Turns out, the CSS Friendly Adapters are incompatible with the Membership system. I didn't have to remove the adapters completely, I just turned them off on the relevant three pages. Now it seems to work. Thanks!

I'd be willing to do that if there is an advantage. But if it's all the same, I'd much rather edit a configuration file than write code.

Hi guys. I used AspNetSqlMembershipProvider to create the membership system for one of my sites. It isn't working consistently. I'd like to change some of the settings I originally chose in my web.config. I'm worried that if I do this it will screw up the accounts that have already been created. I need advice about the best way to go about this. Currently, I have this: <membership defaultProvider="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider" userIsOnlineTimeWindow="15"> <providers> <remove name="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider" /> <add name="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider" type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider" connectionStringName="LocalSqlServer" enablePasswordRetrieval="false" enablePasswordReset="true" requiresQuestionAndAnswer="true" applicationName="/" requiresUniqueEmail="true" passwordFormat="Hashed" minRequiredNonalphanumericCharacters="0" maxInvalidPasswordAttempts="4" passwordAttemptWindow="10" /> </providers> </membership> I'd like to change it to this: <membership defaultProvider="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider" userIsOnlineTimeWindow="15"> <providers> <remove name="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider" /> <add name="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider" type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider" connectionStringName="LocalSqlServer" enablePasswordRetrieval="true" enablePasswordReset="true" requiresQuestionAndAnswer="false" applicationName="/" requiresUniqueEmail="true" passwordFormat="Clear" minRequiredNonalphanumericCharacters="0" maxInvalidPasswordAttempts="4" passwordAttemptWindow="10" /> </providers> </membership> I'm worried that changing from hashed passwords to clear passwords and getting rid of require question and answer now that 100 or so users have already signed up will hose all the previous accounts and make it impossible for them to log in. The reason I'm doing this is that users are complaining about intermittent problems with my CreateAccount, RecoverPassword, and ChangePassword controls, which are set up with default controls. I haven't done anything fancy that should screw them up. I feel like the most exotic part is the portion of the web.config I shared with you. I feel like if I make that less complicated it might solve all my problems. But

Hear, hear, and Amen. I especially like that bit about the entire history of recorded music should be available on-line. I've never looked through emusic's top 100. I started by searching for every band on my Amazon wish list. After I downloaded all that, emusic was able to make helpful suggestions. My Save For Later list is pretty long, so it will be a while before I run out of things I want to download. I've also tried SpiralFrog.com recently. They have a much different selection than emusic. Their songs are free, but are DRM wma files. To download an album, you have to babysit the downloader and click the button for each song. But hey, free music. I got a couple of Weezer records of various colors.

I'll admit that emusic isn't for everyone. I'll also admit that 90% of everything is crap, even on emusic. I will not admit that Ray Charles and Louis Armstrong, for example, haven't suffered enough in their lives to have anything interesting to say. I will not admit that the songs of John Hiatt are not well-crafted with interesting lyrics. I joined almost a year ago, and I've downloaded some of the best music in my collection. Music I wanted for years, but couldn't afford it new, couldn't find it used, and wasn't available from my music club. For me, it's been more than worthwhile.

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Until it costs a lot less than buying a CD

Check out emusic. 30 songs for 10 bucks. They don't have Britney or Justin, but they do have Patty Griffin, John Hiatt, and Gillian Welch. Not to mention Ray Charles, Louis Armstrong, Wes Montgomery... They have the long tail, just not the head. And it's DRM free MP3. I heart emusic.

My favorite sources of CDs are: 1) There's a store here in Nashville where you can buy used, scratched, overstocked CD's for $2-3, and most of the songs will play. 2) Our local record store often has a small selection of CDs for $7.99 or less. 3) BMG music club. The initial deal is great, and if you watch carefully and you are good at math and are organized enough to respond to their e-mail every month to avoid the automattic selection, then once or twice a year you can buy an armload at $5-$6 each. 4) Occasionally Amazon has a good deal. All of the above methods limit the selection. Once or twice a year I'm stuck paying $17 for a CD, and I always feel a little ill. My car plays mp3 CDs, but not wma or i-tunes. So, if I bought from Walmart or i-tunes I'd have to burn it to a CD, rip it as mp3, and burn the mp3 to disk to listen in my car. (My car is where I do 90% of my listening.) The thought makes me mad, so I refuse to do it. My source for legal, DRM free mp3s is e-music. It's a fantastic deal if you like independant music. It's like $.30/song or something. Millions of songs to choose from. I wish there was a source for legal, DRM free mp3s from major labels. I'd pay $.99/song sometimes, no problem. But I refuse to deal with the whole burn, rip, burn again dance that DRM would require for my mp3 player.