Email blocked after XP update

[Joseph]

What do you mean cant get the mail? Cant open it or it
doesnt connect to the email server.
>-----Original Message-----
>After installing the latest batch of XP updates, I lost
>the ability to get access to my email using Outlook
>Express. I can still get access to the web using IE. And
>I can even access my email using a mail-to-web site (so
I
>know my email server is online and working). Also, I
>can "fix" the problem by doing a System Restore; but
that
>means I lose the security benefits of the updates. Any
>solutions?
>.
>