user doesn't exist
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45628)
Philippines
March 1, 2019 9:05am CST
when i'm typing too fast, i would get the 'invalid password' message.
lately, though, i would also get 'user doesn't exist.'
why? because i typed 'hearandthere.'
another time, 'heraandthere.'
do you ever mistype your name?
or mix your passwords - for example, using an old one or the one for another account?
i always log out of everything before leaving the computer, so i have to re-log into all accounts when i use it again.
oh, and i always make sure to unclick 'remember me' anywhere i see it.
(i used microsoft's snipping tool to capture mylot's log-in page)
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18 responses
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
2 Mar 19
even if there's only the two of you at home and you each have your own computers, i know you're still very careful when it comes to online sites.
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
2 Mar 19
@hereandthere My husband does not use my computer and should he call myLot from his computer he has to log in. When I use my laptop I am required to log in even if I did not log out from my desktop.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
2 Mar 19
@LadyDuck oh really? i thought if you're logged into a site on one device, you're also logged in if you transfer to another device.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Mar 19
@hereandthere You do that with reading? I tend to skip words at times when reading 
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
4 Mar 19
@much2say especially newspaper headlines, like if they're 2-3 lines long. i would read the top and mix it with the bottom words and confuse myself.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
2 Mar 19
i also transpose words when i'm reading, then go, 'huh'?
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Mar 19
It can happen. I try to make sure I double check and my PC remembers all of my passwords so that helps too.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
2 Mar 19
yeah, i think i should go back to good old pen and paper. i listed them all last year on a notepad when i noticed my memory is getting spotty and saved it here in the computer.
but before the year ended, the hard drive crashed and i had to buy a new one so i lost everything.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
2 Mar 19
@cintol yeah. i don't even know what i lost until i actually need it and have to find it
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
2 Mar 19
@hereandthere That sucks, I keep mine in a little drawer right by me that way I always know where it is.
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) I never log out, so I never really need to log in. (I have no clue what is my username or p/w if I need to use it to log in.)@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
10 Mar 19
@YrNemo i had to replace my hard drive back in december. lost lots.
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@YrNemo (20254)
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10 Mar 19
@hereandthere This is a weird thing, I backuped some scans of mine (documents), but now that I look back at the backup, nothing was there. I lost quite a few months of works! Did the same happen to you?
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@YrNemo (20254)
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10 Mar 19
@hereandthere yes, I had to do that, retrieve p/w a few months back when I had some troubles with my laptop & windows. THAT cleaned out everything, my old setting for all my favorite websites included. Such a painful time!
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@toniganzon (77064)
• Philippines
2 Mar 19
Since I'm the only person using my computer I don't have to log out at all. I don't use any other computer other than my own. And when there's a software update or I need to clean up everything and need to log in, I just type the first letter of my username and my computer fills in everything including the password.
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@toniganzon (77064)
• Philippines
2 Mar 19
@hereandthere Yep and it synchs with all my gadgets. So whether the password is saved on my phone or my laptop, when I open either of my gadgets, the password is automatically logged in.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
2 Mar 19
saves a lot time, especially for a very busy person like you.
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@jobelbojel (36791)
• Philippines
4 Mar 19
Yes, sometimes I interchanged the letters and gets the error message.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
6 Mar 19
I never have to enter my information, my computer remembers it for me.
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@almostoveryou (4954)
• Philippines
1 Mar 19
I've had the same problem in other sites when typing my password. As it turned out, one of the vowel keys on my keyboard wasn't working. And I thought my account was hacked already!
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
2 Mar 19
i didn't realize that the red message was 'user didn't exist' so i just kept typing my password.
but yeah, this very old keyboard is starting to mess up. some of the keys dip to the left, some to the right.
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@garymarsh6 (23979)
• United Kingdom
2 Mar 19
As it is only me who uses my computer I never log out I usually keep my passwords in my outlook account but only in coded form!
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
1 Mar 19
It has happened many times with me.
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