Password won't save

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i've faced a problem today. windows mail won't save a password. checkbox to
save the password is checked. i tryed to delete/create account, i tryed to
uncheck save restart/check save, i tryed to delete protect folder. but
nothing works. every time i load windows mail it asking me to enter password
for account.

any ideas?
 
coth said:
i've faced a problem today. windows mail won't save a password. checkbox
to
save the password is checked. i tryed to delete/create account, i tryed to
uncheck save restart/check save, i tryed to delete protect folder. but
nothing works. every time i load windows mail it asking me to enter
password
for account.

any ideas?
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Windows Mail often forgets the password if you click Apply in the same
session
that you use to put the checkmark before the option to remember it.

Go back to the window where you applied the checkmark, but leave it
there so clicking Apply wont cause problems. Click at the end of the dots
for the password, then backspace over them, then type the password,
then click Apply, then OK.
 
I don't know what you mean by "delete protect folder."

Which antivirus program are you running? Some of them are not
compatible with Windows Mail.
 
I am having the same problem today for the 1st time. I tried this and it
didn't work:

I finally fixed the problem as follows:
(1) Removed the password from my User Account
(2) Restarted the computer
(3) Added the (same) password back to my User Account
(4) Restarted the computer & Logged into Windows Mail
(5) Updated my Mail Accounts using Tools > Accounts > Properties. I
added the password and ticked Remember Password. Windows Mail remembered
the password from this point on (problem solved).


I am really sick of this new windows mail. I use this for business, not for
fun and games. I am going to have to uninstall Vista, install XP so I can go
back to using Outlook Express so that I can capture all the folders that were
left behind in Outlook Express that I need for business.
 
It's probably not a good idea to use a freebie email program for your
business. Microsoft Outlook is better suited for a business.

If you are sure you are you are entering the correct username and
password, one possible cause for that error is account corruption.
One thing you should try as a quick fix is to delete that corrupted
mail account, restart Windows Mail, then recreate that account.

If that doesn't fix it, more drastic measures will have to be taken.
Which antivirus are you running?
As a minimum, email scanning in the antivirus must be turned off,
although that may not be sufficient to eliminate all bad effects.
In a worst case scenario, your antivirus may need to be uninstalled.

If turning off the email scanning function does not resolve your problem,
consider upgrading to Windows Live Mail, because it is less prone to
suffering bad effects from overly aggressive antivirus programs.
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview

Email scanning in any antivirus must be disabled, for reasons
explained here:
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm
 
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