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| | Password In Mail has me Baffled and Upset (HELP) Please Help!!! Up until the other day I was using my email with no problems. Now a windows security box with a orange flower on it pops up when I open the mail and prompts me to logon with user name and password to incoming mail. I have typed in the correct username and password and it does not work. I have tried different passwords in case it was asking for a different one, and simply nothing works. I know the password is correct. My son and I have tired different things and nothing works. We are running windows vista with mcaffee anit-virus. Up until this morning it would download the mail and let me read it and I couldn't send, but now it won't even do that. I am totally lost about it and really need my mail to work since my son has forms in there that I need to finish and mail to his college. Does anyone out there know how to fix this? Our ISP is Verizon and we run DSL. I can access my mail online thru the webpage but not thru windows mail. I don't want to have to transfer all my contacts and the forms I can't transfer. PLease does anyone know how to fix this gliche???????? I think its some kind of windows update flaw!!!! |
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| | Re: Password In Mail has me Baffled and Upset (HELP) Your problem is called "McAfee." Windows Mail is not compatible with most McAfee or 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 uninstalling McAfee, you still have the same problem, it means McAfee corrupted your email account. Delete that account (Tools, Accounts, select the account, Remove), restart Windows Mail and then re-create that account. Gary VanderMolen "Lost In West Virginia!!!!!! (HELP)" <Lost In West Virginia!!!!!! (HELP)@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:ECDF208B-3580-4A66-B051-8202838F7621@xxxxxx Quote: > Please Help!!! > > Up until the other day I was using my email with no problems. Now a windows > security box with a orange flower on it pops up when I open the mail and > prompts me to logon with user name and password to incoming mail. I have > typed in the correct username and password and it does not work. I have > tried different passwords in case it was asking for a different one, and > simply nothing works. I know the password is correct. My son and I have > tired different things and nothing works. We are running windows vista with > mcaffee anit-virus. Up until this morning it would download the mail and let > me read it and I couldn't send, but now it won't even do that. I am totally > lost about it and really need my mail to work since my son has forms in there > that I need to finish and mail to his college. Does anyone out there know > how to fix this? Our ISP is Verizon and we run DSL. I can access my mail > online thru the webpage but not thru windows mail. I don't want to have to > transfer all my contacts and the forms I can't transfer. PLease does anyone > know how to fix this gliche???????? I think its some kind of windows update > flaw!!!! |
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| | Re: Password In Mail has me Baffled and Upset (HELP) I'm having the exact problem, but I do not have Mcafee. I do have Windows Live OneCare. "Gary VanderMolen" wrote: Quote: > Your problem is called "McAfee." > Windows Mail is not compatible with most McAfee > or 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 uninstalling McAfee, you still have the same problem, > it means McAfee corrupted your email account. Delete that > account (Tools, Accounts, select the account, Remove), restart > Windows Mail and then re-create that account. > > Gary VanderMolen > > "Lost In West Virginia!!!!!! (HELP)" <Lost In West Virginia!!!!!! (HELP)@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:ECDF208B-3580-4A66-B051-8202838F7621@xxxxxx Quote: > > Please Help!!! > > > > Up until the other day I was using my email with no problems. Now a windows > > security box with a orange flower on it pops up when I open the mail and > > prompts me to logon with user name and password to incoming mail. I have > > typed in the correct username and password and it does not work. I have > > tried different passwords in case it was asking for a different one, and > > simply nothing works. I know the password is correct. My son and I have > > tired different things and nothing works. We are running windows vista with > > mcaffee anit-virus. Up until this morning it would download the mail and let > > me read it and I couldn't send, but now it won't even do that. I am totally > > lost about it and really need my mail to work since my son has forms in there > > that I need to finish and mail to his college. Does anyone out there know > > how to fix this? Our ISP is Verizon and we run DSL. I can access my mail > > online thru the webpage but not thru windows mail. I don't want to have to > > transfer all my contacts and the forms I can't transfer. PLease does anyone > > know how to fix this gliche???????? I think its some kind of windows update > > flaw!!!! > |
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| | Re: Password In Mail has me Baffled and Upset (HELP) Sometimes a mail account gets corrupted for no apparent reason. Delete the account, restart Windows Mail, then re-create that account. -- Gary VanderMolen [MS MVP-WLM] "QuentinQuisp" <QuentinQuisp@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:C9E92B5B-FC11-42F0-9AD6-8A13916A0CA8@xxxxxx Quote: > I'm having the exact problem, but I do not have Mcafee. I do have Windows > Live OneCare. > > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote: > Quote: >> Your problem is called "McAfee." >> Windows Mail is not compatible with most McAfee >> or 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 uninstalling McAfee, you still have the same problem, >> it means McAfee corrupted your email account. Delete that >> account (Tools, Accounts, select the account, Remove), restart >> Windows Mail and then re-create that account. >> >> Gary VanderMolen >> >> "Lost In West Virginia!!!!!! (HELP)" <Lost In West Virginia!!!!!! (HELP)@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:ECDF208B-3580-4A66-B051-8202838F7621@xxxxxx Quote: >> > Please Help!!! >> > >> > Up until the other day I was using my email with no problems. Now a windows >> > security box with a orange flower on it pops up when I open the mail and >> > prompts me to logon with user name and password to incoming mail. I have >> > typed in the correct username and password and it does not work. I have >> > tried different passwords in case it was asking for a different one, and >> > simply nothing works. I know the password is correct. My son and I have >> > tired different things and nothing works. We are running windows vista with >> > mcaffee anit-virus. Up until this morning it would download the mail and let >> > me read it and I couldn't send, but now it won't even do that. I am totally >> > lost about it and really need my mail to work since my son has forms in there >> > that I need to finish and mail to his college. Does anyone out there know >> > how to fix this? Our ISP is Verizon and we run DSL. I can access my mail >> > online thru the webpage but not thru windows mail. I don't want to have to >> > transfer all my contacts and the forms I can't transfer. PLease does anyone >> > know how to fix this gliche???????? I think its some kind of windows update >> > flaw!!!! |
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| | Re: Password In Mail has me Baffled and Upset (HELP) "Gary VanderMolen" wrote: Quote: > Your problem is called "McAfee." > Windows Mail is not compatible with most McAfee > or 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 uninstalling McAfee, you still have the same problem, > it means McAfee corrupted your email account. Delete that > account (Tools, Accounts, select the account, Remove), restart > Windows Mail and then re-create that account. > > Gary VanderMolen > > "Lost In West Virginia!!!!!! (HELP)" <Lost In West Virginia!!!!!! (HELP)@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:ECDF208B-3580-4A66-B051-8202838F7621@xxxxxx Quote: > > Please Help!!! > > > > Up until the other day I was using my email with no problems. Now a windows > > security box with a orange flower on it pops up when I open the mail and > > prompts me to logon with user name and password to incoming mail. I have > > typed in the correct username and password and it does not work. I have > > tried different passwords in case it was asking for a different one, and > > simply nothing works. I know the password is correct. My son and I have > > tired different things and nothing works. We are running windows vista with > > mcaffee anit-virus. Up until this morning it would download the mail and let > > me read it and I couldn't send, but now it won't even do that. I am totally > > lost about it and really need my mail to work since my son has forms in there > > that I need to finish and mail to his college. Does anyone out there know > > how to fix this? Our ISP is Verizon and we run DSL. I can access my mail > > online thru the webpage but not thru windows mail. I don't want to have to > > transfer all my contacts and the forms I can't transfer. PLease does anyone > > know how to fix this gliche???????? I think its some kind of windows update > > flaw!!!! > |
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| | Re: Password In Mail has me Baffled and Upset (HELP) "Gary VanderMolen" wrote: Quote: > Your problem is called "McAfee." > Windows Mail is not compatible with most McAfee > or 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 uninstalling McAfee, you still have the same problem, > it means McAfee corrupted your email account. Delete that > account (Tools, Accounts, select the account, Remove), restart > Windows Mail and then re-create that account. > > Gary VanderMolen > > "Lost In West Virginia!!!!!! (HELP)" <Lost In West Virginia!!!!!! (HELP)@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:ECDF208B-3580-4A66-B051-8202838F7621@xxxxxx Quote: > > Please Help!!! > > > > Up until the other day I was using my email with no problems. Now a windows > > security box with a orange flower on it pops up when I open the mail and > > prompts me to logon with user name and password to incoming mail. I have > > typed in the correct username and password and it does not work. I have > > tried different passwords in case it was asking for a different one, and > > simply nothing works. I know the password is correct. My son and I have > > tired different things and nothing works. We are running windows vista with > > mcaffee anit-virus. Up until this morning it would download the mail and let > > me read it and I couldn't send, but now it won't even do that. I am totally > > lost about it and really need my mail to work since my son has forms in there > > that I need to finish and mail to his college. Does anyone out there know > > how to fix this? Our ISP is Verizon and we run DSL. I can access my mail > > online thru the webpage but not thru windows mail. I don't want to have to > > transfer all my contacts and the forms I can't transfer. PLease does anyone > > know how to fix this gliche???????? I think its some kind of windows update > > flaw!!!! > i don't get it how can norton be incompatible it came on the freaking computer????????? |
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| | Re: Password In Mail has me Baffled and Upset (HELP) The AV companies like McAfee and Symantec (Norton) pay (bribe) the computer sellers to install a trial copy of their antivirus. This is done in the hopes that you will buy the full version when the trial runs out. The incompatibility problem is not widely known outside of this cadre of Windows Mail experts. -- Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM] "scott s" <scotts@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:E0210BC1-4F1F-4E06-90A8-EB3C6FACB170@xxxxxx Quote: > > > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote: > Quote: >> Your problem is called "McAfee." >> Windows Mail is not compatible with most McAfee >> or 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 uninstalling McAfee, you still have the same problem, >> it means McAfee corrupted your email account. Delete that >> account (Tools, Accounts, select the account, Remove), restart >> Windows Mail and then re-create that account. >> >> Gary VanderMolen >> >> "Lost In West Virginia!!!!!! (HELP)" <Lost In West Virginia!!!!!! (HELP)@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:ECDF208B-3580-4A66-B051-8202838F7621@xxxxxx Quote: >> > Please Help!!! >> > >> > Up until the other day I was using my email with no problems. Now a windows >> > security box with a orange flower on it pops up when I open the mail and >> > prompts me to logon with user name and password to incoming mail. I have >> > typed in the correct username and password and it does not work. I have >> > tried different passwords in case it was asking for a different one, and >> > simply nothing works. I know the password is correct. My son and I have >> > tired different things and nothing works. We are running windows vista with >> > mcaffee anit-virus. Up until this morning it would download the mail and let >> > me read it and I couldn't send, but now it won't even do that. I am totally >> > lost about it and really need my mail to work since my son has forms in there >> > that I need to finish and mail to his college. Does anyone out there know >> > how to fix this? Our ISP is Verizon and we run DSL. I can access my mail >> > online thru the webpage but not thru windows mail. I don't want to have to >> > transfer all my contacts and the forms I can't transfer. PLease does anyone >> > know how to fix this gliche???????? I think its some kind of windows update >> > flaw!!!! >> i don't get it how can norton be incompatible it came on the freaking computer????????? |
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