Safari 2.0.3 in OS 10.4.5 only remembers site user name/password 25%

In previous OS Safari behaved itself, but in this version the "do you want Safari to remember your user name/password" only works about 25% of the time.
Ideas/explanations? BTW I have never used the keychain.
I have just about given up and reverted to having the different names and passwords in Stickies and enter them manually-- what a PITA!
Rich
G4 Dig Audio 733mHz 1.5GB RAM   Mac OS X (10.4.5)   (laptop with same OS and same problems)

Problem solved by using Firefox.

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