Firefox is not saving my passwords.

I have followed the instructions in the article titled "Usernames and passwords are not saved" but Firefox is not saving my passwords. What am I doing wrong? I am running Windows 8.1.

Make sure that you do not run Firefox in permanent Private Browsing mode (Never remember history).
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Private+Browsing
*Tools > Options > Privacy > Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history"
*Deselect: [ ] "Always use Private Browsing mode"
Details like websites remembering you (log you in automatically) are stored in a cookie.
*Create a cookie 'allow' exception to keep such cookies, especially in case of secure websites and when cookies expire when Firefox is closed.
*Tools > Options > Privacy > "Use custom settings for history" > Cookies: Exceptions

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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/User_name_and_password_not_remembered
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*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Private+Browsing
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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Cookies
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Deleting+cookies
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*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.history_expire_days (180) (also affects saved form data)
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.history_expire_days_min (90)

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*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Private+Browsing
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*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
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Solved!
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Johnnyru wrote:
Thank you both for the clarification. I used to use Outlook Express for mail email when I had win XP. I now have Win 7 and there isn't an email client,so I now use webmail. Outlook remembered both id and password and I thought webmail did the same.
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