diff -p -up ./kppp/providerdb.cpp.wizard ./kppp/providerdb.cpp
--- ./kppp/providerdb.cpp.wizard	2009-01-01 14:28:01.000000000 -0200
+++ ./kppp/providerdb.cpp	2009-09-04 17:45:45.000000000 -0300
@@ -114,6 +114,14 @@ void ProviderDB::pageSelected() {
     next = page3->lb->currentItem() != -1;
   } else if(page == page4) {
     loadProviderInfo();
+
+    QMap <QString, QString> map=cfg->entryMap("<default>");
+    QString defaultUsername = map.value("Username");
+    QString defaultPassword = map.value("Password");
+
+    page4->setUsername(defaultUsername);
+    page4->setPassword(defaultPassword);
+
     next = !page4->username().isEmpty() &&
       !page4->password().isEmpty();
   }
@@ -139,18 +147,16 @@ void ProviderDB::loadProviderInfo() {
 
 
 void ProviderDB::accept() {
-  QString usernamePlaceholder="%USERNAME%";
-  QString passwordPlaceholder="%PASSWORD%";
-  QString username=page4->username();
-  QString password=page4->password();
-
   QMap <QString, QString> map=cfg->entryMap("<default>");
+
+  map["Username"] = page4->username();
+  map["Password"] = page4->password();
+
   QMap <QString, QString>::Iterator it=map.begin();
+
   while(it != map.end()) {
     QString key = it.key();
     QString value = *it;
-    value.replace(usernamePlaceholder,username);
-    value.replace(passwordPlaceholder,password);
 
     gpppdata.writeConfig(gpppdata.currentAccountGroup(), key, value);
 
@@ -222,7 +228,11 @@ PDB_Country::PDB_Country(QWidget *parent
 
   // fill the listbox
   // set up filter
-  QDir d(KGlobal::dirs()->findDirs("appdata", "Provider").first());
+  QStringList dirs = KGlobal::dirs()->findDirs("appdata", "Provider");
+  if (dirs.isEmpty()) {
+    return;
+  }
+  QDir d(dirs.first());
   d.setFilter(QDir::Dirs);
   d.setSorting(QDir::Name);
 
@@ -393,12 +403,22 @@ QString PDB_UserInfo::username() {
 }
 
 
+void PDB_UserInfo::setUsername(const QString &username) {
+  _username->setText(username);
+}
+
+
 QString PDB_UserInfo::password() {
   QString s = _password->text();
   return s;
 }
 
 
+void PDB_UserInfo::setPassword(const QString &password) {
+  _password->setText(password);
+}
+
+
 void PDB_UserInfo::activate() {
   _username->setFocus();
 }
diff -p -up ./kppp/providerdb.h.wizard ./kppp/providerdb.h
--- ./kppp/providerdb.h.wizard	2008-01-04 21:59:27.000000000 -0200
+++ ./kppp/providerdb.h	2009-09-04 17:45:45.000000000 -0300
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ class PDB_UserInfo : public QWidget {
 public:
   PDB_UserInfo(QWidget *parent);
   QString username();
+  void setUsername(const QString &username);
   QString password();
+  void setPassword(const QString &password);
   void activate();
 
 public slots: