Vista - mail settings get reset automatically

Every few weeks when I go to get mail I get an error about my username and
password. I go to Accounts/Mail/Properties/servers and my username and
password are blank. I am using the spam filter Popfile and I need to have
my username as "pop3.comcast.net:<username>" as opposed to JUST my user
name.

Why is Vista automatically erasing my information and how do I stop this
from happening?

Thanks!

Eddie G

Based on info from the website, I'm thinking that Popfile just isn't
compatible with Vista, because the most recent release date isover a year
ago, and Vista is *not* listed in the supported OS versions.

KB

"Eddie G" wrote in message
news:XKGdnXTA_5wBeOjbnZ2dnUVZ_rSjnZ2d@comcast.com...
> Every few weeks when I go to get mail I get an error about my username and
> password. I go to Accounts/Mail/Properties/servers and my username and
> password are blank. I am using the spam filter Popfile and I need to have
> my username as "pop3.comcast.net:<username>" as opposed to JUST my user
> name.
>
> Why is Vista automatically erasing my information and how do I stop this
> from happening?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Eddie G

Yes, but I would like a programmer to explain to me how the mail program is
deleting my information, and why every 4-6 weeks instead of more frequently?

"KristleBawl" <kristlebawl@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uLgto2UsHHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Based on info from the website, I'm thinking that Popfile just isn't
> compatible with Vista, because the most recent release date isover a year
> ago, and Vista is *not* listed in the supported OS versions.
>
> KB
>
> "Eddie G" wrote in message
> news:XKGdnXTA_5wBeOjbnZ2dnUVZ_rSjnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> Every few weeks when I go to get mail I get an error about my username
>> and password. I go to Accounts/Mail/Properties/servers and my username
>> and password are blank. I am using the spam filter Popfile and I need to
>> have my username as "pop3.comcast.net:<username>" as opposed to JUST my
>> user name.
>>
>> Why is Vista automatically erasing my information and how do I stop this
>> from happening?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Eddie G
>

I'm sorry, but you probably won't get any detailed replies in these
newsgroups.

The best I can offer is that Vista does a lot of things differently than XP.
Because of this, many third-party programs do not work as they are supposed
to when you install them on Vista. Until Popfile is updated, it will
probably be a recurring problem.

As far as how often, that's probably just a random thing. Over time, it
might happen more often, or it might correct itself when another program
updates a shared file or something.

KB

"Eddie G" wrote in message
news:vYydnaKPYazndujbnZ2dnUVZ_tunnZ2d@comcast.com...
> Yes, but I would like a programmer to explain to me how the mail program
> is deleting my information, and why every 4-6 weeks instead of more
> frequently?
>
> "KristleBawl" wrote in message ...
>> Based on info from the website, I'm thinking that Popfile just isn't
>> compatible with Vista, because the most recent release date isover a year
>> ago, and Vista is *not* listed in the supported OS versions.
>>
>> "Eddie G" wrote in message ...
>>> Every few weeks when I go to get mail I get an error about my username
>>> and password. I go to Accounts/Mail/Properties/servers and my username
>>> and password are blank. I am using the spam filter Popfile and I need
>>> to have my username as "pop3.comcast.net:<username>" as opposed to JUST
>>> my user name.
>>>
>>> Why is Vista automatically erasing my information and how do I stop this
>>> from happening?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Eddie G
>>
>

You won't get anything from MS, but usually if the name and password fail
WinMail erases them because "they must be wrong" even though it may really
be a mestake at the server.

"Eddie G" <mickeddie@(removeme)comcast.net> wrote in message
news:vYydnaKPYazndujbnZ2dnUVZ_tunnZ2d@comcast.com...
> Yes, but I would like a programmer to explain to me how the mail program
> is deleting my information, and why every 4-6 weeks instead of more
> frequently?
>
> "KristleBawl" <kristlebawl@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uLgto2UsHHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Based on info from the website, I'm thinking that Popfile just isn't
>> compatible with Vista, because the most recent release date isover a year
>> ago, and Vista is *not* listed in the supported OS versions.
>>
>> "Eddie G" wrote in message
>> news:XKGdnXTA_5wBeOjbnZ2dnUVZ_rSjnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>> Every few weeks when I go to get mail I get an error about my username
>>> and password. I go to Accounts/Mail/Properties/servers and my username
>>> and password are blank. I am using the spam filter Popfile and I need
>>> to have my username as "pop3.comcast.net:<username>" as opposed to JUST
>>> my user name.
>>>
>>> Why is Vista automatically erasing my information and how do I stop this
>>> from happening?