.\r\nhttps://www.nirsoft.net/utils/pspv.html\r\nPage 6 of 9\n\n/imp \u003cFilename\u003e Import all items from a file into the Protected Storage.\r\n/raw \u003cFilename\u003e Save raw data: Save all Protected Storage data into a text file.\r\n/rawhtml \u003cFilename\u003e Save raw data: Save all Protected Storage data into HTML file.\r\nRemark: If the filename contains one or more space characters, you must enclose it with quotes (\"\").\r\nExamples:\r\npspv.exe /stext c:\\MyFolder\\pass.txt\r\npspv.exe /exp \"c:\\My Documents\\exp1.txt\"\r\npspv.exe /imp \"c:\\My Documents\\exp1.txt\"\r\nTranslating to other languages\r\nIn order to translate this utility to another language, follow the instructions below:\r\n1. Run pspv with /savelangfile parameter:\r\npspv.exe /savelangfile\r\nA file named pspv_lng.ini will be created in the folder of pspv utility.\r\n2. Open the created language file in Notepad or in any other text editor.\r\n3. Translate all menus and string entries to the desired language.\r\n4. After you finish the translation, Run pspv, and all translated strings will be loaded from the language file.\r\nIf you want to run pspv without the translation, simply rename the language file, or move it to another\r\nfolder.\r\nFeedback\r\nIf you have any problem, suggestion, comment, or you found a bug in my utility, you can send a message to\r\nnirsofer@yahoo.com\r\nProtected Storage PassView is also available in other languages. In order to change the language of Protected\r\nStorage PassView, download the appropriate language zip file, extract the 'pspv_lng.ini', and put it in the same\r\nfolder that you Installed Protected Storage PassView utility.\r\nLanguage Translated By Date Version\r\nArabic   30/10/2007  \r\nBulgarian Hristo Drumev 06/09/2006  \r\nChinese   22/07/2004  \r\nCroatian   13/03/2009  \r\nCzech   07/06/2004  \r\nDutch   13/03/2009  \r\nhttps://www.nirsoft.net/utils/pspv.html\r\nPage 7 of 9\n\nDutch Jan Verheijen 03/04/2009 1.63\r\nFrench   03/06/2004  \r\nGalician   05/07/2008  \r\nGerman «Latino» auf WinTotal.de 12/03/2014 1.63\r\nGreek   20/02/2006  \r\nHebrew   06/04/2011  \r\nHungarian SzalayZ 02/04/2008  \r\nIndonesian   16/12/2006  \r\nItalian   06/06/2004  \r\nJapanese   15/09/2004  \r\nNorwegian   04/08/2004  \r\nPolish   15/07/2006  \r\nPortuguese Rui Morais 31/10/2004  \r\nPortuguese Brazil Willian Spagnol 14/08/2005  \r\nRomanian Jaff (Oprea Nicolae) 06/10/2013 1.63\r\nRussian   02/09/2006  \r\nSlovak   26/08/2004  \r\nSlovenian Jadran Rudec 28/11/2005  \r\nSpanish   13/10/2004  \r\nTaiwanese   06/07/2006  \r\nTraditional Chinese   06/07/2006  \r\nTrchinese   28/08/2004  \r\nTurkish   04/03/2007  \r\nUkrainian Sergiy Sekela 12/10/2006  \r\nValencian   03/07/2008  \r\n  \r\nhttps://www.nirsoft.net/utils/pspv.html\r\nPage 8 of 9\n\nSource: https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/pspv.html\r\nhttps://www.nirsoft.net/utils/pspv.html\r\nPage 9 of 9",
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