Microsoft Outlook XP

Could someone please tell me why MS Outlook and/or
Outlook Express won't retain the password on my email
address. I tick the "remember password" box each time
and as soon as I exit out my program loses the password.
Thanks for your help.

Most passwords & usernames won't be remembered unless you actually use them.
I mean, put the details in & tell it to remember them & then connect & check
your mail.
The same happens with first time in IE. If you just put them in & then close
the prog then they won't be saved. Put them in & let it connect & it will
save it.
BruceM..


"J Harding" wrote in message
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Could someone please tell me why MS Outlook and/or
Outlook Express won't retain the password on my email
address. I tick the "remember password" box each time
and as soon as I exit out my program loses the password.
Thanks for your help.

You need to make a registry change for this, but i can't remember how. I
would do a search in google for it.


"J Harding" wrote in message
...
Could someone please tell me why MS Outlook and/or
Outlook Express won't retain the password on my email
address. I tick the "remember password" box each time
and as soon as I exit out my program loses the password.
Thanks for your help.

Hi,

OLEXP: Your Password Is Not Retained in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q264672

Your Password Is Not Retained in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;Q259416
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"J Harding" wrote in message
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Could someone please tell me why MS Outlook and/or
Outlook Express won't retain the password on my email
address. I tick the "remember password" box each time
and as soon as I exit out my program loses the password.
Thanks for your help.

Just got this today;
Outlook Password not Saved

Lockergnome 5-7-03

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Question: I have 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?=20

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.=20

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.=20

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]=20

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Just my 2=A2 worth
Jeff
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| and as soon as I exit out my program loses the password.
| Thanks for your help.


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