1. user name/password is not compulsory for proxy settings
2. for local repository, URL should be like this
</p><p> <repository><br /> <id>local</id><br /> <url>file:///h:/apps/xp/.m2/repository/</url><br /> </repository></p><p>
</p><p><localRepository>H:\apps\xp\.m2\repository</localRepository></p><p>