In addition to the other suggestions, some of the following have impacted password memory in the past ?
Using a password on your Windows Profile ?
Is the Windows Live Sign-In Assistant installed ?
Deleted all Network accounts in Control Panel/User Accounts/Select User Account(yours)/Manage My Network Passwords ?
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"randy" <randy@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:1F1E742E-96C8-4AA0-8BD7-493382BB24C2@xxxxxx
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> Using XP Home SP3
> I tried this, and it did not help :-(
> Once logged in to Windows Live, my Hotmail logs automatically - even if I
> close WLM. But, this auto login for WL and Hotmail is lost once I re-boot.
> My POP accounts passwords never are remembered (it was like this before I
> tried the fix).
> Thanks.
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> "Michael Santovec" wrote:
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>> Are you using Windows XP?
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>> Although the following talk about Outlook and Outlook Express, Method 3
>> Might apply to WLM as well.
>> Save password setting not retained in Outlook or Outlook Express
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290684
>> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_oe_passwords.htm
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>> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
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>> "randy" <randy@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> > I have the same problem.
>> > All boxes checked to save, but none are. In fact the password boxes
>> > become
>> > blank as the check-box is checked to save!
>> > Un-install, re-boot, re-install, reboot - no change
>> > When first installed 6 weeks or so ago, Windows Live did save
>> > passwords.
>> > The password problem started two weeks ago. Maybe from a Windows
>> > update?
>> > Any other ideas?
>> >
>> > "Colin Brown WLMVP" wrote:
>> >
>> >> You've probably already checked this but just to make sure :-
>> >> Go to Tools/Accounts.
>> >> Click on an email account and select Properties then click on the
>> >> Server
>> >> Tab.
>> >> Make sure your email address is entered, enter your password and make
>> >> sure
>> >> the Save Password box is checked.
>> >> Click Apply then Click OK.
>> >> That should save your password. If it still doesn't then I'd suggest
>> >> un-installing/re-installing as something may have gotten corrupted
>> >> during
>> >> the install process.
>> >>
>> >> Colin Brown
>> >> WL MVP
>> >>
>> >> "Desert Dog" <Desert Dog@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:93162FE7-8E32-4FA4-BAFF-472D67C46FD4@xxxxxx
>> >> > I have migrated from OE to WLM but cannot get WLM to save the Email
>> >> > passwords
>> >> > even with the save password option checked.
>> >> >
>> >> > In other words each time WLM checks for email from each POP account
>> >> > and
>> >> > Hot
>> >> > Mail I have to enter the password even though I have save password
>> >> > checked.
>> >> >
>> >> > I am running Windows XP SP2 and cannot get a response from
>> >> > Microsoft
>> >> > support.
>> >>
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