Vista - Mail won't open - keeps asking for login and passwords over and over ---help!!

My email has stopping working. I can't send or receive email from either account. This just started two days ago. Nothing has changed but when I open my mail the box asking for login and password keeps coming up. I keep entering the information but it won't open and the box keeps popping up. What is up with this? I appreciate any help I can get. THANKS!

This problem can be a result of account corruption caused by
running a non-compatible antivirus. Windows Mail is not compatible
with most McAfee and Norton security programs. Those will need to
be uninstalled, not just disabled.

After uninstalling your non-compatible antivirus, download
and install a more compatible antivirus like the free Avast:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

Even compatible antivirus programs will need to have their
email scanning option turned off. For more on this topic see
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

If after doing the above, the problem remains, delete that
corrupted email account, restart Windows Mail, then recreate
the account.

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Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


"travel1golf" <travel1golf.30kh7d@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message news:travel1golf.30kh7d@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net...

"travel1golf" <travel1golf.30kh7d@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
news:travel1golf.30kh7d@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net...What if any antivirus programs do you have? Some of the common
ones often cause such problems, although seldom immediately.

My antivirus is McAfee - it came with my computer that is not a month old yet...??

"travel1golf" <travel1golf.30kq84@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
news:travel1golf.30kq84@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net...McAfee is one of the brands for which most versions cause problems
in Windows Mail. Many computer makers like to be paid to include
trial versions of various programs, and often don't check thoroughly
to make sure they don't cause problems.

Thanks so much for you help. I will try the Avast (mentioned above). I did download two Microsoft links but keep getting a message "update does not apply to your system"...what does that mean?

See my previous response.

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Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


"travel1golf" <travel1golf.30kq84@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message news:travel1golf.30kq84@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net...

"travel1golf" <travel1golf.30ktp2@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
news:travel1golf.30ktp2@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net...It can mean you are trying to apply a 64-bit download to a 32-bit system,
or a 32-bit download to a 64-bit system. It can also mean that Windows
remembers applying that update before and doesn't want to do it again.

Help!! Same thing here!! I can get online but have to go to the web
mail..really really frustrating..please help us!
"travel1golf" <travel1golf.30kh7d@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
news:travel1golf.30kh7d@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net...

Then he same advice given to "travel1golf" would apply to you.

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Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


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