Vista - Windows Mail and multiple email accounts

the account are fine, as soon as I installed Mozilla Thunderbird, which
imported the account settings, it worked fine....

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> It should work. I have eight different POP accounts, and all work.
> It is possible that your accounts are corrupted, possibly due to a
> non-compatible antivirus program.
> Recreate the accounts from scratch, then delete the old accounts.
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
> "Steve C-R" <SteveCR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:52E889B6-98DD-442C-ACF6-9F672F43E0C4@microsoft.com...
> > They are all Pop accounts, with the same ISP, all set up exactly the same as
> > they were under XP and same as I have in Thunderbird, which both worked, just
> > Windows Mail refuses to download the messages from the server. It contacts
> > the server, then just moves on to the next account, only ever downloading
> > from the Default account.
> >
> > And I have already tried recieving messages from each account individualy,
> > no message rules have been set up to move the mail to specific folders either.
> >
> > "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
> >
> >> "Steve C-R" <SteveCR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:B1D9F813-9D93-48E2-A76F-4FB575CC2384@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi, since I upgraded to Vista Home Premium, Windows Mail only ever seems
> >> > to
> >> > download emails from the 'default' account and leaves all the other emails
> >> > from my different accounts, up on the server.
> >> >
> >> > I have checked I have the correct usernames, server addresses etc, I get
> >> > no
> >> > error messages, it just don't download the emails... at all... I know it
> >> > isn't a 'server' problem, as in Mozilla Thunderbird, it does all five
> >> > email
> >> > accounts on the same settings.
> >>
> >>
> >> If these are all POP3 accounts, they will all download to the Inbox unless
> >> you have created other folders and made Message Rules to move them there.
> >> How do you know it isn't downloading the other accounts?
> >> Try sending a message to one of the other accounts.
>
>
>

I don't get it. How does using Mozilla prove that the accounts in
WM were not corrupted? Sure, the accounts are good at the
ISP level, but corruption occurs at the client level.

Gary VanderMolen

"Steve C-R" <SteveCR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5449630C-CC2F-4C74-BCCD-9C7A75F1B8A3@microsoft.com...
> the account are fine, as soon as I installed Mozilla Thunderbird, which
> imported the account settings, it worked fine....
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> It should work. I have eight different POP accounts, and all work.
>> It is possible that your accounts are corrupted, possibly due to a
>> non-compatible antivirus program.
>> Recreate the accounts from scratch, then delete the old accounts.
>>
>> Gary VanderMolen
>>
>> "Steve C-R" <SteveCR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:52E889B6-98DD-442C-ACF6-9F672F43E0C4@microsoft.com...
>> > They are all Pop accounts, with the same ISP, all set up exactly the same as
>> > they were under XP and same as I have in Thunderbird, which both worked, just
>> > Windows Mail refuses to download the messages from the server. It contacts
>> > the server, then just moves on to the next account, only ever downloading
>> > from the Default account.
>> >
>> > And I have already tried recieving messages from each account individualy,
>> > no message rules have been set up to move the mail to specific folders either.
>> >
>> > "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
>> >
>> >> "Steve C-R" <SteveCR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:B1D9F813-9D93-48E2-A76F-4FB575CC2384@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hi, since I upgraded to Vista Home Premium, Windows Mail only ever seems
>> >> > to
>> >> > download emails from the 'default' account and leaves all the other emails
>> >> > from my different accounts, up on the server.
>> >> >
>> >> > I have checked I have the correct usernames, server addresses etc, I get
>> >> > no
>> >> > error messages, it just don't download the emails... at all... I know it
>> >> > isn't a 'server' problem, as in Mozilla Thunderbird, it does all five
>> >> > email
>> >> > accounts on the same settings.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> If these are all POP3 accounts, they will all download to the Inbox unless
>> >> you have created other folders and made Message Rules to move them there.
>> >> How do you know it isn't downloading the other accounts?
>> >> Try sending a message to one of the other accounts.
>>
>>
>>

The accounts were imported from Outlook express, in which they worked, using
files and settings tranfer.... I didn't realise that I wasn't getting emails
for about 10 days.... after trying resetting up the accounts, to no avail, I
downloaded Thunderbird, which too the settings from Windows Mail, which had
taken it's setting from OE... Thunderbird worked, OE worked, WM just didn't.

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> I don't get it. How does using Mozilla prove that the accounts in
> WM were not corrupted? Sure, the accounts are good at the
> ISP level, but corruption occurs at the client level.
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
> "Steve C-R" <SteveCR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5449630C-CC2F-4C74-BCCD-9C7A75F1B8A3@microsoft.com...
> > the account are fine, as soon as I installed Mozilla Thunderbird, which
> > imported the account settings, it worked fine....
> >
> > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
> >
> >> It should work. I have eight different POP accounts, and all work.
> >> It is possible that your accounts are corrupted, possibly due to a
> >> non-compatible antivirus program.
> >> Recreate the accounts from scratch, then delete the old accounts.
> >>
> >> Gary VanderMolen
> >>
> >> "Steve C-R" <SteveCR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:52E889B6-98DD-442C-ACF6-9F672F43E0C4@microsoft.com...
> >> > They are all Pop accounts, with the same ISP, all set up exactly the same as
> >> > they were under XP and same as I have in Thunderbird, which both worked, just
> >> > Windows Mail refuses to download the messages from the server. It contacts
> >> > the server, then just moves on to the next account, only ever downloading
> >> > from the Default account.
> >> >
> >> > And I have already tried recieving messages from each account individualy,
> >> > no message rules have been set up to move the mail to specific folders either.
> >> >
> >> > "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> "Steve C-R" <SteveCR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:B1D9F813-9D93-48E2-A76F-4FB575CC2384@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Hi, since I upgraded to Vista Home Premium, Windows Mail only ever seems
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > download emails from the 'default' account and leaves all the other emails
> >> >> > from my different accounts, up on the server.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I have checked I have the correct usernames, server addresses etc, I get
> >> >> > no
> >> >> > error messages, it just don't download the emails... at all... I know it
> >> >> > isn't a 'server' problem, as in Mozilla Thunderbird, it does all five
> >> >> > email
> >> >> > accounts on the same settings.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> If these are all POP3 accounts, they will all download to the Inbox unless
> >> >> you have created other folders and made Message Rules to move them there.
> >> >> How do you know it isn't downloading the other accounts?
> >> >> Try sending a message to one of the other accounts.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>

That's all well and good, and I'm glad Thunderbird is working out for
you, but you probably could have solved the immediate problem by
merely recreating the accounts in Windows Mail.

Gary VanderMolen

"Steve C-R" <SteveCR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B7F999DC-F0EE-440E-B342-02C8BA551C74@microsoft.com...
>
> The accounts were imported from Outlook express, in which they worked, using
> files and settings tranfer.... I didn't realise that I wasn't getting emails
> for about 10 days.... after trying resetting up the accounts, to no avail, I
> downloaded Thunderbird, which too the settings from Windows Mail, which had
> taken it's setting from OE... Thunderbird worked, OE worked, WM just didn't.
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> I don't get it. How does using Mozilla prove that the accounts in
>> WM were not corrupted? Sure, the accounts are good at the
>> ISP level, but corruption occurs at the client level.
>>
>> Gary VanderMolen
>>
>> "Steve C-R" <SteveCR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5449630C-CC2F-4C74-BCCD-9C7A75F1B8A3@microsoft.com...
>> > the account are fine, as soon as I installed Mozilla Thunderbird, which
>> > imported the account settings, it worked fine....
>> >
>> > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>> >
>> >> It should work. I have eight different POP accounts, and all work.
>> >> It is possible that your accounts are corrupted, possibly due to a
>> >> non-compatible antivirus program.
>> >> Recreate the accounts from scratch, then delete the old accounts.
>> >>
>> >> Gary VanderMolen
>> >>
>> >> "Steve C-R" <SteveCR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:52E889B6-98DD-442C-ACF6-9F672F43E0C4@microsoft.com...
>> >> > They are all Pop accounts, with the same ISP, all set up exactly the same as
>> >> > they were under XP and same as I have in Thunderbird, which both worked, just
>> >> > Windows Mail refuses to download the messages from the server. It contacts
>> >> > the server, then just moves on to the next account, only ever downloading
>> >> > from the Default account.
>> >> >
>> >> > And I have already tried recieving messages from each account individualy,
>> >> > no message rules have been set up to move the mail to specific folders either.
>> >> >
>> >> > "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> "Steve C-R" <SteveCR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:B1D9F813-9D93-48E2-A76F-4FB575CC2384@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > Hi, since I upgraded to Vista Home Premium, Windows Mail only ever seems
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > download emails from the 'default' account and leaves all the other emails
>> >> >> > from my different accounts, up on the server.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I have checked I have the correct usernames, server addresses etc, I get
>> >> >> > no
>> >> >> > error messages, it just don't download the emails... at all... I know it
>> >> >> > isn't a 'server' problem, as in Mozilla Thunderbird, it does all five
>> >> >> > email
>> >> >> > accounts on the same settings.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> If these are all POP3 accounts, they will all download to the Inbox unless
>> >> >> you have created other folders and made Message Rules to move them there.
>> >> >> How do you know it isn't downloading the other accounts?
>> >> >> Try sending a message to one of the other accounts.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>