Hi thanks I've tried that and then some nothing works to retain the password and the server says it's not them Lexi I've been using it since January 2003. I've had no problems with it and like the improvements to Outlook, especially. Very cool! However, although the upgrade MAY take care of your password prompt problem, you should read this article: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;259416 Not sure what's the problem, as I haven't been paying attention to this thread. But see if the above helps. Dian Chapman ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************