Vista - Win Mail User Name & Password - all or nothing

On my laptop, I'd like win mail to remember the username to sign into my
email, but not remember the password.

In the Account settings, I enter the user name, leaving password blank and
uncheck Remember my Password.

Go log into mail, Security dialog asks for both user name and password, with
a checkbox to "Remember my credentials" Check that, and the password gets
remembered as well as the user name. Back to account settings, delete the
password, and next mail login again asks for both name and password.

This is an unacceptable behavior, and is not following the settings made in
Account settings.

Outlook Express handled this situation exactly as advertised, you could
enter user name and omit password, only password needed to be enetered when
checking mail.

This alone will probably drive me to another mail client.

Val

"Val" <vmanes@NOSPAMrap.midco.net> wrote in message
news:FvadnYJebLCvadbbnZ2dnUVZ_sGqnZ2d@midco.net...
> On my laptop, I'd like win mail to remember the username to sign into my
> email, but not remember the password.
>
> In the Account settings, I enter the user name, leaving password blank and
> uncheck Remember my Password.
>
> Go log into mail, Security dialog asks for both user name and password,
> with a checkbox to "Remember my credentials" Check that, and the password
> gets remembered as well as the user name. Back to account settings,
> delete the password, and next mail login again asks for both name and
> password.
>
> This is an unacceptable behavior, and is not following the settings made
> in Account settings.
>
> Outlook Express handled this situation exactly as advertised, you could
> enter user name and omit password, only password needed to be enetered
> when checking mail.
>
> This alone will probably drive me to another mail client.

Cutting off your nose to spite your face is your prerogative.

Windows Mail does not establish a "session"
on your email or news server but connects temporarily
to perform a particular function such as...
receive emails
send emails
receive news
send news

Without remembering both your username AND password
you would be prompted to supply the password every time
you received or sent an email or newsgroup post.

I assure you that you'd soon get thoroughly pissed off with that.

I'm pretty sure its a bug. There's not much you can do about it. That is
one of the many things that are not working as they are supposed to.

steve

"Val" <vmanes@NOSPAMrap.midco.net> wrote in message
news:FvadnYJebLCvadbbnZ2dnUVZ_sGqnZ2d@midco.net...
> On my laptop, I'd like win mail to remember the username to sign into my
> email, but not remember the password.
>
> In the Account settings, I enter the user name, leaving password blank and
> uncheck Remember my Password.
>
> Go log into mail, Security dialog asks for both user name and password,
> with a checkbox to "Remember my credentials" Check that, and the password
> gets remembered as well as the user name. Back to account settings,
> delete the password, and next mail login again asks for both name and
> password.
>
> This is an unacceptable behavior, and is not following the settings made
> in Account settings.
>
> Outlook Express handled this situation exactly as advertised, you could
> enter user name and omit password, only password needed to be enetered
> when checking mail.
>
> This alone will probably drive me to another mail client.
>
> Val
>

Well, SP 1 is only 6 months away. One can hope.

Val

"Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
news19843EF-DC0B-4E8F-ADE1-570D34D07A30@microsoft.com...
> I'm pretty sure its a bug. There's not much you can do about it. That is
> one of the many things that are not working as they are supposed to.
>
> steve
>
> "Val" <vmanes@NOSPAMrap.midco.net> wrote in message
> news:FvadnYJebLCvadbbnZ2dnUVZ_sGqnZ2d@midco.net...
>> On my laptop, I'd like win mail to remember the username to sign into my
>> email, but not remember the password.
>>
>> In the Account settings, I enter the user name, leaving password blank
>> and uncheck Remember my Password.
>>
>> Go log into mail, Security dialog asks for both user name and password,
>> with a checkbox to "Remember my credentials" Check that, and the
>> password gets remembered as well as the user name. Back to account
>> settings, delete the password, and next mail login again asks for both
>> name and password.
>>
>> This is an unacceptable behavior, and is not following the settings made
>> in Account settings.
>>
>> Outlook Express handled this situation exactly as advertised, you could
>> enter user name and omit password, only password needed to be enetered
>> when checking mail.
>>
>> This alone will probably drive me to another mail client.
>>
>> Val
>>
>

OH Thank GOD someone else has the same problem, this is driving me INSANE,
like you said Outlook did perfect, I want the same thing as you, were it
remembers my username, but needs my PW each time. I am going nuts!!!!!!!

"Val" wrote:

> On my laptop, I'd like win mail to remember the username to sign into my
> email, but not remember the password.
>
> In the Account settings, I enter the user name, leaving password blank and
> uncheck Remember my Password.
>
> Go log into mail, Security dialog asks for both user name and password, with
> a checkbox to "Remember my credentials" Check that, and the password gets
> remembered as well as the user name. Back to account settings, delete the
> password, and next mail login again asks for both name and password.
>
> This is an unacceptable behavior, and is not following the settings made in
> Account settings.
>
> Outlook Express handled this situation exactly as advertised, you could
> enter user name and omit password, only password needed to be enetered when
> checking mail.
>
> This alone will probably drive me to another mail client.
>
> Val
>
>
>

"Val" wrote:

> On my laptop, I'd like win mail to remember the username to sign into my
> email, but not remember the password.
>
> In the Account settings, I enter the user name, leaving password blank and
> uncheck Remember my Password.
>
> Go log into mail, Security dialog asks for both user name and password, with
> a checkbox to "Remember my credentials" Check that, and the password gets
> remembered as well as the user name. Back to account settings, delete the
> password, and next mail login again asks for both name and password.
>
> This is an unacceptable behavior, and is not following the settings made in
> Account settings.
>
> Outlook Express handled this situation exactly as advertised, you could
> enter user name and omit password, only password needed to be enetered when
> checking mail.
>
> This alone will probably drive me to another mail client.
>
> Val
>
>
>

"Val" wrote:

> On my laptop, I'd like win mail to remember the username to sign into my
> email, but not remember the password.
>
> In the Account settings, I enter the user name, leaving password blank and
> uncheck Remember my Password.
>
> Go log into mail, Security dialog asks for both user name and password, with
> a checkbox to "Remember my credentials" Check that, and the password gets
> remembered as well as the user name. Back to account settings, delete the
> password, and next mail login again asks for both name and password.
>
> This is an unacceptable behavior, and is not following the settings made in
> Account settings.
>
> Outlook Express handled this situation exactly as advertised, you could
> enter user name and omit password, only password needed to be enetered when
> checking mail.
>
> This alone will probably drive me to another mail client.
>
> Val
>
>
> Try this it worked for me: Go to Internet options-Programs-Set Programs-Set Program Access and computer defaults-NOW CHOOSE MICROSOFT WINDOWS (the first tab option. Please reply if this works for you.

"Scott5626" <Scott5626@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Val" wrote:
>
>> On my laptop, I'd like win mail to remember the username to sign into my
>> email, but not remember the password.
>>
>> In the Account settings, I enter the user name, leaving password blank
>> and
>> uncheck Remember my Password.
>>
>> Go log into mail, Security dialog asks for both user name and password,
>> with
>> a checkbox to "Remember my credentials" Check that, and the password
>> gets
>> remembered as well as the user name. Back to account settings, delete
>> the
>> password, and next mail login again asks for both name and password.
>>
>> This is an unacceptable behavior, and is not following the settings made
>> in
>> Account settings.
>>
>> Outlook Express handled this situation exactly as advertised, you could
>> enter user name and omit password, only password needed to be enetered
>> when
>> checking mail.
>>
>> This alone will probably drive me to another mail client.
>>
>> Val
>>
>>
>> Try this it worked for me: Go to Internet options-Programs-Set
>> Programs-Set Program Access and computer defaults-NOW CHOOSE MICROSOFT
>> WINDOWS (the first tab option. Please reply if this works for you.

Nope, that did not change the behavior. All that did was take FireFox off
as default browser (quickly fixed next time I fired up FireFox.)
thanks for trying.
Val