Keychain passwords not remembered

I recently purchased a new imac. My new snow leopard doesn't seem to remember passwords even though they are entered in my keychains. I have tried using the "remember me" box at the specific site, I have tried entering the keychain from the keychain access window and I have tried entering it from the "Go to Server" route in finder. Nothing works ... I have to retype everything each time I want to log in. I have also run Keychain First Aid, no problems detected. Any suggestions would be most appreciated!

HI,
If you are using Safari as your browser, from the Safari Menu Bar click Safari/Preferences then click the Autofill tab. *Where you see: Usernames and passwords Make sure that box is ticked.* Go to a web site that requires a username and passsword and input that data. Click "Always Allow" so that data can be saved to Keychain Access.
I have tried using the "remember me" box at the specific site
That is site "specific" meaning the site remembers your data but it's not saved to your Keychain.
Carolyn

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