OE6 - account/password

[Guest]

Outlook Express 6 - Two problems, which may be connected.
Whenever we try to send/receive mail we are prompted for passwords, which we
don't know. I would imagine that we should be able to manage our email/news
group accounts and set/remove passwords, but there is no 'accounts' option
under 'tools'.
Having looked over several other discussions notes we have tried to edit the
registry - but no results alas.
Has anyone any ideas how we can manage our accounts, and remove the password
pop-ups, without access through tools?
thanks, Caro

 

[PA Bear]

Windows version? Is the machine fully patched at Windows Update?

There is no 'accounts' option under 'tools'.

Compliments of MVP Jim Pickering:

OLEXP: How to Remove the Accounts Option from the Tools Menu in Outlook
Express (Q242165)
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=242165

The KB Article is written from the viewpoint that you want to disable it.
Locate the value No Modify Accts and change the value to 0 (zero). Close
and reopen OE.
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OE6-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
OE General newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP

 

[PA Bear]

Whenever we try to send/receive mail we are prompted for passwords, which

we don't know.

It should be the same password that you use when accessing the mail account
at the online page.