Is there a way to set password for Windows Mail?

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Andy Chang

Hi All,
Is there a way to set password for Windows Mail? I don't like that anyone
can launch Windows Mail. If yes, how?
Thanks in advance!
Andy Chang
 
No.

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You can add multiple accounts, via Tools - Accounts - Add, but Windows Mail
doesn't have identities or a password option....

Windows Mail puts email from all accounts into the same Inbox, and there's
no setting to change that. When you send a message, you can select which
account to send from, by clicking on the From: box.

Here are a few alternatives to keep your email separate...

1. Create folders for each email account and create message rules to move
email addressed to each account into the appropriate folder.

2. Create and use different Windows Users, each with WM accessing only
their email account. (This is how you set a password to keep other users
out.)

3. Use the newer Windows Live Mail which has separate folders for each
account, but no identities or password:
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview

4. Purchase WMIDs which adds identities to WM
http://www.oehelp.com/WMIDs/Default.aspx

5. Use Windows Mail for one account, Windows Live Mail for another.
 
Andy Chang said:
Hi All,
Is there a way to set password for Windows Mail? I don't like that anyone
can launch Windows Mail. If yes, how?
Thanks in advance!
Andy Chang
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Go to TOOLS - accounts.
Pick your mail account and click on PROPERTIES
Go to the Server tap and uncheck "remember password"

Then the mail program will open, but not access new mail until you put in a password.
Unfortunately others can see the existing mail

You might want to use a password on your log in.
Then Lock the computer when you leave it (Ctrl + L) and a password will be required to unlock it.
 
If you allow multiple users to access your computer, then you
should lock your Windows user account (Winkey+L) when you are
done using the computer. The other users can have their own
accounts, or let them use the Guest account.
 
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