05-14-2008, 01:05 AM
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 Re: E-mail password
Hi Ben,
Glad to have helped and glad you got things going.
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All the best,
SG
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"Ben" <ben@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:42D32DAF-A205-4E21-85B0-C0CC0AA38540@microsoft.com... Quote:
> My thanks to SG, William Anderson and Dustin for all the assistance.
> Please
> note that sometimes, even dim-bulbs such as me can find a diamond.
> Stumbled
> on the fact that VISTA now has its own e-mail program, Windows Mail, so I
> set
> it up, it works like a charm without the password nonsense, and I was able
> to
> export my Outlook address file and import it into the new mail program. I
> will now simply retain Outlook to use its address file for my loder Word
> program and otherwise forget it.
>
> Thanks for all the suggestions.
>
> Ben
> --
> Ben
>
>
> "SG" wrote:
> Quote:
>> Hi Ben,
>>
>> Not sure if this may help you or not. I understand that you are using
>> Outlook 2003 and from what I've read it's suppose to work with Vista,
>> however some older versions will work, but not without problems. I don't
>> know much about Outlook as I've never used it, but in interest trying to
>> help you I've found the following.
>>
>> http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/
>> AutoIt v3 is a freeware BASIC-like scripting language designed for
>> automating the Windows GUI and general scripting.
>>
>> Another fix written by Coyote_HU seems to have worked for some. Look
>> almost
>> at the bottom of this page. On the left you will see Coyote_HU and to
>> the
>> right the scripts he wrote to open Outlook and make it work as it should.
>> http://help.lockergnome.com/vista/Ou...pict31248.html
>>
>> --
>> All the best,
>> SG
>>
>> Is your computer system ready for Vista?
>> https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/
>>
>> "Ben" <ben@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:067E1191-8E68-4C3B-9641-F1C764FE2EFD@microsoft.com... Quote:
>> > Thanks William, but didn't work. FIrst of all the change to the POP
>> > and
>> > SMPT
>> > port settings simply froze the program. Had to go back to the
>> > Charter-recommended 100/25 settings. And when I went to the Security
>> > settings on Control Panel, could not find Microsoft Outlook there
>> > anyplace,
>> > including using the Browse button, etc.
>> > -- So no progress at all. Appreciate your efforts, but no-go. Ben
>> > Ben
>> >
>> >
>> > "William Anderson" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hey there Ben,
>> >>
>> >> I set up POP3 mail accounts from both MSN and GMAIL on my laptop and
>> >> haven't
>> >> run into any issues. There's a couple of things I'd like for you to
>> >> check
>> >> out.
>> >>
>> >> 1. Open Outlook.
>> >> 2. Click the Tools menu, and select Account Settings...
>> >> 3. Highlight your account and click on Change…
>> >> 4. Click on the Test Account settings button and note any errors that
>> >> occur.
>> >> 5. Click on the More Settings button.
>> >> 6. Click on the Advanced tab.
>> >> 7. Check the incoming and outgoing server port numbers. By default
>> >> they’ll
>> >> be 995 for POP and 587 for SMTP. Also note for the encrypted
>> >> connection
>> >> settings if it is set to TLS, SSL, None, or Auto.
>> >> 8. Cancel out of all the settings dialogues.
>> >> 9. Go to Control Panel>Security Center.
>> >> 10. On the left side of the Window, click on Windows firewall.
>> >> 11. On the left side of the Window, click on Allow a program through
>> >> Windows
>> >> Firewall.
>> >> 12. Make sure the Microsoft Outlook box is checked.
>> >>
>> >> If you encountered an error during the test, post it here for me to
>> >> take
>> >> a
>> >> look at. If not, you’ll need to contact your mail provider to make
>> >> sure
>> >> that
>> >> those settings for POP/SMTP are correct. They should have the info
>> >> handy.
>> >> Sometimes they'll use port settings other than the defaults.
>> >>
>> >> Let me know how it goes!
>> >>
>> >> Best Regards,
>> >>
>> >> Will
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Ben" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > William: This is an '03 version of Office and it ran perfectly on
>> >> > XP.
>> >> > Now I
>> >> > am running it on a new PC running Vista and this problem has existed
>> >> > since it
>> >> > was first installed. And other than having to enter my password
>> >> > every
>> >> > time,
>> >> > the program runs flawlessly. So the problem is merely an
>> >> > inconvenience, but
>> >> > will appreciate any suggestions. Thanks Ben
>> >> > --
>> >> > Ben
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "William Anderson" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > > Hey there Ben,
>> >> > >
>> >> > > I haven't forgotten about you. When I get home tonight I'll go
>> >> > > through the
>> >> > > POP/SMTP configs on my home box and create a walkthrough for you
>> >> > > for
>> >> > > testing
>> >> > > the connection.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Question, was it working until recently? Or has it never worked
>> >> > > on
>> >> > > your
>> >> > > Office 2k7 setup before?
>> >> > >
>> >> > > "Ben" wrote:
>> >> > >
>> >> > > > Using Chartermi.net, a standard POP/SMPT setup. Any
>> >> > > > suggestions?
>> >> > > > --
>> >> > > > Ben
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > "William Anderson" wrote:
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > > Hey there Ben,
>> >> > > > >
>> >> > > > > What e-mail service are you trying to connect to? Hotmail?
>> >> > > > > Yahoo? Maybe I
>> >> > > > > can go through some of the settings with you.
>> >> > > > >
>> >> > > > > "Ben" wrote:
>> >> > > > >
>> >> > > > > > New Vista user and I am the administrator and only user.
>> >> > > > > > Microsoft Outlook
>> >> > > > > > will not store my password. Have used various approaches to
>> >> > > > > > the e-mail
>> >> > > > > > account page and always check the Store Password box but it
>> >> > > > > > never stores, so
>> >> > > > > > I have to provide the password every time I check my mail.
>> >> > > > > > Anyone have a
>> >> > > > > > suggestion? Frustrating.
>> >> > > > > > --
>> >> > > > > > Ben
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