Please post any error messages in their entirety.

IE Tools Internet Options Privacy Sites type in

hotmail.com (and)
live.com

then Allow cookies for each domain, in turn.

If you weren't accessing the account in OE *without* using Hotmail Popper,
you may be out of luck now.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)


zixca wrote:
PA Bear,
Thank you for your fast response. I am indeed running IE7, XPHome, SP2. I
downloaded and installed WindowsXP-KB904942-v2-x86-ENU.exe but am still
getting the request for password box for one of these Hotmail accounts.
Any
other suggestions? Much appreciated.

"PA Bear" wrote:

Assuming you recently installed IE7...

Authentication fails when you use Outlook or Outlook Express to try to
log
on to a HTTP-based mail server if you use Internet Explorer version 7.0:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/904942
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)


zixca wrote:
I need some help. Have been using Hotmail Popper for years to download 2
hotmail accounts into OE6 for some time. Suddenly I am prompted for my
password for one of these accounts. When I enter the password I can
download
my mail, no problem. Have read instructions for editing the registry to
correct similiar situations but find them kind of scary. Is there
another
way to fix this? Would establishing a Restore Point before editing the
registry establish a backup to the registry?
Thanks so much for your advise.