Armando I would like to find the place where you found the answer about Outlook Express... If you would Please... That is unless you want to keep it a secret and just keep finding the answers for me all of the time... *smiling* skyhawk ----- Original Message ----- From: <avbsantos@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 12:12 PM Subject: [triadtechtalk] Re: Outlook Express 6.0 ~ having to re-enter the password over & over > Lewis, this is what I was able to dig up re your > "...XP's OE won't save my password..." problem. > It may sound complicated but it worked for the person > experiencing your problem. I think this I found in > LockerGnome's "Tips" included in their Daily version: > > Here it goes: > > BEGIN EXTRACT > ------------------------ > Windows XP Home, and my Outlook Express doesn't > remember my e-mail password. I have checked the "Save > password" checkbox, but Outlook Express still doesn't > remember my password. What is the problem and what can > I do to fix it? > > Answer: The problem is that your Windows Registry > doesn't have the correct information for the Protected > Storage System Provider subkey. I will warn you that > this fix will involve having to edit your registry. > That being said, I would suggest that you back up this > registry subkey before you edit it. To do this, click > Start | Run, type "regedt32" (sans quotes), and click > OK. Now you need to navigate to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ > Software \ Microsoft \ Protected Storage System > Provider" (sans quotes) and then click File | Export. > From here, just type in a file name you'll recognize, > and in the "Save In" box navigate to a familiar place, > like My Documents or My Desktop, and click Save. You > have successfully backed up this registry key. > > Since we are already at the proper key in the registry, > we might as well continue on from here. Click Edit | > Permissions. Ensure that "Read" and "Full Control" > permissions are both set to "Allow" for the account you > are logged in as. Now, click the Advanced button to > ensure that the user that is currently logged on has > Full Control listed in the Permissions column, and that > This Key and Subkeys is listed in the "Apply To" > column. If not, then just click Edit to add the > appropriate permissions. Make sure there is a check in > the checkbox next to "Replace permission entries on all > child objects with entries shown here that apply to > child objects." From here, click the Apply button, and > then click "Yes" when you receive a prompt to continue. > Click the OK button until you get back to the Registry > Editor. Now, expand the Protected Storage System > Provider registry key and delete the user subkey > folders listed inside. The user subkey folder should > have a name like: > S-1-5-21-124525095-708259637-1543119021-16701. You can > delete the folder by clicking on it, and then clicking > Edit | Delete. > > The next step is to close the Registry Editor and then > restart your computer. When your computer comes back > up, you will want to re-enter your password in Outlook > Express. Open Outlook Express, and if you get a login > error, then just close the dialog box and continue. > Once in Outlook Express, click Tools | Accounts. In the > Internet Accounts window, click on the Mail tab. Choose > your e- mail account where the password needs to be > re-entered, and then click the Properties button. On > the Server tab, type your e-mail password in the > Password box and put a check in the checkbox next to > "Remember password." Now, click OK and close all the > way back to the main Outlook Express window. Go to the > File | Exit to close Outlook Express. The next time you > open Outlook Express, you shouldn't have the password > problem anymore; just click the Send and Receive button > to test this. [Brian] > ------------------------------------- > END EXTRACT > > HTH, skyhawk. > armando. > > On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 10:54:10 -0700, "Lewis & Becky > Kincaid" wrote: > > > > > I have a HP Pavilion 510n with windows XP and 510mb... > > I use Outlook Express > > 6.0 > > > > And for some reason, it will no longer save my > > password. I have to reenter > > it over and over.. Even thought I have the box checked > > fro saving the > > password for all 3 accounts... > > > > So every time it checks my mail.. I have to re-enter > > the password.. > > > > Any idea's as to what is causing this or how to > correct > > this from > > continuing???? > > > > Skyhawk > > > > VIEW ARCHIVES @ //www.freelists.org > > > > UNSUBSCRIBE by sending email to > > triadtechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe > in > > the Subject field. > > > > To VIEW/CHANGE your subscription status go to > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/triadtechtalk > > > > Contact List Owner - dbcfour@xxxxxxx > > ________________________________________________ > PeoplePC: It's for people. 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