what file does windows store remembered passwords in?

Umm, maybe if you typed your message properly, We would be able to help you!
1)Is your driver approiate for your operating system?
2)Is your printer plugged in?(Get up and check)
3)Is the power...

There is a difference between 2K and ME...only ME and XP have system restore

Sounds like a trojan to me, run msconfig from the rum prompt and look at whats running at startup!