firefox not saving passwords, help

[prash_mate]

Hello, I have the firefox version 2 and firefox 3 version. And both of this versions sometimes does not gives me options to remember and save passwords for some websites and therefore it wont store any password for AutoComplete or AutoFill. Why is that happening? Can anyone help me out. Thank you

[unidentified]

Have you tried reinstalling your firefox versions and see if the problem still persists? You can also try to Restore passwords in firefox or move to any other browser like Google Chrome. You can also refer to some similar topics like firefox 3 not remembering passwords to solve your issue.

[Viceman]

If you want to enable user ID and password Auto Complete on all websites and web pages regardless of any website setting, go to C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\components folder, and edit the nsLoginManager.js file.

Locate the following lines of code (around line 725 to 727 in Firefox 3), and the comment out the lines by adding // (double slash) in front of the lines.

Before:
if (element && element.hasAttribute("autocomplete") &&
element.getAttribute("autocomplete").toLowerCase() == "off")
return true;

After:
// if (element && element.hasAttribute(”autocomplete”) &&
// element.getAttribute(”autocomplete”).toLowerCase() == “off”)
// return true;

After editing, save the file and restart Firefox browser, and now all passwords can be saved.

[JAMES_911]

Here is a way to save passwords on sites that dont let you in firefox.

You must have the "Remember passwords" feature enabled for the browser to remember them. In Firefox 2.0 and above, make sure Tools -> Options -> Security / Passwords -> "Remember passwords for sites" is checked.

Additionally, you may have once told the browser to never save the passwords for the site. In Firefox 2.0 and above, check the list under Tools -> Options -> Security / Passwords -> Exceptions.

More information here.